SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2025
A Systematic Review of Trajectories of Clinically Relevant Distress Amongst Adults with Cancer: Course and Predictors.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health-related quality of life domains relevant to people in Europe undergoing cancer treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review of the needs and health-related quality of life domains relevant to people surviving cancer in Europe.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with psychological distress among newly diagnosed patients with gastric cancer: A cross-sectional study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- When zero isn't nothing: excess zero scores in repeated distress screening of cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The American Psychosocial Oncology Society's Psychosocial Oncology Virtual Academy: Enhancing Access to Specialized Psychosocial Oncology Care.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- A comprehensive nationwide registry study of noncommunicable disease comorbidities and death in cancer patients in Norway-the NCDNOR project.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Training and Recruitment to Implement the CASA Psychosocial Intervention in Cancer Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- An umbrella review of psychological capacity and mental health trajectories across the life course.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- Mental Comorbidity and Psychosocial Care in Patients with Cancer.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
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Abstract
To improve interventions for people with cancer who experience clinically relevant distress, it is important to understand how distress evolves over time and why. This review synthesizes the literature on trajectories of distress in adult patients with cancer. Databases were searched for longitudinal studies using a validated clinical tool to group patients into distress trajectories. Twelve studies were identified reporting trajectories of depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. Heterogeneity between studies was high, including the timing of baseline assessments and follow-up intervals. Up to 1 in 5 people experienced persistent depression or anxiety. Eight studies examined predictors of trajectories; the most consistent predictor was physical symptoms or functioning. Due to study methodology and heterogeneity, limited conclusions could be drawn about why distress is maintained or emerges for some patients. Future research should use valid clinical measures and assess theoretically driven predictors amendable to interventions.
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