Psychosocial Distress Scores and Needs among Newly Diagnosed Sarcoma Patients: A Provincial Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Information on the psychosocial distress and needs of sarcoma patients at diagnosis is sparse. The Canadian Problem Checklist (CPC) and Psychosocial Screen for Cancer-Revised (PSSCAN-R) are validated tools to identify cancer patients' distress and are administered to all new patients referred to BC Cancer prior to their consultation. We used the CPC and PSSCAN-R to understand sarcoma patients' needs at the initial oncology consultation in British Columbia, Canada.

Materials and methods

All sarcoma patients who completed the CPC and PSSCAN-R within 6 months of diagnosis between 2011 and 2016 were included. The retrospective chart review identified baseline demographics: age, performance status, disease location, resectability, and histology. Analysis was conducte

SUBMITTER: Srikanthan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6636442 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature