It is recommended that cancer centers screen patients for distress and refer them to mental health services when their distress levels reach a certain level. However, many cancer centers don't have distress screening and referral programs. This study will provide valuable information about one distress screening and referral program and whether it can be helpful for a large and diverse group of cancer patients that includes both English- and Spanish-speaking patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
A tool used to determine on a number scale the amount of distress for the past week
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGMedisys Health Network (Data Collection Only)
Richmond Hill, New York, United States
RECRUITINGParticipant referral rate to mental health services
To track outcomes of a pilot distress screening and referral program at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with English- and Spanish-speaking cancer patients (n=50), by assessing referral rate to mental health services.
Time frame: 3 months
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