Work- and school-related distress among patients with cancer: Single-site retrospective chart review

To (1) describe the prevalence of work- or school-related distress among patients with cancer and (2) compare overall distress among those impacted at work or school to overall distress among those not impacted at work or school. Retrospective chart review. All patients visiting the study site March...

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Published in:Journal of psychosocial oncology 2023, Vol.41 (2), p.242-249
Main Authors: Forcino, Rachel, Lichtenstein, Jonathan, Rotenberg, Sivan, Godzik, Cassandra, Schiffelbein, Jenna, Morrissette, Kali, Lyons, Kathleen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Humans
Methodological problems
Neoplasms
Patients
Psychological distress
Retrospective Studies
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Work experience
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Summary:To (1) describe the prevalence of work- or school-related distress among patients with cancer and (2) compare overall distress among those impacted at work or school to overall distress among those not impacted at work or school. Retrospective chart review. All patients visiting the study site March 2016-December 2020 who completed the NCCN Distress Thermometer and Problem List. Descriptive statistics examined work- or school-related distress across patient characteristics and compared mean Distress Thermometer scores between patients with and without work- or school-related distress. Among 1,760 unique patients, 7.5% reported work- or school-related distress at one or more visits. Rates were highest among patients seen for neurological (14.1%), skin (10.6%), and gastrointestinal (9.2%) cancers. Those reporting work- or school-related distress had higher overall distress scores (mean = 4.76; SD = 2.52) than others (mean = 3.37; SD = 2.92) (g=-0.482; t=-5.327, p 
ISSN:0734-7332
1540-7586
DOI:10.1080/07347332.2022.2090886