What happens after distress screening? Patterns of supportive care service utilization among oncology patients identified through a systematic screening protocol

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 2861-2868

  Funk, Rachel ^a,d   Cisneros, Cassidy ^b,d   Williams, Rush C ^c,d   Kendall, Jeffrey ^d   Hamann, Heidi A ^d,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Distress screening; Psychooncology; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CARE AND CARING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORTIVE CARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84971013872     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3099-0     Document Type: Article

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