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Screening for distress in patients with cancer: methodologic considerations
A Feldstain1, C Tomei2, M Bélanger2
1School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON. ; Division of Palliative Medicine, Élisabeth-Bruyère Hospital, Ottawa, ON.
Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
|April 26, 2014
Summary
Distress screening is now a vital sign in Canadian cancer care. A developed toolkit helps healthcare professionals identify and refer patients needing support, improving care quality.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Healthcare Quality
- Psychosocial Oncology
Background:
- Distress is recognized as the 6th vital sign in Canadian cancer care.
- Healthcare professionals are mandated to screen cancer patients for distress.
- A validated toolkit exists to aid in this screening process.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the background literature supporting distress screening in cancer care.
- To discuss the validation of measures within the distress screening toolkit.
- To outline future directions for the methodological validation of the toolkit.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of distress screening in oncology.
- Analysis of validation studies for the distress screening toolkit measures.
- Discussion of future research needs for toolkit validation.
Main Results:
- The toolkit provides a structured approach to identifying patient distress.
- Validated measures within the toolkit facilitate accurate distress assessment.
- Early identification of distress leads to improved patient outcomes and care.
Conclusions:
- The distress screening toolkit is crucial for implementing the 6th vital sign in Canada.
- Further methodological validation will enhance the toolkit's utility and reliability.
- Effective distress management is integral to comprehensive cancer care.
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