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ArticleGynecologic oncology2023

"You start feeling comfortable, you just start sharing:" A qualitative study of patient distress screening in Black and White patients with endometrial cancer.

Hadley W Reid, Bharathi Selvan, Mary Katherine Montes de Oca, Margaret Falkovic, Shauna Malone, Laura J Fish, Sarahn Wheeler, Brittany A Davidson

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Article in Gynecologic oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Rural patients' experiences with diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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Hadley W ReidDuke University School of Medicine, DUMC 3710, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: hwreid@bwh.harvard.edu.
Bharathi SelvanDuke University School of Medicine, DUMC 3710, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: Bharathi.selvan@duke.edu.
Mary Katherine Montes de OcaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, 2608 Erwin Rd, STE 210, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: mary.montes.de.oca@duke.edu.
Margaret FalkovicDuke Cancer Institute, Behavioral Health and Survey Research Core, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 2715, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: Margaret.falkovic@duke.edu.
Shauna MaloneDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, 215 Morris St, Durham, NC 27701, USA.. Electronic address: shauna.malone@duke.edu.
Laura J FishDuke Cancer Institute, Behavioral Health and Survey Research Core, Duke University School of Medicine, Box 2715, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC 2914, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: Laura.fish@duke.edu.
Sarahn WheelerDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC 3967, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: Sarahn.wheeler@duke.edu.
Brittany A DavidsonDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, DUMC Box 3079, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: brittany.davidson@duke.edu.

Funding

Women's Cancer Research ProgramP30CA014236 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI JOHN N. NORTON · 1985 to 2026
$174.8M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002554 · NCATS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SVETKEY, LAURA P · 2018 to 2022
$8.2M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR002555 · NCATS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI EDELMAN, DAVID · 2018 to 2022
$3.7M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002554NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR002555NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014236
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBlack patients with endometrial cancer are less likely to express distress and receive referrals for support services compared to White patients. We aim to characterize patient perceptions of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer and Problem List (NCCN DT & PL), a common distress screening tool, among Black and White patients with endometrial cancer and determine strategies to improve equity in referral to appropriate support services.

methodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 Black and 15 White patients with endometrial cancer who reported varying levels of distress on the NCCN DT & PL. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, evaluated through staged content analysis, and salient themes were compared by patient race.

resultsThe NCCN DT & PL was generally considered understandable, however the word "distress" could be alienating to participants who considered their stress to be less "drastic." Black participants mentioned fewer negative emotions such as worry and sadness in describing distress and spoke more often of a positive outlook. Additionally, Black participants emphasized the importance of relationship-building with clinicians for open communication on the NCCN DT & PL and clinical encounter. Finally, participants were divided on whether they would alter the way they completed the NCCN DT & PL given more information on cut off scores for referrals, but generally expressed a desire for more direct offers of support services.

conclusionsRelationship-building, open communication around emotion, and longitudinal direct offers of support emerged as avenues to reduce inequities in referral to supportive services for patients with endometrial cancer.

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Endometrial NeoplasmsNeoplasmsAnxietyEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMass ScreeningStress, PsychologicalWhitecancer distressEndometrial cancerHealth equityQualitative researchScreeningSupport services

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PMID36502783
PMCPMC9884512

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