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Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: Report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force
Author(s) -
Pirl William F.,
Fann Jesse R.,
Greer Joseph A.,
Braun Ilana,
Deshields Teresa,
Fulcher Caryl,
Harvey Elizabeth,
Holland Jimmie,
Kennedy Vicki,
Lazenby Mark,
Wagner Lynne,
Underhill Meghan,
Walker Deborah K.,
Zabora James,
Zebrack Bradley,
Bardwell Wayne A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28750
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , accreditation , referral , oncology nursing , documentation , distress , task force , family medicine , oncology , social work , psycho oncology , nursing , medical education , nurse education , psychiatry , clinical psychology , public administration , computer science , political science , economics , programming language , economic growth
In 2015, the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer will require cancer centers to implement screening programs for psychosocial distress as a new criterion for accreditation. A joint task force from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, the Association of Oncology Social Work, and the Oncology Nursing Society developed consensus‐based recommendations to guide the implementation of this requirement. In this review, the authors provide recommendations regarding each of the 6 components necessary to meet the ACoS standard: 1) inclusion of psychosocial representation on the cancer committee, 2) timing of screening, 3) method/mode of screening, 4) tools for screening, 5) assessment and referral, and 6) documentation. Cancer 2014;120:2946–2954 . © 2014 American Cancer Society .