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Screening for psychological distress: A new approach to identify the patient's psychological needs in a pilot study on oral cancer patients.
Journal of Cranio-maxillo-facial Surgery 2017 August
OBJECTIVE: A new screening tool has been developed to predict the psychological needs of patients with oral cancer.
METHOD: The new screening method was developed inductively. Screening was pretested using interviews and implemented with 71 patients with oral cancer. Factor analysis was carried out to shorten the questionnaire.
RESULTS: Negative and positive aspects explain forty per cent of the variance in distress, which should be adequate for a first screening. Seventy-nine per cent of the items deal with stable traits such as personality. The patients' objective need for support has to be another important part of this new screening.
CONCLUSIONS: Personality and other traits are good predictors for psychological distress. Longitudinal studies need to assess these new aspects of screening cancer patients to find out if they need psycho-oncological support.
METHOD: The new screening method was developed inductively. Screening was pretested using interviews and implemented with 71 patients with oral cancer. Factor analysis was carried out to shorten the questionnaire.
RESULTS: Negative and positive aspects explain forty per cent of the variance in distress, which should be adequate for a first screening. Seventy-nine per cent of the items deal with stable traits such as personality. The patients' objective need for support has to be another important part of this new screening.
CONCLUSIONS: Personality and other traits are good predictors for psychological distress. Longitudinal studies need to assess these new aspects of screening cancer patients to find out if they need psycho-oncological support.
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