Open AccessDistress Screening among Patients with Hematological Malignancies: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bishal Paudel,
Bishnu Dutta Paudel,
Rupesh Mishra,
Onika Karki,
Rukmini Shahi,
Bishesh Sharma Poudyal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5194
Subject(s) - medicine , distress , psychosocial , cross sectional study , psychiatry , pathology , clinical psychology
Distress is a major concern during diagnosis and treatment of hematological malignancies. The Distress Thermometer is a commonly used screening tool to detect distress. The objectives of this study was to know the prevalence and identify distress score among patients with hematological malignancies in Nepal.
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