Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients

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Main Author: Silva, Sónia
Publication Date: 2023
Other Authors: Paredes, Tiago, Teixeira, Ricardo João, Brandão, Tânia, Dimitrovová, Klára, Marques, Diogo, Sousa, Joana, Leal, Monick, Dias, Albina, Neves, Carole, Marques, Graciete, Amaral, Natália
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spelling Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patientsthe use of the emotion thermometers (ET) screening toolanxietycancerdepressiondistress thermometeremotion thermometeremotional distressLeadership and ManagementHealth PolicyHealth InformaticsHealth Information ManagementSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingPublisher Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.Cancer patients may experience significant distress. The “Emotion Thermometers” (ETs) are a short visual analogue scale used to screen patients for psychosocial risk. This study aimed to assess emotional distress in a large sample of cancer patients attending psychological services at an non-governmental organization (NGO), and to explore factors that may contribute to it. The ETs were answered by 899 cancer patients. They were, on average, 59.9 years old, the majority were female, had breast cancer, were under treatment or were disease-free survivors, and reported high levels of emotional distress, above the cut-off (≥5). A Generalized Linear Model was used to measure the association between the level of distress, age, gender, disease phase and 33 items of the problem list. Four items—sadness, depression, sleep and breathing—were found to be significantly related to a higher level of distress. Additionally, women and patients who were in the palliative phase also had significantly higher levels of distress. The results confirm the need for early emotional screening in cancer patients, as well as attending to the characteristics of each patient. Additionally, they highlight the utility of the ETs for the clinical practice, allowing to optimize the referral to specialized psychosocial services.Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSPRUNSilva, SóniaParedes, TiagoTeixeira, Ricardo JoãoBrandão, TâniaDimitrovová, KláraMarques, DiogoSousa, JoanaLeal, MonickDias, AlbinaNeves, CaroleMarques, GracieteAmaral, Natália2023-12-07T22:30:06Z2023-102023-10-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/161008eng2227-9032PURE: 77881683https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192689info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T18:16:29Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/161008Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:47:00.992912Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
the use of the emotion thermometers (ET) screening tool
title Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
spellingShingle Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
Silva, Sónia
anxiety
cancer
depression
distress thermometer
emotion thermometer
emotional distress
Leadership and Management
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Health Information Management
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
title_short Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
title_full Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
title_fullStr Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
title_full_unstemmed Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
title_sort Emotional distress in Portuguese cancer patients
author Silva, Sónia
author_facet Silva, Sónia
Paredes, Tiago
Teixeira, Ricardo João
Brandão, Tânia
Dimitrovová, Klára
Marques, Diogo
Sousa, Joana
Leal, Monick
Dias, Albina
Neves, Carole
Marques, Graciete
Amaral, Natália
author_role author
author2 Paredes, Tiago
Teixeira, Ricardo João
Brandão, Tânia
Dimitrovová, Klára
Marques, Diogo
Sousa, Joana
Leal, Monick
Dias, Albina
Neves, Carole
Marques, Graciete
Amaral, Natália
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author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Silva, Sónia
Paredes, Tiago
Teixeira, Ricardo João
Brandão, Tânia
Dimitrovová, Klára
Marques, Diogo
Sousa, Joana
Leal, Monick
Dias, Albina
Neves, Carole
Marques, Graciete
Amaral, Natália
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv anxiety
cancer
depression
distress thermometer
emotion thermometer
emotional distress
Leadership and Management
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Health Information Management
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
topic anxiety
cancer
depression
distress thermometer
emotion thermometer
emotional distress
Leadership and Management
Health Policy
Health Informatics
Health Information Management
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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