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Predictors of psychological distress among cancer patients receiving care at a safety-net institution: the role of younger age and psychosocial problems.
Chiara Acquati,Karen Kayser +1 more
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Results from multiple regression analysis indicated that younger age, practical, and emotional problems were significant predictors of higher self-reported scores of psychological distress, which requires referral to psychosocial providers and the implementation of services able to meet these areas of need.Abstract:
The present study examined prevalence and predictors of psychological distress among cancer patients receiving care at a safety-net institution during the first year of implementation of a distress screening protocol. Differences between screened and unscreened patients were also analyzed. Data on 182 breast and lung cancer patients who were treated at a NCI-designated Academic Comprehensive Cancer Center (ACAD) were abstracted from the patients’ medical charts for a period of 1 year. Among the patients screened for distress, 66.2% reported a score higher than 4 (the established cut-off for distress) on the Distress Thermometer. Results from multiple regression analysis indicated that younger age, practical, and emotional problems were significant predictors of higher self-reported scores of psychological distress. There were no significant differences on socio-demographic and clinical variables between patients screened and those who were not screened. However, patients who were receiving more than one treatment modality were more likely to be screened. The occurrence of psychological distress in this setting was higher than the percentages reported in other similar studies. Furthermore, younger cancer patients and those presenting psychosocial problems were at risk for higher distress, which requires referral to psychosocial providers and the implementation of services able to meet these areas of need.read more
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One in two cancer patients is significantly distressed: Prevalence and indicators of distress.
Anja Mehnert,Tim J. Hartung,Michael Friedrich,Sigrun Vehling,Elmar Brähler,Martin Härter,Monika Keller,Holger Schulz,Karl Wegscheider,Joachim Weis,Uwe Koch,Hermann Faller +11 more
TL;DR: This work aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and to identify problems indicative of high distress in cancer patients and to name the indicators associated with high distress.
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Randomized controlled trial of individualized treatment summary and survivorship care plans for hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the impact of individualized SCPs on patient-reported outcomes among transplant survivors and found that SCPs were associated with reduced distress and improved mental domain of quality of life among 1-5 year hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors.
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TL;DR: Preliminary support for the potential efficacy of CaringGuidance™ plus usual care over usual care alone on distress in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer is provided.
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Psychosocial Distress Among Oncology Patients in the Safety Net
TL;DR: The prevalence, predictors, and follow‐up experience of psychosocial distress among cancer patients within a diverse, urban, and multi‐lingual safety‐net setting is examined.
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