Open AccessIncidence of and Factors Associated With Nonfatal Self-injury After a Cancer Diagnosis in Ontario, Canada
Author(s) -
Christopher W. Noel,
Antoine Eskander,
Rinku Sutradhar,
Alyson Mahar,
Simone N. Vigod,
Elie IsenbergGrzeda,
James M. Bolton,
Julie M. Deleemans,
Wing C. Chan,
Ravleen Vasdev,
Victoria Zuk,
Barbara Haas,
Stephanie Mason,
Natalie G. Coburn,
Julie Hallet,
Enhanced Supportive Psycho-oncology Canadian Care (ESPOC) Group,
Christopher W. Noel,
Antoine Eskander,
Rinku Sutradhar,
Alyson Mahar,
Simone N. Vigod,
Elie IsenbergGrzeda,
James M. Bolton,
WingLok Chan,
Julie M. Deleemans,
Ravleen Vasdev,
Victora Zuk,
Barbara Haas,
Stephanie Mason,
Natalie G. Coburn,
Julie Hallet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.26822
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , confounding , cumulative incidence , population , hazard ratio , cancer , cohort , confidence interval , environmental health , optics , physics
Key Points Question How common is nonfatal self-injury (NFSI) after a cancer diagnosis, and what are the associated risk factors? Findings In this cohort study of 806 910 adults with cancer, 0.3% of the population had an NFSI event within 5 years of diagnosis. Age, history of severe psychiatric illness, and prior self-injury were the factors most strongly associated with NFSI. Meaning These findings suggest that age, prior severe psychiatric illness, and prior self-injury could be used to identify patients with cancer at risk of NFSI events.
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