Electronic Psycho-oncological Adaptive Screening Program

"Adaptive tests assess depression, anxiety and distress. Only items with highest information value are selected. Furthermore, patients fill in a checklist to report supportive care needs.~The results page contains (i) the extent of distress and additional information to interpret these levels, (ii) a summary of the reported supportive care needs and (iii) individualized recommendations for the use of psychosocial services at the institution based on the care needs.~The supportive care needs are transformed into concrete recommendations to use the adequate psychosocial service at the institution. Highly distressed patients are recommended to use psycho-oncological service irrespective of whether they have reported such a need in the check list. Physicians of highly distressed patients are recommended on their results page to talk with the patient about his/her psychosocial condition and further issues within such an appointment are suggested."