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. 2012 Aug 23;2012:171342. doi: 10.1155/2012/171342

Table 9.

Summary of mental health in extremity sarcoma patients—a reflection from IES, BSI (GSI), and HADS.

Reference Tool Results
Thijssens et al. 2006 [23] IES
RAND-36
Prevalence of PTSD in cohort: 12.2%; RAND-36 emotional subscale scores were comparable to reference population

Weiner et al. 2006 [24] IES
BSI
77% of cohort displayed psychological distress

Paredes et al. 2011 [27] HADS
(distress represented by moderate to severe scores)
Overall prevalence of anxiety: 24.6%, depression: 13.7%