PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to establish whether @entity1032 ( @entity1032 ) outcomes, attitudes towards @entity5 ( @entity5 ) resources, and the availability of such resources differ between rural and urban @entity5 @entity1 . METHODS: Three months after surgery for @entity14 , @entity1 received a questionnaire for completion at home assessing distress, @entity308 , @entity148 , acceptance, knowledge and use of @entity5 resources and the doctor- @entity1 relationship. We adjusted our sample to reference data of the Munich Cancer Registry and documented @entity5 resources (e.g. @entity5 -specific information centres and @entity5 support groups) using a systematic Internet search. RESULTS: Five hundred thirty-four @entity1 participated with a mean age of 68.9  years; 44.5  % were female. Urban @entity1 talked less with their doctor about their emotional state (65  %, p   <   0.01) and showed poorer knowledge of @entity5 resources (60  %, p   <   0.002). A good doctor- @entity1 relationship was associated with a better @entity1032 outcome. A significant predictor for acceptance was distress. Ninety-four percent of @entity1 without a nearby support facility lived in rural areas (p   <   0.001). There were no group differences concerning distress, @entity1032 outcomes, or acceptance of @entity5 resources. CONCLUSION: Despite a higher availability of @entity5 resources, urban @entity1 showed poorer doctor- @entity1 relationships and less knowledge of such resources than rural @entity1 . Overall, knowledge and use of these resources were poor. The amount of support facilities available therefore appears to be less important than establishing an efficient communication network between @entity1 , doctors and providers of @entity5 resources to achieve satisfaction with treatment of urban and rural @entity5 @entity1 .

Use of @entity5 -specific XXXX resources-is there an urban-rural divide?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental health', 'MH'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['CSMH', 'cancer', 'cancer-specific MH'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer']
@entity1032 :: (MESH:D008607,Disease) :: ['mental health']
