Psychological Treatment for Patients Receiving Radiation: Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0841.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

NRG/RTOG 0841 assessed the feasibility of a depression screening procedure in patients receiving radiation therapy (RT). As a secondary endpoint, availability and barriers to psychosocial care data were collected in hopes of providing recommendations for improved psychosocial care among patients receiving RT.

Methods and materials

Patients starting RT were prospectively recruited and assessed with self-reported distress screening tools. Patients exceeding a validated cutoff and a sample of patients who screened negative received the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) mood disorder modules via telephone. During that SCID evaluation, patients completed a validated scale ranking interview on barriers to psychosocial care and interest in various psychosocial

SUBMITTER: Small W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8238825 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature