Association between hospital anxiety and depression scale and problem-related distress in patients with cancer in a Brazilian private institution.

Cristiane Decat Bergerot Marianne Razavi Errol J Philip Paulo Gustavo BergerotMarco M BusoKaren Lynn Clark Matthew Loscalzo Sumanta Kumar Pal William Dale

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2020)

Overall, emotional symptoms, while decreasing over time, remained associated with problem-related distress after chemotherapy in Brazil. The potential benefit of implementing a psychosocial intervention remains high throughout cancer treatment.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
mental health
emergency department
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
physical activity
sleep quality