Emotional functioning to screen for psychological distress in breast and colorectal cancer patients prior to adjuvant treatment initiation.

Caterina CalderónAlberto Carmona-BayonasCarlos JaraCarmen BeatoMarilo MedianoTeresa Ramón Y CajalMª Carmen SorianoPaula Jiménez-Fonseca

Published in: European journal of cancer care (2019)

The EORTC-QLQ-C30 EF is useful for rapid screening. The systematic application of this scale would allow patients with cancer and emotional problems to be easily identified in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
clinical practice
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
mental health
early stage
prognostic factors
high throughput
patient reported outcomes
depressive symptoms
quantum dots
loop mediated isothermal amplification