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Adam L Holtzman1, Deidre B Pereira2, Anamaria R Yeung1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Abstract:
Anxiety and depression are disabling, underdiagnosed issues that affect the management of oncology patients. Until recently, there has been no standard protocol for screening and treating these ailments at our cancer centre. The purpose of this institutional review board-approved study was to analyse the implementation of a screening tool in our clinical workflow with the aim of screening over 90% of patients and increasing referrals to mental health services by 50%.
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