Recommendations for the implementation of distress screening programs in cancer centers: report from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society (APOS), Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW), and Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) joint task force
William F Pirl, Jesse R Fann, Joseph A Greer, Ilana Braun, Teresa Deshields, Caryl Fulcher, Elizabeth Harvey, Jimmie Holland, Vicki Kennedy, Mark Lazenby, Lynne Wagner, Meghan Underhill, Deborah K Walker, James Zabora, Bradley Zebrack, Wayne A Bardwell, William F Pirl, Jesse R Fann, Joseph A Greer, Ilana Braun, Teresa Deshields, Caryl Fulcher, Elizabeth Harvey, Jimmie Holland, Vicki Kennedy, Mark Lazenby, Lynne Wagner, Meghan Underhill, Deborah K Walker, James Zabora, Bradley Zebrack, Wayne A Bardwell
Abstract
In 2015, the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) Commission on Cancer will require cancer centers to implement screening programs for psychosocial distress as a new criterion for accreditation. A joint task force from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, the Association of Oncology Social Work, and the Oncology Nursing Society developed consensus-based recommendations to guide the implementation of this requirement. In this review, the authors provide recommendations regarding each of the 6 components necessary to meet the ACoS standard: 1) inclusion of psychosocial representation on the cancer committee, 2) timing of screening, 3) method/mode of screening, 4) tools for screening, 5) assessment and referral, and 6) documentation.
Keywords: cancer; distress screening; implementation; neoplasms; programs; psychosocial; psychosocial aspects; recommendations; screening; standards.
© 2014 American Cancer Society.
Source: PubMed