1. Mental health status, and the use of mental health services and psychotherapeutic medicines among U.S. cancer survivors and their spouses A Dissertation in Health Policy and Administration And Demography by Rajeshwari S. Punekar

12. Data 1999-2005 NHIS Cancer cases- 1,957 Spouses- 826 2001-2006 MEPS-HC Cancer cases- 679 Spouses- 300 2001-2006 NHIS-MEPS link files

15. Descriptive Analysis Individuals a Cancer and non-cancer individuals, below ages of 65 years, are significantly different at p=0.05 level b Cancer and non-cancer individuals, 65 and older, are significantly different at p=0.05 level 12 15 10 17 Psychotherapeutic Medicines Use a,b 10 10 11 16 Mental Health Services Use a 7 9 5 10 Depression a % % % % 5 4 4 6 Non-Specific Psychological Distress (K6) Scores a 52 52 51 49 Mental Component Scores of SF-12 a Non-cancer Cancer Non-cancer Cancer 65 and older 25-64 Outcomes

16. Descriptive Analysis Spouses a Cancer and non-cancer individuals, below ages of 65 years, are significantly different at p=0.05 level b Cancer and non-cancer individuals, 65 and older, are significantly different at p=0.05 level 18 23 16 27 Psychotherapeutic Medicines Use a,b 7 10 9 12 Mental Health Services Use 6 10 4 7 Depression a,b % % % % 3 3 3 4 Non-Specific Psychological Distress (K6) Scores a 53 53 52 50 Mental Component Scores of SF-12 a Non-cancer Cancer Non-cancer Cancer 65 and older 25-64 Outcomes

18. Regression coefficients and Odds Ratios (OR) for the outcome of interests in full sample * Significant at p=0.05 level 1.31* 1.34* 1.23* 1.33* Psychotherapeutic medicines utilization (OR) 1.27 1.01 1.04 1.16 Mental health services utilization (OR) 1.88* 1.77* 1.42* 1.59* Depression (OR) 0.09 0.23* 0.15* 0.23* Psychological distress -0.31 -1.12* -0.42 -1.15* MCS-12 65 and older 25-64 65 and older 25-64 Spouses Individuals Outcomes

20. Odds Ratios (OR) for the outcomes of interests in the oncology sample * Significant at p=0.05 level