Ellis Medicine
The goal of this study is to understand whether providing a structured survivorship care visit at the beginning of cancer treatment is associated with changes in distress and quality of life in adults with cancer receiving treatment in a community oncology clinic. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is participation in a structured survivorship visit at the start of active treatment associated with changes in psychological distress? * Is participation in the survivorship visit associated with changes in quality of life? Participants will: * Be asked to complete questionnaires about their level of distress and overall quality of life. * Participate in a single survivorship visit with the clinic's Physician Assistant at the Ellis Medical Oncology Clinic. * Complete the same questionnaires again approximately two weeks and one month after the survivorship visit.
Psychological distress is common among individuals with cancer, and many patients experience emotional, social, physical, and practical challenges throughout treatment. Despite the high prevalence of distress, psychosocial needs often go unrecognized or inadequately addressed in routine oncology care. Unmet psychosocial needs have been associated with poorer quality of life, increased symptom burden, and difficulties coping with cancer and its treatment. Survivorship care may represent one approach to addressing these needs. Cancer survivorship care focuses on the ongoing physical, emotional,…
Inclusion Criteria: Patients must fulfill all the following criteria to be included in the study: * Age 18 years and older. * Patients with histologically confirmed malignancy, any stage or type. * Beginning active therapy (either in oral or IV) for cancer at Ellis Medicine/Roswell Park Medical Oncology. * A score of ≥4 on the NCCN Distress Thermometer at screening. * Able and willing to provide written informed consent. * Ability to read and understand English sufficiently to complete study questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with one or more of the following criteria will be exc…
A structured survivorship care visit conducted by a trained Physician Assistant during the beginning of active cancer treatment. The visit uses patient-reported distress screening results to guide discussion of psychosocial, physical, practical, and supportive care needs. Counseling, education, care coordination, and referrals may be provided as appropriate within routine clinical practice.
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