Cognitive Symptoms Across Diverse Cancers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Psychosocial health services for adults with cancer should include support for cognitive symptoms and symptom clusters.

Objective

To characterize the frequency and severity of cognitive symptoms and to identify demographic and clinical risk factors associated with moderate to severe cognitive symptoms among outpatient adults with cancer seeking psychosocial support.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed data from routine patient-reported symptom screening during clinic appointments at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada, between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2019. Participants were outpatient adults (aged ≥18 years) with diverse cancer diagnoses who endorsed interest in receiving psychosocial support fr

SUBMITTER: Mayo SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11358862 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature