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Vasudevanpillai NandaMohan
Researcher at University of Kerala
Publications - 6
Citations - 101
Vasudevanpillai NandaMohan is an academic researcher from University of Kerala. The author has contributed to research in topics: Distress & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications receiving 94 citations.
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Screening for distress can predict loss of follow-up and treatment in cancer patients: results of development and validation of the Distress Inventory for Cancer Version 2.
TL;DR: The Distress Inventory for Cancer (DIC) was designed for identifying distress early in the continuum, where suitable and timely interventions will benefit the patient.
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Gender, age and surgery as a treatment modality leads to higher distress in patients with cancer
TL;DR: Higher distress among women undergoing surgery could imply distress associated with significant cosmetic disfigurement and feeling of loss of womanhood especially in those with breast or cervix cancer.
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Factors influencing distress in Indian cancer patients.
TL;DR: The current study set out to identify distress in cancer patients undergoing curative treatment within India by identifying distress in patients receiving treatment for cancer within India.
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Screening for distress (the sixth vital sign) in a global recession: sustainable approach to maintain patient-centered care
Bejoy C Thomas,Vasudevanpillai NandaMohan,Madhavan Krishnan Nair,John W. Robinson,Manoj Pandey +4 more
TL;DR: The model proposed herein is not a substitute screening program, nor does it eliminate the need to allocate resources to address the identified risks, but it does offer a cost-effective alternative to implement a high-risk distress patient identifying process, quite similar to algorithms used in screening for prostate cancer.
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Identifying and predicting behaviour outcomes in cancer patients undergoing curative treatment.
Bejoy C. Thomas,Manoj Pandey,K. Ramdas,Immanuel Thomas,Manoj Changat,Vasudevanpillai NandaMohan,Madhavan Krishnan Nair +6 more
TL;DR: A brief overview of the work on distress as conceptualised by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network in 1998 is given, adopted and modified by us using informal patient interviews, expert Delphi exercise and structured patient interviews.