Correlates of oncologist‐issued referrals for psycho‐oncology services: what we learned from the electronic voluntary screening and referral system for depression (eVSRS‐D)

ConclusionsThe eVSRS‐D cannot definitively diagnose major depression but may efficiently self‐select a population with significant depression symptoms. The patients' willingness to engage the POS most strongly predicted the actual referrals. Oncologist reviews of screening reports may not result in further depression severity‐specific referrals. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - June 18, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Joo‐Young Lee, Dooyoung Jung, Won‐Hyoung Kim, Hyuk‐Joon Lee, Dong‐Young Noh, Bong‐Jin Hahm Tags: Paper Source Type: research