A review of the reliability and validity of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System

Current Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-64

  Richardson, L A ^a   Jones, Glenn W ^b,c  

^a CREDIT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ESAS; Reliability; Review; Symptom screening; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACE VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLBEING;

EID: 65749084051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v16i1.261     Document Type: Review

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