An Efficient Method for Psychosocial Screening of Cancer Patients

James R. Zabora; Rebecca Smith-Wilson; John H. Fetting; John P. Enterline

doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(90)72194-9

An Efficient Method for Psychosocial Screening of Cancer Patients

James R. Zabora, Rebecca Smith-Wilson, John H. Fetting, John P. Enterline

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Abstract

In high-volume outpatient areas, using Weisman and Worden’ s Omega instruments for psychosocial screening of cancer patients is not feasible. This study of 30 newly diagnosed patients compared the accuracy of the Omega instruments and the Brief Symptom inventory (BSI) in identifying patients with high levels of distress at tile time of diagtiosis as well as in predicting future distress. A significant level of agreement was found hetweet? the BSI and the Omega instruments. Both instruments correctly identified the future distress of 16 of 19 patients (84.2%), but the BSI screens patients in one-fourth tile time and at one-third the cost. These results support our decision to employ the BSI as a screening tool in an outpatient setting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	192-196
Number of pages	5
Journal	Psychosomatics
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(90)72194-9
State	Published - 1990

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