Screening for Distress and Depression in Cancer Patients: Is Ultrashort Depression Screening a Valid Measure in the UK? A Prospective Validation Study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 234-243

  Low, Joseph ^a   Gessler, Sue ^b   Williams, Rachael ^a   Daniells, Emma ^a   Brough, Veronica ^a   Tookman, Adrian ^a   Jones, Louise ^a  

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

^b Napolitano and Prof David)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; psychological distress; receiver operating characteristic analysis; Sensitivity; specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; THERMOMETER; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 67651155808     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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