Screening for psychological distress in two French cancer centers: Feasibility and performance of the adapted distress thermometer

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-117

  Dolbeault, Sylvie ^a,b,c,d,g   Bredart, Anne ^a,c   Mignot, Véronique ^a   Hardy, Patrick ^b,d,e   Gauvain Piquard, Annie ^f   Mandereau, Laurence ^g   Asselain, Bernard ^g   Medioni, Jacques ^g  

^a Unit of Medical Oncology   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^f INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^g INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Psychological distress; Psychometric performance; Quality of life; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 44449133208     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951508000187     Document Type: Article

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