Unmet need for mental health services in indolent lymphoma: age differences over one-year post-diagnosis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This study examined distress and mental health service use in patients with newly diagnosed indolent lymphoma over the first-year post-diagnosis, as well as differences by age. Patients with indolent lymphoma completed online self-report measure of distress and whether they accessed mental health services (Yes/No) every four months for a total of four surveys. The baseline sample consisted of 74 patients; 41.9% were age 65 years and older, 24.3% endorsed elevated distress, and 16.2% accessed mental health services. Across time, less than half (36.4-46.7%) of distressed patients accessed mental health services. In patients younger than 65 years, a greater proportion of distressed than non-distressed patients accessed mental health services. However, distress was not associated with mental health service use in older adults. Future research should evaluate issues driving distress and access to mental health care in patients with indolent lymphomas, including age-based approaches.

publication date

  • June 1, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
  • Mental Health Services

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8188610

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85107181803

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1080/13607863.2019.1693972

PubMed ID

  • 34082646

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 62

issue

  • 6