Jeffrey Hanna: Suicide and Head and Neck Cancer
Jeffrey Hanna, Lecturer in Clinical Cancer Nursing at Ulster University, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored:
“Really pleased to shared our new open-access publication published today in Psycho-Oncology:’Suicide and head and neck cancer: A systematic review with meta-analysis and narrative synthesis.’
Of the 36 included studies, 22 focussed on suicide completion, with sufficient data to conduct a meta‐analysis on several important risk factors for suicide completion in people with head and neck cancer.
The remaining 14-studies reported on suicide ideation for this population, with the findings analysed within a narrative synthesis.
Key findings
- Suicide ideation and completion was greatest in males.
- Risk of suicide completion was greatest within the first 6-months of diagnosis, individuals who were widowed, or had cancer of the hypopharynx.
- Suboptimal pain and symptom management appeared related to a higher risk of suicide ideation.
Several recommendations for clinical practice are discussed within the paper which were developed and refined with 9 members from a head and neck cancer PPI group.”
Title: Suicide and Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta‐Analysis and Narrative Synthesis
Authors: Jeffrey R. Hanna, Kairen McCloy, Jane Anderson, Angela McKeever, Cherith J. Semple
Read the Full Article on Psycho-Oncology
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