What do symptom scores mean: Observations on discrepancies when defining symptoms using words and numbers

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 435-438

  Gill, Ashlinder ^a   Daines, Patricia ^a   Selby, Debbie ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; ESAS; Patient self report; Symptom assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; SEMANTICS; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 78049465760     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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