A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care
Abstract Introduction International guidelines on cancer treatment recommend screening for early detection and treatment of distress. However, screening rates are insufficient. In the present study, a survey was developed to assess perceived systemic barriers to distress screening. Methods A three‐s...
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| author | Felice Simnacher Anna Götz Sabine Kling Jan Ben Schulze Roland vonKänel Sebastian Euler Moritz Philipp Günther |
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| description | Abstract Introduction International guidelines on cancer treatment recommend screening for early detection and treatment of distress. However, screening rates are insufficient. In the present study, a survey was developed to assess perceived systemic barriers to distress screening. Methods A three‐step approach was used for the study. Based on qualitative content analysis of interviews and an expert panel, an initial survey with 53 questions on barriers to screening was designed. It was completed by 98 nurses in a large comprehensive cancer center in Switzerland. From this, a short version of the survey with 24 questions was derived using exploratory principal component analysis. This survey was completed by 150 nurses in four cancer centers in Switzerland. A confirmatory factor analysis was then performed on the shortened version, yielding a final set of 14 questions. Results The initial set of 53 questions was reduced to a set of 14 validated questions retaining 53% of the original variance. These 14 questions allow for an assessment within 2–3 min that identifies relevant barriers to distress screening from the perspective of those responsible for implementation of distress screening. Across several hospitals in Switzerland, the timing of the first distress screening, lack of capacity, patient and staff overload, and refusal of distressed patients to be referred to support services emerged as major problems. Conclusion The validated 14 questions on barriers to screening cancer patients for distress enable clinicians and hospital administrators to quickly identify relevant issues and take action to improve screening programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05f186249c944f55bff0a8438fe538ea2024-03-27T09:11:00ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342023-08-011216173131732110.1002/cam4.6331A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer careFelice Simnacher0Anna Götz1Sabine Kling2Jan Ben Schulze3Roland vonKänel4Sebastian Euler5Moritz Philipp Günther6Department of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandDepartment of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandComputer Vision Laboratory, Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandDepartment of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandDepartment of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandDepartment of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandDepartment of Consultation‐Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Zurich University of Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandAbstract Introduction International guidelines on cancer treatment recommend screening for early detection and treatment of distress. However, screening rates are insufficient. In the present study, a survey was developed to assess perceived systemic barriers to distress screening. Methods A three‐step approach was used for the study. Based on qualitative content analysis of interviews and an expert panel, an initial survey with 53 questions on barriers to screening was designed. It was completed by 98 nurses in a large comprehensive cancer center in Switzerland. From this, a short version of the survey with 24 questions was derived using exploratory principal component analysis. This survey was completed by 150 nurses in four cancer centers in Switzerland. A confirmatory factor analysis was then performed on the shortened version, yielding a final set of 14 questions. Results The initial set of 53 questions was reduced to a set of 14 validated questions retaining 53% of the original variance. These 14 questions allow for an assessment within 2–3 min that identifies relevant barriers to distress screening from the perspective of those responsible for implementation of distress screening. Across several hospitals in Switzerland, the timing of the first distress screening, lack of capacity, patient and staff overload, and refusal of distressed patients to be referred to support services emerged as major problems. Conclusion The validated 14 questions on barriers to screening cancer patients for distress enable clinicians and hospital administrators to quickly identify relevant issues and take action to improve screening programs.https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6331cancerdistress screeninghospital administratorsprincipal component analysispsycho‐oncology |
| spellingShingle | Felice Simnacher Anna Götz Sabine Kling Jan Ben Schulze Roland vonKänel Sebastian Euler Moritz Philipp Günther A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care Cancer Medicine cancer distress screening hospital administrators principal component analysis psycho‐oncology |
| title | A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| title_full | A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| title_fullStr | A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| title_full_unstemmed | A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| title_short | A short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| title_sort | short screening tool identifying systemic barriers to distress screening in cancer care |
| topic | cancer distress screening hospital administrators principal component analysis psycho‐oncology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6331 |
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