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A cross‐sectional study of distress: A cancer response
Author(s) -
Ekman Hanna,
Pettersson Alexandra,
Jakobsson Liselotte,
Garmy Pernilla
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.460
Subject(s) - distress , cross sectional study , medicine , physical therapy , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , pathology
Aim To describe the experience of distress in people with cancer of working age. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods In this cross‐sectional study, patients ( N  = 168) with both ongoing ( N  = 56) and completed treatment ( N  = 105) completed the Distress Thermometer and the detailed problem list. Data were analysed by descriptive and analytical statistics. Results A large proportion of patients (29%) continued to experience high distress (>3 according to the Distress Thermometer) even after treatment was completed. Patients experienced several problems after treatment had ended such as fatigue (44%), sleep problems (34%), worries (31%), pain (31%), tingling in hands and feet (31%) and problems with memory/concentration (30%). Patients with financial/insurance problems had significantly higher distress than those who did not have these problems.

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