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Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients.

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Randazzo, D; Peters, KB
Published in: CNS Oncol
October 2016

All cancer patients experience distress from the diagnosis, the effects of the disease or the treatment. Clinically significant distress decreases overall quality of life and the recognition of distress with prompt intervention is essential. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network distress thermometer (NCCN-DT) is a validated measuring tool that has been utilized in the primary brain tumor population to detect psychologic distress thereby provoking a referral process to the appropriate support system. Brain tumor patients commonly reported emotional and physical distress encompassing: fatigue, fears, memory and concentration and worry. More research is needed to identify the stressors of all primary brain tumor patients and their caretakers and integrate appropriate interventions to improve health-related quality of life in both groups.

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CNS Oncol

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2045-0915

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

241 / 249

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
 

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Randazzo, D., & Peters, K. B. (2016). Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients. CNS Oncol, 5(4), 241–249. https://doi.org/10.2217/cns-2016-0010
Randazzo, Dina, and Katherine B. Peters. “Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients.CNS Oncol 5, no. 4 (October 2016): 241–49. https://doi.org/10.2217/cns-2016-0010.
Randazzo, Dina, and Katherine B. Peters. “Psychosocial distress and its effects on the health-related quality of life of primary brain tumor patients.CNS Oncol, vol. 5, no. 4, Oct. 2016, pp. 241–49. Pubmed, doi:10.2217/cns-2016-0010.
Journal cover image

Published In

CNS Oncol

DOI

EISSN

2045-0915

Publication Date

October 2016

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

241 / 249

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Mental Disorders
  • Humans
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis