Cut points on 0-10 numeric rating scales for symptoms included in the edmonton symptom assessment scale in cancer patients: A systematic review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1083-1093

  Oldenmenger, Wendy H ^a   De Raaf, Pleun J ^a   De Klerk, Cora ^a   Van Der Rijt, Carin C D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diagnosis; Neoplasms; pain measurement; questionnaires; self report; signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; APPETITE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; EDMONTON SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT SCALE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84878851897     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.06.007     Document Type: Review

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