The Past, Present, and Future of Distress Screening: Launching a Robust Distress Screening Program at a Large Outpatient Medical Oncology Practice Serving Rural/Underserved Communities

Authors

Kevin Stein, Center for Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Portland, Maine, USA.Follow
Trisha Warren-Vanhorn, MaineHealthFollow
Meredith Curtis, MaineHealthFollow
Amy Litterini, MaineHealthFollow
Amit Sanyal, MaineHealthFollow

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Description

After redesign, administration of the DT at initial chemotherapy teaching sessions and robust searchable databases integrated with EHR systems, allowing providers/researchers to create reports filtered by date ranges, encounter type, clinical site/facility, scores of ≥4, domain (physical, emotional, practical), and outcome (referral to specialist)

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center

Publication Date

5-2023

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland

Keywords

Patient Distress, Distress Screening Program, Rural Communities, Outpatient Medical Oncology, Screening

Disciplines

Community Health | Oncology

Recommended Citation

Stein, Kevin; Warren-Vanhorn, Trisha; Curtis, Meredith; Litterini, Amy; and Sanyal, Amit, "The Past, Present, and Future of Distress Screening: Launching a Robust Distress Screening Program at a Large Outpatient Medical Oncology Practice Serving Rural/Underserved Communities" (2023). Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat 2023. 3.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/lambrew-retreat-2023/3