A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

International guidelines on cancer treatment recommend screening for early detection and treatment of distress. However, screening rates are insufficient. In the present study, a survey was developed to assess perceived systemic barriers to distress screening.

Methods

A three-step approach was used for the study. Based on qualitative content analysis of interviews and an expert panel, an initial survey with 53 questions on barriers to screening was designed. It was completed by 98 nurses in a large comprehensive cancer center in Switzerland. From this, a short version of the survey with 24 questions was derived using exploratory principal component analysis. This survey was completed by 150 nurses in four cancer centers in Switzerland. A confirmatory factor anal

SUBMITTER: Simnacher F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501250 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature