CONTEXT: The delineation of populations of @entity5 @entity1 with complex symptoms can inform the planning and delivery of supportive care services. OBJECTIVES: We explored the physical, psychosocial, and practical concerns experienced by @entity1 attending an ambulatory oncology symptom control clinic. METHODS: @entity1 attending a @entity158 Clinic at a large tertiary @entity5 centre were invited to complete screening measures assessing distress, @entity158 , @entity1295 , @entity148 , @entity308 , and practical and psychosocial problems. A matched sample of @entity1 who did not attend the @entity158 Clinic were selected as a comparison group. RESULTS: Of all eligible @entity158 Clinic @entity1 , 46 (77%) completed the measures; so did 46 comparison group @entity1 . The percentages of @entity1 reporting distress (78.3%), @entity158 (93.5%), and @entity1295 (93.5%) were higher among @entity158 Clinic @entity1 than among the comparison @entity1 . A higher percentage of @entity158 Clinic @entity1 also reported multiple, severe, concurrent symptoms: 87% scored 7 or higher in at least one of the @entity158 , @entity1295 , or distress scales, and 30.4% of the @entity1 scored 7 or higher on all three. The most common problem areas were feeling a burden to others, trouble talking with friends and family, spirituality, and sleep difficulties. CONCLUSIONS: Higher levels of multiple, concurrent symptoms and psychosocial problems were found in @entity158 Clinic @entity1 than in a group of @entity1 who did not attend the @entity158 Clinic. Routine screening and triaging of @entity5 @entity1 using a comprehensive and standardized panel of questions can facilitate symptom assessment and management, and can inform program planning.

Characterizing distress, the 6th vital sign, in an oncology XXXX clinic.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['anxiety'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['pain']
