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Screening for Distress in Lung and Breast Cancer Outpatients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
Purpose: Distress has been recognized as the sixth vital sign in cancer care and several guidelines recommend routine screening. Despite this, screening for distress is rarely conducted and infrequently evaluated. Methods: A program of routine online screening for distress was implemented for new patients with breast and lung cancer. Patients were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: (1) minimal screening: the distress thermometer (DT) only plus usual care; (2) full screening: DT, problem checklist, Psychological Screen for Cancer part C measuring anxiety and depression, a personalized report summarizing concerns and the report on the medical file; or (3) triage: full screening plus optional personalized phone triage with referral to resources. Patients in all conditions received an information packet and were reassessed 3 months later with the full screening battery. Results: Five hundred eighty-five patients with breast cancer and 549 patients with lung cancer were assessed at baseline (89% of all patients), and 75.5% retained for follow-up. High prevalence of baseline distress was found across patients. Twenty percent fewer patients with lung cancer in triage continued to have high distress at follow-up compared to those in the other two groups, and patients with breast cancer in the full screening and triage conditions showed lower distress at follow-up than those in minimal screening. The best predictor of decreased anxiety and depression in full screening and triage conditions was receiving a referral to psychosocial services. Conclusion: Routine online screening is feasible in a large cancer center and may help to reduce future distress levels, particularly when coupled with uptake of appropriate resources.
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- Carlson, L. E., Groff, S. L., Maciejewski, O., & Bultz, B. D.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2010-11-20
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 33
- Pages
- 4884-4891
- ISSN
- 0732-183X (ISSN-L)
- 1527-7755
- OpenAlex
- W2139271855
- Cited by
- 304
- References
- 34
- FWCI
- 13.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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