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Screening for Distress Debate. Alex Mitchell www.twitter.com/_alexjmitchell University of Leicester. www.psycho-oncology.info #ipos2013. …What are the sources of disagreement?. Areas of Disagreement: How to screen (which tool) When to screen
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Screening for Distress Debate Alex Mitchell www.twitter.com/_alexjmitchell University of Leicester www.psycho-oncology.info #ipos2013
Areas of Disagreement: How to screen (which tool) When to screen How often to screen Which screening population Who should screen Does screening work
……in short Should we screen at all?
Diagnosis as usual (do nothing) Enhanced diagnosis (clinician = screen) Screen everyone Screen high risk (targeted screening)
Comment: Slide illustrates diagnostic accuracy according to score on DT
Results disappointing Acceptability overlooked Most are not depressed Many do not want help Some are already Rx
Depression Distress Brief / ultra-short Multi-domain
Implementation evidence Randomized Non-Randomized
Q. What type of studies? Q. How many +ve studies? Q. What are the beneficial outcomes? Q. What is the size of the effect?
Implementation Studies • 9 studies Distress => Referral • 6 studies => Communication
….this is getting complex……. ………………..what is the overall effect?
Overall Effect of screening Baseline CARE x% with screening +10% (0-20%)
Overall Effect of screening Baseline CARE x% with screening +10% + follow-up +10% +treatment +10%
% Receiving Any treatment for Mental Health 12mo Service Use (NIH, 2002) Maria Hewitt, Julia H. RowlandMental Health Service Use Among Adult Cancer Survivors: Analyses of the National Health Interview Survey Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 20, Issue 23 (December), 2002: 4581-4590
Overall Effect of screening Baseline CARE x = 35% with screening +10% (0-20%) + follow-up +10% (0-20%) +treatment +10% (0-20%)
……..So is screening successful or not? …….It depends
Analogy: How do we reduce speeding drivers? US deaths 10,000
Analogy Aim is to reduce speed (and hence deaths) Not simply to detect speeding!
Aim is to reduce distress (improving QoL) Not simply to detect distress!