Rural–Urban Differences in Common Mental Disorders, Functional Limitation and Social Support among Adults with Cancer: A Population-Based Study in Spain

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 11; no. 10; p. 2742
• Main Authors: Portero de la Cruz, Silvia, Cebrino, Jesús
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 12.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Cancer therapies; Clinical medicine; Colorectal cancer; Influence; Mental disorders; Mental health; Population-based studies; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Rural areas; Social support; Sociodemographics; Urban areas; Variables; Well being; Spain; social support; cancer survivors; activities of daily living; psycho-oncology; mental disorders

The psychological, physical and social well-being components may differ for cancer patients living in urban vs. rural zones. This study aimed to examine the common mental disorders (CMDs), functional limitation (FL) and perceived social support (PSS) of rural and urban Spanish cancer patients from 2...