When mental illness and cancer collide: An investigation of the predictors of outcomes for cancer patients with a history of mental health problems.

Objective: People with a serious mental health condition are no more likely to receive a diagnosis of cancer than the general population but fare more poorly in terms of outcomes. The current study investigated whether a background of mental health problems (measured by contact with mental health services and psychotropic medication) predicted treatment outcomes over and above demographic and medical confounds for cancer patients at Counties Manukau Health.

Methods: The sample consisted of 1652 patients diagnosed with cancer in the period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016.

Maternal trait anxiety and diabetes control in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Objective: To examine the relationship of maternal trait anxiety with diabetes regulation among adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Methods: Adolescents and their mothers completed surveys assessing trait anxiety, maternal involvement in diabetes care, adolescent management skills, autonomous motivations, mood state, and absenteeism due to diabetes. HbA1c readings, used to assess metabolic control, were obtained from medical records.