Research Article

Psychosocial Distress Scores and Needs among Newly Diagnosed Sarcoma Patients: A Provincial Experience

Table 2

Psychosocial distress findings among newly diagnosed sarcoma patients (n = 413).

Not at allA little bitModeratelyQuite a bitVery muchNo answer

Past week heart races299 (72%)65 (16%)16 (4%)8 (2%)4 (1%)21 (5%)
Feels loss of self-control311 (75%)46 (11%)21 (5%)11 (3%)4 (1%)20 (5%)
Lost interest297 (72%)64 (16%)13 (3%)15 (4%)1 (0.2%)23 (6%)
Nervous213 (52%)107 (26%)39 (9%)24 (6%)6 (1.5%)24 (6%)
Tense207 (50%)119 (29%)35 (9%)25 (6%)4 (1%)23 (6%)
Scary thoughts241 (58%)92 (22%)30 (7%)19 (5%)9 (2%)22 (5%)
Restless262 (63%)70 (17%)33 (8%)19 (5%)7 (2%)22 (5%)
Suicidal thoughts386 (94%)5 (1%)0 (0%)0 (0%)1 (0.2%)21 (5%)
Depressed in the past 1 year290 (70%)61 (15%)20 (5%)12 (3%)9 (2%)21 (5%)
Depression in the past 2 years330 (80%)30 (7%)12 (3%)10 (2.5%)8 (2%)23 (6%)