(Adnkronos) - Uno studio pubblicato su ‘Nature medicine’ evidenzia l’impatto negativo del distress psicologico, in particolare depressione e ansia, sul percorso di cura del paziente oncologico. Fondamentale la figura dello psiconcologo che però si rivela carente nelle Breast Unit. Per contribuire a colmare questa lacuna nasce “In Buona Salute”, la prima piattaforma online di psiconcologia in Italia (inbuonasalute.eu).
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00:00Depression and anxiety are an obstacle in the path of care of the oncological patient,
00:10says the science.
00:11A study published on Nature Medicine conducted on 227 patients with lung tumor in a small
00:17cell in advanced stage and treated in the first line with immunotherapeutic drugs,
00:22shows that in two years only 46% of patients with emotional distress were alive compared
00:28to 65% of people affected by lung carcinoma, but without signs of psychological discomfort.
00:35Data that highlight the importance of psycho-oncological support in the path of care.
00:40Thus, in good health, was born the first online platform of psycho-oncology in Italy.
00:45In Italy, even today, only 20% of the centers have a structured psycho-oncologist and we
00:53have to say that thanks to the fact that therapies lengthen the survival, the long-term
01:02life of people, we have more and more people who can stay in treatment, can live well
01:11and are people whose psychological needs must be met and supported.
01:18Therefore, supporting the psychological needs and psychological well-being of people becomes a priority.
01:28Priority received by In Buona Salute, a safe, accessible and highly professional place where
01:34patients, caregivers and healthcare workers can receive qualified help remotely,
01:39without time or space limits.
01:41Support that is also important for adherence to treatments.
01:46We know that psychological distress, unfortunately, is very frequent after the diagnosis of the tumor
01:52and the presence of some alterations, such as depression, can also determine a reduction
01:58of adherence to treatments or even the refusal of some therapies.
02:03Therefore, important support also to guarantee the quality of the results.
02:09From a research conducted by Europa Donna last year at the breast units of the main Italian regions,
02:15places of care where, according to international guidelines, there should be the figure of the
02:20permanent psycho-oncologist, it emerged that this figure is present only in 34% of cases.
02:27Well, this solution is fantastic because, regardless of where the patient is, he can have
02:33at his disposal, on a personalized, authoritative platform, available at the time of planning,
02:43where the path will be agreed with the doctor directly.
02:47So welcome to this platform, we are very happy.