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Psychosocial Need
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Health Services
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Information about illness, treatments, health, and services
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Provision of information, e.g., on illness, treatments, effects on health, and psychosocial services, and the provision of help to patients/families in understanding and using the information
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Help in coping with emotions accompanying illness and treatment
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Help in managing illness
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Assistance in changing behaviors to minimize impact of disease
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Provider assessment/monitoring of health behaviors (e.g., smoking, exercise)
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Brief physician counseling
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Patient education, e.g., in cancer-related health risks and risk-reduction measures
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Material and logistical resources, such as transportation
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Help in managing disruptions in work, school, and family life
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Family and caregiver education
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Assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental ADLs, chores
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Legal protections and services, e.g., under Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act
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Cognitive testing and educational assistance
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Financial advice and/or assistance
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Financial planning/counseling, including management of day-to-day activities such as bill paying
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Insurance (e.g., health, disability) counseling
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Eligibility assessment/counseling for other benefits (e.g., Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Income)
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Supplement financial grants
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aThe committee notes that, as discussed in Chapters 1 and 2, family members and friends and other informal sources of support are key providers of psychosocial health services. This table includes only formal sources of psychosocial support—those that must be secured through the assistance of an organization or agency that in some way enables the provision of needed services (sometimes at no cost or through volunteers).
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