Measuring death-related anxiety in advanced cancer: Preliminary psychometrics of the death and dying distress scale

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Lo, Christopher ^a,b,c   Hales, Sarah ^a,b,c   Zimmermann, Camilla ^a,d   Gagliese, Lucia ^a,b,e   Rydall, Anne ^a,b   Rodin, Gary ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; death anxiety; death distress; measurement; psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEATH; DEATH AND DYING DISTRESS SCALE; DEATH RELATED ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80053365403     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318230e1fd     Document Type: Article

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