Differences in distress severity among oncology patients treated by a consultation–liaison service. A five-year survey in Germany

Clinical and care intensity differences among patients suffering from somatic diseases electively referred to a consultation and liaison service

“…31,32 It is possible that psychogeriatric, nurse-based, or family-centered interventions are more effective for older patients than classical face-to-face psychotherapeutic interventions and that men benefit more from informal counseling or from family interventions. 22 Finally, the importance of referral decisions has to be pointed out. The presence of a positive mental diagnosis is not necessarily the definite criterion for an accurate referral decision, but the patient's distress, needs, and systemic factors, considering the limited resources available.…”

“…31,32 It is possible that psychogeriatric, nurse-based, or family-centered interventions are more effective for older patients than classical face-to-face psychotherapeutic interventions and that men benefit more from informal counseling or from family interventions. 22…”

“…Nevertheless, prior research of the authors demonstrated the importance of distress, independently of the presence of a mental disorder. 22 In prior investigations, the authors demonstrated important clinical and care intensity differences between patients showing a current mental disorder and patients without psychiatric diagnosis as well as between electively referred and universally attended patients who were admitted because of nonpsychiatric reasons in a general hospital. 23,24 In this study, the authors reduced the attended population of a hybrid CLS model only to the electively referred patients in order to make the sample more homogeneous according to the referral decision and focused on the kind of medical conditions in order to assess clinical and care differences from a psychosomatic perspective.…”

“…Nevertheless, prior research of the authors demonstrated the importance of distress, independently of the presence of a mental disorder. 22…”

Responding to distress in cancer care: Increasing access to psycho oncology services through integrated collaborative care

“…[12][13][14][15] Together, these findings establish the importance of identifying survivors who are highly distressed, the sources of their distress 5 and providing psychosocial interventions that are tailored to meet survivors' specific needs. 16,17 In the last decade, the evaluation and care for supportive needs of cancer survivors has taken center stage in health services research. 18 Researchers have increasingly recognized the importance of integrated collaborative care for the growing number of cancer survivors to improve institutional and survivor outcomes such as lower costs, survivor monitoring, survivor satisfaction and treatment adherence, and timely diagnoses and treatment.…”