Validation of a symptom measure suitable for use among palliative care patients in the community: CAMPAS-R

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 287-299

  Ewing, Gail ^a   Todd, Chris ^b   Rogers, Margaret ^c   Barclay, Stephen ^d   McCabe, Janet ^e   Martin, Anna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c East Anglia's Children's Hospices   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Brookfields Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home care; Palliative care; Quality of life; Reliability; Symptom measurement; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 1642619144     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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