Valderas JM

ORCID: 0000-0002-9299-1555 · 3 papers in corpus
observational 2026
The impact of mental health conditions on attitudes towards help-seeking and diagnostic testing for potential ovarian cancer symptoms: An online vignette study
·doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8853652/v1

Abstract Background: Mental health conditions may be associated with delayed cancer diagnosis, yet evidence remains limited. We aimed to explore if anxiety and/or depression influence symptom attribution, intended help-seeking, and atti…

observational 2017
Comorbid conditions delay diagnosis of colorectal cancer: a cohort study using electronic primary care records
British journal of cancer ·doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.127

BACKGROUND: Pre-existing non-cancer conditions may complicate and delay colorectal cancer diagnosis. METHOD: Incident cases (aged ⩾40 years, 2007-2009) with colorectal cancer were identified in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, UK. …

observational 2011
Epidemiology and impact of multimorbidity in primary care: a retrospective cohort study
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners ·doi:10.3399/bjgp11x548929

BACKGROUND: In developed countries, primary health care increasingly involves the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions, referred to as multimorbidity. AIM: To describe the epidemiology of multimorbidity and relationships betwe…