Online screening for distress, the 6th vital sign, in newly diagnosed oncology outpatients: Randomised controlled trial of computerised vs personalised triage

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-625

  Carlson, L E ^a,b   Waller, A ^b   Groff, S L ^a   Zhong, L ^b   Bultz, B D ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

6th vital sign; screening for distress; triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN AND FATIGUE THERMOMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREEN FOR CANCER;

ALGORITHMS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPUTERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 84864865152     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.309     Document Type: Article

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