Association between psychological distress and cancer type in patients referred to a psycho-oncology service

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dc.contributor.authorLavelle, C.
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Muhammad Fahmi
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Kieran
dc.contributor.authorBowler, A.
dc.contributor.authorMohamad, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorCassidy, Eugene M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-26T12:05:50Z
dc.date.available2018-04-26T12:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractPsychological distress is common in patients with cancer and psychological well-being is increasingly seen as an important component of cancer care. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between cancer type and subjective distress. The following data were collected from a database of consecutive psycho-oncology referrals to the Liaison Psychiatry service in Cork University Hospital from 2006 to 2015: demographics, cancer diagnosis, Distress Thermometer (DT) score. 2102 out of 2384 referrals were assessed. Of those assessed, the most common cancer diagnoses were breast (23%, n=486) followed by haematological (21%, n=445). There were significant difference in DT score between the different cancer types, (χ2(13)=33.685, p=0.001, Kruskal–Wallis test). When adjusted for age, gender and whether or not the cancer was recently diagnosed, there was no significant association between cancer type and psychological distress. In conclusion, cancer type is not associated with level of distress in cancer.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationLavelle, C., Ismail, M., Doherty, K., Bowler, A., Mohamad, M. and Cassidy, E. (2017) ‘Association between psychological distress and cancer type in patients referred to a psycho-oncology service’, Irish Medical Journal, 110(6), 579 (8pp). doi:10147/621506en
dc.identifier.doi10147/621506
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued6en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5885
dc.identifier.volume110en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.rights© 2017, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectCanceren
dc.subjectPsychosocial factorsen
dc.titleAssociation between psychological distress and cancer type in patients referred to a psycho-oncology serviceen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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