Integration of mental health and supportive care in individuals with schizophrenia and cancer: Assertive community treat...
Published in Psycho-oncology
Initiation of distress screening in oral cancer clinics in Sri Lanka.
Published in Psycho-oncology
This paper describes the initiation of distress screening in oral cancer clinics, among patients with oral cancer in Sri Lanka, addressing the service gap of lack of psychosocial oncology services. This involved validation of the Sinhala version of the Distress Thermometer (DT) and Problem List (PL) as an adjustment disorder (AD) screening tool. Th...
Creating community: Expanding access to psychosocial programs for Latina breast cancer survivors.
Published in Psycho-oncology
Breast cancer survivors often derive benefits from psychosocial interventions, but less is known about Latina women's experiences. Given the disproportionately high disease burden faced by Latina survivors, it is critical to examine ways to enhance access for this population. Thus, the present study aimed to (a) examine women's perceptions of facto...
Mental health, functional impairment, and barriers to mental health access among cancer patients in Vietnam.
Published in Psycho-oncology
This study evaluated the prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety symptomatology, barriers to mental health access, and correlates of functional impairment among cancer inpatients. This cross-sectional study recruited adult cancer patients (N = 300) in June and July 2022 at the largest oncological hospital in Vietnam. Multivariable linear ...
Perceptions toward issues in cancer care for people with mental illness among psychiatric care providers: A questionnair...
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To reduce cancer care disparities in people with mental illness, this study aimed to quantify psychiatric care providers' perceptions regarding issues that are insufficiently addressed or difficult to address. Psychiatric care providers at 23 psychiatric hospitals in Japan were surveyed using mail questionnaires. Respondents were asked to rate 15 i...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions for immigrant and limited English proficient cancer ...
Published in Psycho-oncology
Immigrants, particularly those who are less acculturated and limited English proficient (LEP), often lack access to culturally and linguistically appropriate psychosocial care in cancer survivorship. We sought to determine what psychosocial interventions are available for immigrant and/or LEP cancer patients and to assess treatment and patient fact...
DISCLOSING A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER TO ROMANTIC PARTNERS.
Published in Psycho-oncology
To describe young adult childhood cancer survivors' disclosure of their cancer history (i.e., disclosure behavior, difficulty, and timing), perceived partner responses, and associations with relationship status satisfaction. German long-term survivors of childhood cancer (N=509; response rate: 31.3%, age 21-26, 59.7% female) completed a registry-ba...
Understanding social network support, composition, and structure among cancer caregivers.
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We examined the social network support, composition, and structure of pediatric cancer caregivers. We used a self-report survey to collect egocentric social network data from 107 caregivers of pediatric cancer patients and calculated descriptive statistics to examine cancer-related support network composition, function, and structure. We then ran l...
Impact of pre-existing mental health disorders on the receipt of guideline recommended cancer treatments: A systematic r...
Published in Psycho-oncology
Disparities in cancer outcomes for individuals with pre-existing mental health disorders have already been identified, particularly for cancer screening and mortality. We aimed to systematically review the influence on the time from cancer diagnosis to cancer treatment, treatment adherence, and differences in receipt of guideline recommended cancer...
The effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on caregiver-oriented outcomes in caregivers of adult cancer patien...
Published in Psycho-oncology
Cancer caregiving can result in increased psychosocial distress and poor health-related quality of life (QOL). Psychoeducation has been shown to be effective in enhancing caregiving-oriented outcomes. A systematic assessment of the overall effect of psychoeducational intervention (PEI) and identification of individual intervention characteristics t...
