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The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and usability of the Distraction in Action Tool© (DAT©), which 1) predicts child risk for distress with a needle stick and 2) provides individualized instructions for parents on how to be a distraction coach for their child in clinical settings.
There is some potential for distress with the subject of alcohol being raised for some participants, as may occur outside the research context.
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This criterion should represent a reasonable indicator of distress, with relevance for primary care.
All cardiac patients who agreed to take part in the PROTeCD-study (Psychotherapeutic Resource-Orientated Treatment for Cardiac Patients with Depression) were screened for mental distress with the German version of the HADS [ 37] at admission to hospital.
That our political and business bosses are so different - driven, even desperate people, compensating for their distress with workaholia - makes them the very last citizens you would logically select to decide your work-life balance.
The HADS is a 14-item self-assessment scale for measuring distress with two subscales, anxiety and depression.
This suggests that screening for psychological distress, with appropriate referral to interventions among those at high risk, will increase the effectiveness of interventions.
We chose our particular cut-off because previous validation studies in Ethiopia using this cut point yielded an optimum SRQ cut-off score to determine the case for mental distress with 68.4 % sensitivity and 62%% specificity.
Gender differences exist in terms of patterns of seeking help for mental distress, with women more likely to seek help from and disclose mental health problems to their primary health care physician than men[ 29].
These studies have identified groups of patients at higher risk for distress, namely, those with later stage disease, poorer prognosis, greater disease burden, and perhaps, younger age.
A recent review of the benefits of psychosocial oncology care stated that patients at high risk for distress are those with later stage disease, poorer prognosis, greater disease burden and perhaps younger age [ 53].
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