Depression assessment by oncologists and palliative care physicians

Palliative & Supportive Care
Wadih RhondaliMarilene Filbet

Abstract

Depression is a frequent problem in cancer patients, which is known to reduce quality of life; however, many cancer patients with depression are not treated because of the difficulties in assessing depression in this population. Our aim was to evaluate and improve the depression assessment strategies of palliative care (PC) physicians and oncologists. We invited all medical oncologists and PC physicians from three cancer centers to participate in this multicenter prospective study. They were asked to classify 22 symptoms (related and specific to depression in cancer patients, related but not specific, and unrelated) as "very important," "important," "less important," or "not important" for the diagnosis of depression in cancer patients, at three different time points (at baseline, after a video education program, and after 4 weeks). They were also asked to complete a questionnaire exploring physicians' perceptions of depression and of their role in its systematic screening. All 34 eligible physicians participated. Baseline performance was good, with >70% of participants correctly classifying at least seven of nine related and specific symptoms. We found no significant improvement in scores in the immediate and 4-week follow-up ...Continue Reading

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Feb 22, 2012·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Wadih RhondaliMarilene Filbet
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Nov 19, 2013·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Wadih RhondaliEduardo Bruera
Jun 27, 2014·Palliative & Supportive Care·Wadih RhondaliMarilène Filbet
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