Global unmet psychosocial needs in cancer care: health policy
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Article Title | Global unmet psychosocial needs in cancer care: health policy |
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ERA Journal ID | 212315 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bergerot, Cristiane, Jacobsen, Paul B., Rosa, William E., Lam, Wendy Wing Tak, Dunn, Jeff, Fernández-González, Loreto, Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Anja, Veeraiah, Surendran and Li, Madeline |
Journal Title | eClinical Medicine |
Journal Citation | 78 |
Article Number | 102942 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | The Lancet Publishing Group |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 2589-5370 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102942 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537024005212 |
Abstract | Preventable psychosocial suffering is an unmet need in patients with cancer around the world, significantly compromising quality of life and impairing cancer health outcomes. This narrative review overviews the global prevalence of emotional distress and cancer-related needs and the access barriers to psychosocial care. The COVID-19 pandemic has served only to amplify the need for psychosocial care, exacerbating the inadequacy of available psychosocial resources, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Proposed solutions include implementing routine screening for emotional distress, addressing stigma related to mental health needs, and increased attention to the psychosocial dimensions of cancer care in oncology training and interprofessional models of care. There is an urgent need to address health policy issues such as resource allocation in cancer control plans and to embrace technological innovation in order to fill the universal gaps to providing more equitable psychosocial cancer care. |
Keywords | Psychosocial oncology; Emotional distress; Cancer-related needs; Distress screening |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 321199. Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Oncoclínicas, Brazil |
University of South Florida, United States | |
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States | |
University of Hong Kong, China | |
Centre for Health Research | |
Arturo Lopez Perez Foundation, Chile | |
University Hospital Leipzig, Germany | |
Department of Psycho-Oncology & Resource Centre for Tobacco Control, India | |
University of Toronto, Canada |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zqzw9/global-unmet-psychosocial-needs-in-cancer-care-health-policy
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