Psychiatric disorders and the cancer diagnostic process in general practice: a combined questionnaire and register study exploring the patients' experiences in Denmark.

Line Flytkjaer Virgilsen Henry Jensen Alina Zalounina Falborg Anders Prior Anette Fischer Pedersen Peter Vedsted

Published in: Scandinavian journal of primary health care (2024)

The patients' experiences with the cancer diagnostic process in general practice did not vary largely between patients with and without psychiatric disorders. Worrying about cancer may be a particular concern for patients with primary care treated psychiatric disorders.

Keyphrases

general practice
primary care
end stage renal disease
papillary thyroid
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
lymph node metastasis
cross sectional