ArticleDermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024
[Outpatient psychosocial screening in a skin cancer center: acceptance, psychosocial distress and utilization of support : A post hoc analysis in a quality management program].
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- The dual burden of a rare cancer: psychosocial impact of disease symptoms and unmet care needs in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychosocial distress in outpatients with cancer: influence of demographic and medical factors on psychosocial distress and the perceived need of psycho-oncological support.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPsychosocial care of cancer patients is an important aspect throughout the entire course of oncological treatment. Since 2015, psychosocial screening has been implemented in the outpatient clinics of the Skin Cancer Center in Freiburg. We present here a post hoc analysis in the context of a quality management program. QUESTION: Acceptance, psychosocial distress and desire for counseling were evaluated. Exploratively, we investigated which patient and disease characteristics are related to increased subjective distress. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn a full survey from 06/2015 to 12/2015, we evaluated acceptance, psychosocial distress by distress thermometer (DT), and desire for counseling.
resultsOf 753 patients, 345 (45.8%) participated in psychosocial screening and data from 310 (174 men, 136 women; 89.7% melanoma patients, mean time since initial diagnosis 4.7 ± 3.9 years) could be analyzed. The mean burden on the DT was 2.97 ± 2.83 (median 2, range 0-10). High distress (DT ≥ 5) was reported by 84 patients (28.8%). Thirty-four patients (11%) indicated a desire for counseling, and 23 patients took up the counseling offer. The patient group with high distress was younger, more often under ongoing or recently completed systemic therapy, and had more often a desire for counseling.
conclusionIn addition to assessing psychosocial distress with validated screening instruments, the survey of the subjective desire for care represents an important parameter for the identification of patients in need of care. Young patients and patients with ongoing systemic therapy should be the focus of attention.
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