UNASSIGNED: 187 Background: Distress is a multifactorial, emotional experience that may interfere with @entity1 ' ability to cope with @entity5 and its treatment. Recognizing and managing distress may benefit @entity1 . The Commission on Cancer requires implementation of Standard 3.2, Psychosocial Distress Screening in 2015 and integrating distress intervention in @entity5 care. This study evaluates @entity1 ' perception on benefits in this regard. METHODS: @entity1 were screened at least once at a pivotal medical visit using a questionnaire that included various aspects of stress. NCCN's Psychosocial Distress Screening Tool was used to measure seriousness of distress. @entity1 marked their distress level on a scale of 1 to 10. A threshold of 5 was set as a trigger point to start addressing distress. RESULTS: Answers from 311 @entity5 @entity1 (male 61%; female 39%) were evaluated since January 2015. A majority of @entity1 had @entity0 (29%), followed by lung (18%), GI (18%), and hematological (12%) @entity5 . The mean distress score was 3.72 (male 3.14; female 3.97). 131 @entity1 had a score above five. Age group, 40-49 years had a higher distress (4.79) compared to others. @entity418 (1%) had the highest mean score 7.33 followed by @entity135 (4%) with 5.67. In most @entity1 , @entity148 about @entity5 and its treatment was the cause of distress. However, they did not want any additional psychosocial intervention except for talking to their oncologist and primary physician. The distress of some @entity1 was family related and they were unsure of the help needed. Two @entity1 refused screening stating the questions were intrusive. CONCLUSIONS: Coordinated psychosocial care may benefit @entity5 @entity1 with significant distress. NCCN tool helps to assess the severity of @entity1 ' distress and to determine the need for intervention. The results (mean score of 3.72) suggest most @entity5 @entity1 need no major intervention or special psychosocial counseling other than discussing with their physician and family, which is done routinely in most oncology practices. However, when stress is expressed, this tool does help the treating physicians to determine the specific area and degree of stress, to focus on the type of help needed for the @entity1 , and to channel resources appropriately.

Psychosocial distress screening in XXXX care.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['head _ neck cancer'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'malignancies'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity418 :: ('MESH:D004938', 'Disease') :: ['Esophageal cancer']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer']
