Adverse Childhood Events Significantly Impact Depression and Mental Distress in Adults with a History of Cancer

doi:10.3390/cancers16193290

. 2024 Sep 27;16(19):3290.

doi: 10.3390/cancers16193290.

Adverse Childhood Events Significantly Impact Depression and Mental Distress in Adults with a History of Cancer

Oluwole A Babatunde¹, Katherine Gonzalez^{2

3}, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters^{3

4

5}, Swann Arp Adams^{6

7}, Chanita Hughes Halbert^{8

9}, Frank Clark^{1

10}, Anusuiya Nagar^{1

10}, Jessica Obeysekare^{1

10}, Eric Adjei Boakye^{11

12

13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Prisma Health, Greer, SC 29650, USA.
² School of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA 92324, USA.
³ Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁵ Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC 27701, USA.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
⁷ Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science Department, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, 1601 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
⁸ Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
⁹ Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
¹⁰ School of Medicine-Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29605, USA.
¹¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹³ Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

PMID: 39409912
PMCID: PMC11476032
DOI: 10.3390/cancers16193290

Adverse Childhood Events Significantly Impact Depression and Mental Distress in Adults with a History of Cancer

Oluwole A Babatunde et al. Cancers (Basel). 2024.

. 2024 Sep 27;16(19):3290.

doi: 10.3390/cancers16193290.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Prisma Health, Greer, SC 29650, USA.
² School of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, CA 92324, USA.
³ Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁴ Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
⁵ Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC 27701, USA.
⁶ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
⁷ Biobehavioral Health and Nursing Science Department, College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, 1601 Greene Street, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
⁸ Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA.
⁹ Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
¹⁰ School of Medicine-Greenville, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC 29605, USA.
¹¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹³ Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
¹⁴ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.

PMID: 39409912
PMCID: PMC11476032
DOI: 10.3390/cancers16193290

Abstract

Objectives: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to a heightened risk of depression. We explored the relationship between ACEs and both depression and mental distress among cancer survivors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis using the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System database of cancer survivors aged ≥18 (n = 14,132). The primary outcome was self-reported history of depression, and the secondary outcome was mental distress. The exposure variable was the number of ACEs, classified as 0, 1-2, and ≥3. Weighted multivariable logistic regression models assessed the association between the number of ACEs and depression and mental distress while adjusting for covariates. Results: Approximately 22% of respondents reported experiencing ≥3 ACEs. The prevalence of depression was 21.8%, and mental distress was 15.4%. Compared with cancer survivors who had experienced 0 ACEs, those who had experienced ≥3 (aOR = 3.94; 95% CI, 3.04-5.10) or 1-2 (aOR = 1.85; 95% CI, 1.47-2.32) ACEs had a higher likelihood of reporting depression. Compared with cancer survivors who had experienced 0 ACEs, those who had experienced ≥3 (aOR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.48-0.93) had a lower likelihood of reporting mental distress. Conclusions: This study highlights the impact of ACEs on depression in adulthood among cancer survivors.

Keywords: BRFSS; adverse childhood experiences; cancer survivors; depression; mental abuse; mental distress; physical abuse; sexual abuse.

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