Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force

William F. Pirl; Jesse R. Fann; Joseph A. Greer; Ilana Braun; Teresa Deshields; Caryl Fulcher; Elizabeth Harvey; Jimmie Holland; Vicki Kennedy; Mark Lazenby; Lynne Wagner; Meghan Underhill; Deborah K. Walker; James Zabora; Bradley Zebrack; Wayne A. Bardwell

doi:10.1002/cncr.28750

Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force

William F. Pirl, Jesse R. Fann, Joseph A. Greer, Ilana Braun, Teresa Deshields, Caryl Fulcher, Elizabeth Harvey, Jimmie Holland, Vicki Kennedy, Mark Lazenby, Lynne Wagner, Meghan Underhill, Deborah K. Walker, James Zabora, Bradley Zebrack, Wayne A. Bardwell

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Abstract

In 2015, the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer will require cancer centers to implement screening programs for psychosocial distress as a new criterion for accreditation. A joint task force from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, the Association of Oncology Social Work, and the Oncology Nursing Society developed consensus-based recommendations to guide the implementation of this requirement. In this review, the authors provide recommendations regarding each of the 6 components necessary to meet the ACoS standard: 1) inclusion of psychosocial representation on the cancer committee, 2) timing of screening, 3) method/mode of screening, 4) tools for screening, 5) assessment and referral, and 6) documentation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2946-2954
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cancer
Volume	120
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.28750
State	Published - Oct 1 2014

Keywords

cancer
distress screening
implementation
neoplasms
programs
psychosocial
psychosocial aspects
recommendations
screening
standards

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Oncology
Cancer Research

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Pirl, W. F., Fann, J. R., Greer, J. A., Braun, I., Deshields, T., Fulcher, C., Harvey, E., Holland, J., Kennedy, V., Lazenby, M., Wagner, L., Underhill, M., Walker, D. K., Zabora, J., Zebrack, B., & Bardwell, W. A. (2014). Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force. Cancer, 120(19), 2946-2954. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.28750

Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force. / Pirl, William F.; Fann, Jesse R.; Greer, Joseph A. et al.
In: Cancer, Vol. 120, No. 19, 01.10.2014, p. 2946-2954.

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Pirl, WF, Fann, JR, Greer, JA, Braun, I, Deshields, T, Fulcher, C, Harvey, E, Holland, J, Kennedy, V, Lazenby, M, Wagner, L, Underhill, M, Walker, DK, Zabora, J, Zebrack, B & Bardwell, WA 2014, 'Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force', Cancer, vol. 120, no. 19, pp. 2946-2954. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.28750

Pirl WF, Fann JR, Greer JA, Braun I, Deshields T, Fulcher C et al. Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force. Cancer. 2014 Oct 1;120(19):2946-2954. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28750

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