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Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify factors associated with survey completion and distress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 1011 new patients, 683 (68%) completed the DT survey. Noncompletion at initial consultation was associated with non\u2010Hispanic Black patients [AOR 0.50 (95% CI 0.32\u20130.79), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.003], socially vulnerable neighborhood residence [AOR 0.54 (95% CI 0.39\u20130.76), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0004], Karnofsky Performance Status &lt;\u200990 [AOR 0.60 (95% CI 0.43\u20130.86), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.005], and recent years of consult [AOR 0.38, (95% CI 0.28\u20130.52), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001]. Nonrespondents were less likely to receive a subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation (71% vs. 79%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). The median distress score among respondents was 3% with 22% reporting 0 distress. Distress was associated with female sex [AOR 1.48, (95% CI 1.07\u20132.04), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.017] and stage [stage 2 vs. stage 1, AOR 1.76 (95% CI 1.20\u20132.57), <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004].<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Disparities in nonrespondents of the DT survey at initial consultation suggest the limitations of relying on the screening tool to assess unmet needs among high\u2010risk patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ejh.14394","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,17]],"date-time":"2025-02-17T02:49:04Z","timestamp":1739760544000},"page":"890-899","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Completion of Distress Screening and Correlates of Distress Score in Patients With Multiple Myeloma at Initial Evaluation at a Transplant Center"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"114","author":[{"given":"Noel","family":"Estrada\u2010Merly","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"James F.","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liliana E.","family":"Pezzin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"},{"name":"Institute for Health and Equity Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mochamad M.","family":"Nataliansyah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Collaborative for Healthcare Delivery Science Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1092-5643","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anita","family":"D'Souza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"},{"name":"Department of Medicine, BMT and Cellular Therapy Program Medical College of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Wisconsin USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2022.0003"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/ajh.26590"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","article-title":"Multiple Myeloma: An Overview of Management","volume":"13","author":"Bird S. 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