Psychosocial distress in rural palliative care: Preliminary longitudinal findings using the DADDS

Palliat Support Care. 2025 Oct 29;23:e194. doi: 10.1017/S1478951525100813.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Palliative care enhances life, but rural Australia faces significant inequities, and psychosocial distress, an important yet often overlooked aspect, is under-recognized in these settings. This study examines how psychosocial distress evolves in rural palliative patients using the Death and Dying Distress Scale (DADDS).METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted with palliative care patients in rural hospitals on Australia’s east coast. Distress levels were measured using DADDS at multiple timepoints. Mixed-effects models assessed distress trajectories, while survival analyses (Weibull model) examined whether average distress changes predicted survival duration. For comparability, DADDS scores in mixed-effects…
Origen: Psychosocial distress in rural palliative care: Preliminary longitudinal findings using the DADDS – PubMed