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Primary outcomes were psychological distress (NCCN \u22654), symptom burden (SSS\u2009\u2265\u00a03) and PROMIS\u201010 Global Health T\u2010scores.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 488 patients were analysed: 183 (37.5%) with confirmed\/suspected oncological diagnoses and 304 (62.3%) non\u2010oncological. Surgery was postponed in 51% of cases. Mean waiting time was 23.9\u00a0weeks (SD\u2009\u00b1\u200919.6), longer for postponed patients (31.8 vs. 15.5\u2009weeks;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u20090.001) and more frequent among non\u2010oncological patients (64.5% vs. 28.4%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u20090.001). Postponed patients reported higher symptom burden (SSS\u2009\u2265\u00a03: 40.6% vs. 30.1%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.03) and lower Global Mental Health T\u2010scores (43.9\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.6 vs. 45.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.3;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.03). Regression analyses showed patients in the third and fourth waiting\u2010time quartiles had higher SSS scores compared with the shortest quartile (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.36,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.02;\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.50,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.001; overall model\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.01). Among postponed patients, 30.1% reported complications, most commonly pain (12.9%), urinary tract infection (11.7%), urinary retention (6.4%) and macroscopic haematuria (2.4%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prolonged waiting times and surgical postponements contribute to physical complaints and psychological distress. Persistent nursing shortages constrain capacity, emphasizing the need for long\u2010term structural planning. 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