- Title
- A cross-sectional study of radiation oncology outpatients' concern about, preferences for, and perceived barriers to discussing anxiety and depression
- Creator
- Mackenzie, Lisa J.; Carey, Mariko; Sanson-Fisher, Rob; D'Este, Catherine; Yoong, Sze Lin
- Relation
- Psycho-Oncology Vol. 24, Issue 11, p. 1392-1397
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3806
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Objective: Although elevated psychological distress is commonly reported among cancer patients, our understanding of patients' preferences for, and perceived barriers to, accessing psychological support from key cancer care providers is limited. The aim of this study was to assess cancer patients' level of concern about, and willingness to discuss, their anxiety and depression. Methods: Radiation oncology outpatients completed a touchscreen computer survey with questions assessing their concern about and willingness to discuss anxiety and depression. Results: Among consenting respondents (n = 145), 51% (95% CI: 43%–59%) were concerned about their levels of anxiety, and 34% (95% CI: 26%–42%) about their levels of depression. If experiencing anxiety or depression, 92% (95% CI: 87%–96%) would want to discuss this with their general practitioner (GP), and 60% (95% CI: 52%–68%) with their cancer doctor. Almost half of the 58 respondents who would not want to discuss anxiety or depression with their cancer doctor indicated that this was because there were more important things to talk about during their appointment. Conclusions: The majority of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy would be willing to discuss anxiety and depression with their cancer doctor and GP. These findings provide additional support for service delivery models in which GPs and oncologists play key roles in initiating and coordinating discussions about cancer patients' psychosocial concerns.
- Subject
- psychological distress; cancer patients; anxiety; depression; outpatient treatment
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1317412
- Identifier
- uon:23413
- Identifier
- ISSN:1057-9249
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Mackenzie, Lisa J.; Carey, Mariko; Sanson-Fisher, Rob; D'Este, Catherine; Yoong, Sze Lin; “A cross-sectional study of radiation oncology outpatients' concern about, preferences for, and perceived barriers to discussing anxiety and depression”. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 19 (11), p. 2348-2357 (2015), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3806. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
- Language
- eng
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