{
    "abstract": "Living alone, particularly for individuals with poor physical health, can increase the likelihood of mortality. This study aimed to explore the individual and joint associations of living alone and physical health with overall mortality among breast cancer survivors in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL). We collected baseline, 12-month and 48-month data among 2869 women enrolled in the WHEL cohort. Living alone was assessed as a binary variable (Yes, No), while scores of physical health were measured using the RAND Short Form-36 survey (SF-36), which include four domains (physical function, role limitation, bodily pain, and general health perceptions) and an overall summary score of physical health. Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate associations. No significant association between living alone and mortality was observed. However, several physical health measures showed significant associations with mortality (",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.",
            "firstname": "Cassie",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Doyle"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "School of Social Work, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.",
            "firstname": "Eunjeong",
            "initials": "E",
            "lastname": "Ko"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.",
            "firstname": "Hector",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Lemus"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA.",
            "firstname": "Fang-Chi",
            "initials": "FC",
            "lastname": "Hsu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Moores Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.",
            "firstname": "John P",
            "initials": "JP",
            "lastname": "Pierce"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.\nMoores Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.",
            "firstname": "Tianying",
            "initials": "T",
            "lastname": "Wu"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.3390/healthcare11172379\n10.1186/s12955-020-01392-2\n10.1177/0141076820918236\n10.1177/1745691614568352\n10.1007/s11886-021-01495-2\n10.1038/bjc.2014.568\n10.1200/JCO.2005.04.2846\n10.1186/s13058-016-0700-x\n10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz014\n10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100826\n10.1002/cncr.32710\n10.1007/s00520-021-06171-3\n10.1016/S0197-2456(02)00241-6\n10.3109/07853890109002089\n10.1097/00005650-199206000-00002\n10.3390/nu13072422\n10.1001/jama.298.3.289\n10.5993/AJHB.31.2.8\n10.1007/s10549-006-9284-y\n10.1093/gerona/gly038\n10.1002/pon.1742\n10.3389/fpsyg.2022.973640\n10.1097/NCC.0b013e318288d40e\n10.3747/co.21.2079\n10.1007/s10549-011-1614-z\n10.1136/bmjopen-2022-071041\n10.1016/j.envint.2022.107571",
    "journal": "Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)",
    "keywords": [
        "breast cancer survivor",
        "living alone",
        "mortality",
        "physical health",
        "social isolation"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2023-09-09",
    "pubmed_id": "37685413\n32429954\n32407646\n25910392\n33961131\n25393366\n16505430\n27225892\n30911764\n34189239\n31972054\n33770257\n12505249\n11491194\n1593914\n34371931\n17635889\n17269909\n17028988\n29529179\n20878837\n36262430\n32510896\n23519041\n25302035\n21656272\n37328178\n36219909",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Living Alone, Physical Health, and Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.",
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}