Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force

Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 2946-2954

  Pirl, William F ^a   Fann, Jesse R ^b   Greer, Joseph A ^a   Braun, Ilana ^a   Deshields, Teresa ^c   Fulcher, Caryl ^d   Harvey, Elizabeth ^e   Holland, Jimmie ^f   Kennedy, Vicki ^g   Lazenby, Mark ^h   Wagner, Lynne ⁱ   Underhill, Meghan ^j   Walker, Deborah K ^k   Zabora, James ^l   Zebrack, Bradley ^m   Bardwell, Wayne A ⁿ  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e International Consulting Oncology LLC   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g Cancer Support Community   (United States)

^h YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^l Life with Cancer   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

cancer; distress screening; implementation; neoplasms; programs; psychosocial; psychosocial aspects; recommendations; screening; standards

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SCREENING; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SCREENING; IMPLEMENTATION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOMMENDATIONS; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STANDARD; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

CANCER; DISTRESS SCREENING; IMPLEMENTATION; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAMS; PSYCHOSOCIAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS; RECOMMENDATIONS; SCREENING; STANDARDS;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908546417     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28750     Document Type: Review

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