Erschienen in:
15.09.2020 | Concise Research Report
Psychological Distress and Access to Mental Health Services Among Cancer Survivors: a National Health Interview Survey Analysis
verfasst von:
Melaku A. Arega, BS, Edward Christopher Dee, BS, Vinayak Muralidhar, MD, MSc, Paul L. Nguyen, MD, Idalid Franco, MD, Brandon A. Mahal, MD, Nina N. Sanford, MD
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 10/2021
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Excerpt
Among cancer survivors, mental health conditions are responsible for a significant financial burden, accounting for the highest healthcare costs relative to other comorbid conditions.
1 Furthermore, mental illness is associated with worse cancer-specific outcomes.
2 Therefore, interventions addressing mental health interventions could improve oncologic outcomes
2 and their associated healthcare costs. As such, we examined contemporary patterns of psychological distress and affordability of mental health service (MHS) among cancer survivors in the USA. …