The validity of the distress thermometer in prostate cancer populations

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-203

  Chambers, Suzanne K ^a,b,c,d   Zajdlewicz, Leah ^b   Youlden, Danny R ^b   Holland, Jimmie C ^e   Dunn, Jeff ^a,b,f  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

distress screening; distress thermometer; prostate cancer; psychosocial care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATIZATION; VALIDITY; VERY ELDERLY;

DISTRESS SCREENING; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84892796555     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3391     Document Type: Article

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