Anxiety: a multidisciplinary intervention using the distress thermometer

• Autor(a) principal: Maria Soares Amado, Raquel
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Miguel Madaleno Cardoso, Pedro, Marques da Costa, Jacinto, Ferreira Santos, Sandra, Isabel Roque Martins, Ana, Miguel Santos Pais, Rui, Filipa Teixeira Ferreira, Joana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.31877/on.2010.13.01
• topic: Distress; termómetro de distress; oncologia; cancro de cabeça e pescoço; Distress; distress thermometer; oncology; head and neck cancer

According to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), distress is used to describe feelings or emotions that can interfere with the patient’s ability to deal with cancer, with their physical symptoms and treatment. This research was developed with two main objectives: to assess distress in patients admitted at the surgical department of head and neck of the IPO of Coimbra and identify stressors/problems associated with that may contribute to distress.This study is a quantitative research with descriptive and exploratory characteristics. The sample consisted of 32 patients. The instruments used for collecting data were a socio-demographic questionnaire, the distress thermometer and the questionnaire for the identification of associated problems.The level of distress reported by patients on admission was mostly “5” (moderate), and it decreased during the time spent in the hospital to a level of “2” at the time of discharge.