Open AccessPsycho-oncology in Romania.New perspectives and research directions
Author(s) -
Alexandra Rebeca Mihoc,
Universitatea „Babeş-Bolyai“ Facultatea de Sociologie şi Asistenţă socială,
Valeria-Daniela Pustianu,
László Csaba Dégi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of medical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6108
pISSN - 1842-8258
DOI - 10.37897/rjmp.2021.1.9
Subject(s) - psychosocial , distress , multidisciplinary approach , medicine , multidisciplinary team , family medicine , cancer , disease , psycho oncology , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , nursing , clinical psychology , social science , sociology
The prevalence of cancer distress among patients diagnosed with cancer varies between 20-52%, data from recent years in our country indicating that almost half of them experience depressive or anxious symptoms throughout the course of the disease. Individualized psychosocial care should be recognized as a universal human right, and should be integrated into the patient's routine care. Screening and management of oncological distress performed by a multidisciplinary team is a necessary standard to achieve a quality patient-centered care.