The Social Difficulties Inventory (SDI): Development of subscales and scoring guidance for staff

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Wright, Penny ^a   Smith, Adam B ^b   Keding, Ada ^a   Velikova, Galina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; clinical utility; oncology; patient reported outcomes; social difficulties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DIFFICULTIES INVENTORY; SOCIAL DISTRESS SCALE; SOCIAL STRESS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650653533     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1705     Document Type: Article

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