Distress is a complex condition which affects a significant percentage of cancer patients and may lead to depression, anxiety, sadness, suicide and other forms of psychological morbidity. Compelling evidence supports screening for distress as a means of facilitating early intervention and subsequent improvements in psychological well-being and overall quality of life. Nevertheless, despite the existence of evidence based and easily administered screening tools, for example, the Distress Thermometer, routine screening for distress is yet to achieve widespread implementation. Efforts are intensifying to utilise innovative, cost effective methods now available through emerging technologies in the informatics and computational arenas.
@article{arxiv.1902.09944,
title = {Automated Screening for Distress: A Perspective for the Future},
author = {Rajib Rana and Siddique Latif and Raj Gururajan and Anthony Gray and Geraldine Mackenzie and Gerald Humphris and Jeff Dunn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.09944},
year = {2020}
}