Psychological distress at hospital admission is related to symptoms severity and health status in malignant pleural effusion patients.

Janet Rodríguez TorresIrene Cabrera MartosLaura López LópezIrene Torres SánchezMaría Granados SantiagoMarie Carmen Valenza

Published in: European journal of cancer care (2019)

Psychological distress is an important factor to take into account in patients with MPE. The presence of psychological distress appears to increase the symptoms and is associated with worse health status after hospitalisation.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
depressive symptoms
physical activity
acute care