Relationship between dyspnoea and related factors in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Dyspnoea is a common and distressing symptom in patients with cancer. We aimed to analyse the association between dyspnoea and related factors and to estimate their causal relationship.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.

Development and external validation of a deep learning-based computed tomography classification system for COVID-19.

Background: We aimed to develop and externally validate a novel machine learning model that can classify CT image findings as positive or negative for SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

Methods: We used 2,928 images from a wide variety of case-control type data sources for the development and internal validation of the machine learning model. A total of 633 COVID-19 cases and 2,295 non-COVID-19 cases were included in the study.

Influence of social isolation and loneliness on the prognosis of advanced lung cancer patients: a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of social isolation and loneliness on the overall survival and death at home in patients with lung cancer.

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in a Japanese tertiary hospital. The enrollment period was from April 2018 to March 2020.

Influence of loneliness and social isolation on the diagnosis and treatment of Japanese patients with advanced lung cancer: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Social determinants of health (SDHs) are social factors that affect human health; loneliness and social isolation are core SDH factors. There is a possibility that SDHs are related to passive decision-making. However, few studies have evaluated SDHs, especially social isolation and loneliness, among lung cancer patients.

Factors Influencing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Lung Cancer Patients: A Cross-sectional Study.

Background/aim: Previous reviews of Social determinants of health in lung cancer patients have not examined essential factors such as social isolation and loneliness. This study aimed to explore the factors affecting social isolation and loneliness among lung cancer patients.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted.

Influence of social determinants of health on patients with advanced lung cancer: a prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Socioeconomic factors with an influence on human health are known as social determinants of health (SDH). There are some SDH studies in patients with lung cancer, but important exposures such as social isolation and loneliness have not been adequately investigated. This study will assess the influence of SDH, particularly social isolation and loneliness, on patients with advanced lung cancer in Japan.