Screening for distress in patients with cancer: methodologic considerations

Current Oncology

S. Lebel¹  A. Feldstain²  M. Bélanger¹  C. Tomei¹ 

[1] University of Ottawa;University of OttawaÉlisabeth-Bruyère Hospital

关键词: Screening for Distress;    Validation;    ESAS;    Distress Thermometer;    Canadian Problem Checklist;   

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学科分类：肿瘤学

来源: Multimed, Inc.

【 摘 要 】

Distress has been declared the 6th vital sign in Canadian cancer care. Accordingly, health care professionals in Canada are expected to screen for distress in patients with cancer, for which a toolkit has been developed. Identifying patients who may be in need of further resources has the potential to improve quality of care because those patients are more likely to have their existing distress identified and to be referred for appropriate follow-up services. The present article briefly reviews the background literature and the validation of the measures in the toolkit, and highlights future directions for methodologic validation of the toolkit for use according to the protocol.

【 授权许可】

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