Patient-Reported Distress in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Distress is common among patients with cancer, and evidence of disparities associated with distress has been mixed. Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the most emotionally distressing cancers and is also a highly disparate disease. However, it is unknown whether there are disparities associated with patient-reported distress in HNC.

Objective

To examine racial and sociodemographic factors associated with clinically meaningful distress in a cohort of patients with HNC.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from a single tertiary institution at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Southeastern US. Participants included adult patients from January 2017 to December 2022 with confir

SUBMITTER: White MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826365 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature