Characterizing distress, the 6th vital sign, in an oncology pain clinic

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Waller, Amy ^a   Groff, S L ^a   Hagen, N ^b   Bultz, B D ^a,b   Carlson, L E ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common problems; Fatigue; Neoplasms; Oncology; Pain; Screening for distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 84859454633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.882     Document Type: Article

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