The 'Distress Barometer': Validation of method of combining the Distress Thermometer with a rated complaint scale

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 534-542

  Bauwens, Sabien ^a   Baillon, C ^a   Distelmans, W ^a   Theuns, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Distress Thermometer; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; Oncology; Screening for distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORED COMPLAINT SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS BAROMETER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949095943     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1425     Document Type: Article

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