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Person with cancer—date of referral to psychosocial services, DDMMYYYY

Definition

The date on which a person with cancer is referred to psychosocial services, expressed as DDMMYYYY.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person with cancer—date of referral to psychosocial services, DDMMYYYY

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Date DDMMYYYY ".
Data Type Date/Time
Format DDMMYYYY
Maximum character length 8

Comments

Guide for use:

Record the date the patient was first referred to psychosocial services.

If the patient is receiving psychosocial care but no referral date can be identified, record the date of the first account of receipt of psychosocial care as the date of referral.

Psychosocial services provide emotional and social support for patients and may, for example:

  • provide information
  • minimise the social and psychological impact of cancer on the patient and their family
  • integrate quality-of-life issues into the care of patients with cancer
  • develop strategies for the identification and management of patients experiencing significant emotional distress

Psychosocial care may be provided by the following individuals, programs or services:

  • Psychiatrist
  • Psychologist
  • Social worker
  • Specialist nurse or nurse counsellor
  • Cancer or volunteer support group
  • Individual peer support
  • Counsellor or bereavement counsellor
  • Pastoral care (refers to counselling provided by pastors, chaplains, clergy and other religious leaders or spiritual advisors)
  • Community services
The opportunity to access psychosocial services may be limited for some patients by local circumstances and the availability of resources such as access to psychiatrists, clinical psychologists or specialist oncology nurses.

Comments:
This information is used to evaluate the quality of psychosocial care for patients with cancer, and may have implications for access to, and the provision of, cancer services.

References

National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre and National Cancer Control Initiative 2003. Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer. Camperdown, NSW: National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre

Cancer Institute NSW 2006. NSW clinical cancer registration: minimum data set data dictionary, version 1.9. Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW
This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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