Screening for distress in patients with brain cancer using the NCCN's rapid screening measure

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 621-625

  Keir, Stephen T ^a   Calhoun Eagan, Roberta D ^a   Swartz, Jonas J ^a   Saleh, Oussama A ^a   Friedman, Henry S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Brain tumor; Distress; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; THERMOMETER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 48249123185     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1271     Document Type: Article

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