Screening for distress in cancer patients: Is the distress thermometer a valid measure in the UK and does it measure change over time? A prospective validation study

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 538-547

  Gessler, Sue ^a   Low, J ^b   Daniells, E ^b   Williams, R ^b   Brough, V ^c   Tookman, A ^c   Jones, L ^b  

^a Napolitano and Prof David)   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Oncology; Psychological distress; Screening; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION VARIABLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOMETER; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 48249090444     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1273     Document Type: Article

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