University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Predictors of psychological distress and interest in mental health services in individuals with cancer
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2016-06-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Health Psychology | Health Services Research | Neoplasms | Oncology | Psychiatric and Mental Health | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
Identifying risk factors for psychological distress in patients with cancer may help providers more efficiently screen, identify, and manage distress. This article presents predictors of psychological distress in a large heterogeneous sample of cancer patients. In total, 836 patients were enrolled in a large randomized control trial and completed computerized psychosocial assessments Mental Health Assessment and Dynamic Referral for Oncology. Multivariate regressions examined predictors of distress and interest in mental health services. Final models suggest that psychological distress was related to six variables, and interest in mental health services was related to previous history of mental health counseling, total number of cancer-related symptoms, and race/ethnicity. Results may be used to identify high-risk patients who may benefit from proactive psychosocial interventions.
Keywords
cancer, intervention, psychological distress, risk factors, social support
DOI of Published Version
10.1177/1359105314547752
Source
J Health Psychol. 2016 Jun;21(6):1145-56. doi: 10.1177/1359105314547752. Epub 2014 Sep 9. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of health psychology
PubMed ID
25205777
Repository Citation
O'Hea, Erin L.; Monahan, Brigitte R.; Cutillo, Alexandra; Person, Sharina D.; Grissom, Grant; and Boudreaux, Edwin D., "Predictors of psychological distress and interest in mental health services in individuals with cancer" (2016). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 662.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/662