Hospice News January 19, 2024
A key component of interdisciplinary palliative care is addressing patients’ emotional health. For patients dealing with cancer, this is essential.
Research published in BMJ shows that cancer patients are at least twice as likely to experience depression and anxiety. According to a 2020 study by the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, alarmingly high rates of stress and an extraordinarily high symptom burden among patients with cancer were identified, exceeding those previously benchmarked and on par with noncancer patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. Of the individuals surveyed, 29.6% reported high levels of stress, 31.9% reported anxiety and 33.7% reported depression.
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To tackle these psychosocial concerns, Rochester Regional Health’s Lipson Cancer Institute started Collaborative Care, a program...
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