Suffering assessment: A review of available instruments for use in palliative care

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-142

  Krikorian, Alicia ^a   Limonero, Joaquín T ^b   Corey, Matthew T ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MENTAL STRESS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUFFERING; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873681056     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0370     Document Type: Article

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