A Single Set of Numerical Cutpoints to Define Moderate and Severe Symptoms for the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-249

  Selby, Debbie ^a   Cascella, Alisa ^a   Gardiner, Kate ^a   Do, Randy ^a   Moravan, Veronika ^c   Myers, Jeff ^a   Chow, Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

cutpoints; ESAS; palliative care; symptom intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749093322     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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