Screening for distress and depression in cancer patients: is ultrashort depression screening a valid measure in the UK? A prospective validation study.

This study sought to validate the two-question (2Q) depression screen as a screening tool for psychological distress and depression against four criterion measures (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS], General Health Questionnaire-12, Brief Symptom Inventory-18 [BSI-18], and the distress thermometer) for a UK cancer population. We used a prospective cross-sectional study design. A consecutive sample of 399 outpatients from four outpatient oncology clinics and a palliative care day center in North London were initially identified.

When is choice a good thing? An experimental study of the impact of choice on patient outcomes.

Although policy emphasises the benefits of choice, an increasing body of work points to times when choice may not always have positive consequences. The present experimental study aimed to explore the impact of choice on a number of patient outcomes in the health care setting. The study also explored the extent to which the influence of choice was affected by patient uncertainty and anticipated regret.

The value of choice: development of a new measurement tool.

Background: Current policy advocates individual choice across a number of domains, including healthcare provision.

Aim: To develop a new tool for measuring people's beliefs about the value of choice in the context of healthcare provision.

Design Of Study: Cross-sectional survey.

The value of choice: a qualitative study.

Background: Providing choice in health care is part of an ongoing policy initiative.

Aim: To explore how people understand choice in healthcare provision.

Design Of Study: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.