Why the study?
Despite evidence-based screening tools, routine distress screening in cancer patients has not achieved widespread implementation, prompting efforts to utilize emerging computational and informatics technologies.
Automated screening for distress using emerging technologies may facilitate early intervention and improve psychological well-being in cancer patients.
May support exploration of automated distress screening in oncology; leaves open efficacy and implementation questions pending prospective trials.
Distress is a complex condition which affects a significant percentage of cancer patients and may lead to depression, anxiety, sadness, suicide and other forms of psychological morbidity. Compelling evidence supports screening for distress as a means of facilitating early intervention and subsequent improvements in psychological well-being and overall quality of life. Nevertheless, despite the existence of evidence based and easily administered screening tools, for example, the Distress Thermometer, routine screening for distress is yet to achieve widespread implementation. Efforts are intensifying to utilise innovative, cost effective methods now available through emerging technologies in the informatics and computational arenas.
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