biostudies-literatureUnknown12(7)Azizoddin DRNational Palliative Care Research CenterColeman Foundation<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated whether patients' initial screening symptoms were related to subsequent utilization of supportive care services and hospitalizations, and whether patient-level demographics, symptoms, hospitalizations, and supportive care service utilization were associated with mortality in primarily low-income, older, Black Veterans with cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>This quality improvement project created collaborative clinics to conduct cancer distress screenings and refer to supportive care services at an urban, VA medical center. All patients completed a distress screen with follow-up screening every 3 months. Supportive care utilization, hospitalization rates, and mortality were abstracted through medical records. Poisson regression models and cox proportional hazard modelsCancer medicine8629-8638https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10134375biostudies-literatureOncology distress screening within predominately Black Veterans: Outcomes on supportive care utilization, hospitalizations, and mortality.PMC10134375Azizoddin DRAllsop MHauser JMolokie RWeldon CSalim FWeber JBaltazar ARMartin JLFarah SFeldman LfalseOncology distress screening within predominately Black Veterans: Outcomes on supportive care utilization, hospitalizations, and mortality.<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated whether patients' initial screening symptoms were related to subsequent utilization of supportive care services and hospitalizations, and whether patient-level demographics, symptoms, hospitalizations, and supportive care service utilization were associated with mortality in primarily low-income, older, Black Veterans with cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>This quality improvement project created collaborative clinics to conduct cancer distress screenings and refer to supportive care services at an urban, VA medical center. All patients completed a distress screen with follow-up screening every 3 months. Supportive care utilization, hospitalization rates, and mortality were abstracted through medical records. Poisson regression models and cox proportional hazard models2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Apr2025-04-21T14:32:53.571Z2024-12-04T11:40:26.101ZS-EPMC101343753657346010.1002/cam4.5560