Open AccessInternet interventions help patients newly diagnosed with cancer improve their quality of life
Author(s) -
Gansler Ted
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/caac.21450
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychosocial , distress , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , guideline , cancer , affect (linguistics) , psychological distress , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , anxiety , nursing , pathology , communication
Key Points Distress is very common among individuals living with cancer, and can adversely affect quality of life and decrease adherence to treatment regimens. All individuals diagnosed with cancer should be evaluated for distress and treated according to guideline recommendations. Many individuals with cancer‐related distress remain undiagnosed and untreated. Web‐based psychosocial interventions may provide a valuable option for some patients facing access barriers to face‐to‐face psychological interventions for cancer‐related distress.