Psychological distress in cancer patients
Conditions
Interventions
Study setting : A room adjoining the surgical clinic CSTH . Randomization method: The allocation ratio into two arms would be 1:1. Computer-generated random numbers will be used in randomization. Inte
Sponsors
Faculty of Medical Sciences, USJ
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with new/ recent histopathological diagnosis /radiological diagnosis of a malignant lesion of any site 2. Age between 18-65 years 3. Both male and female patients 4.Cancer stage which is eligible for surgery as determined by investigation procedures and clinical judgment 5. Patients who are having HADS score more than > 6 will be recruited to the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with already diagnosed psychiatric disorders (with a diagnosis of any one or more conditions specified under F00-F99 under ICD diagnosis research version (‘The ICD-10’, no date). 2. Patients with severe physical suffering and who are unwell to communicate or travel. 3. Patients who are diagnosed/carrying a card or past records with a severe learning disability, organic brain dysfunction due to cerebral deposits, diagnosed patients with dementia will not be recruited to the study) the research assistants will be trained for this using ICD diagnostic criteria for the research version. 4. Patients who are participating in other interventional studies. 5. Patients who are coming more than one week after breaking bad news. 6. Patients who are having HADS SCORE less than 6
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in HADS scores . [Before the intervention and 2 weeks after completing the intervention.. ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceptions about - care package received from the hospital by the patient - general well-being - support patients received by the family using an in-house developed questionnaire [2 weeks after completing the intervention.. ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactPrasangika Senaviratne Alles
Consultant psychiatrist
Outcome results
None listed