Adult, ambulatory patients (N = 452) with all stages of cancer were included. Three pain measures were evaluated: two items from the Symptom Distress Scale (frequency [SDSF] and intensity [SDSI]) and ...

(Reuters Health) - Asking patients in the emergency room to rate their pain on a visual scale or to rank it from zero to 10 doesn’t really convey what the patient is feeling, suggests a study from ...

The setting and baseline data collection have been previously reported in full detail. [8] In short, data collection was part of the daily clinical routine in a secondary care outpatient department ...

Can pain intensity scores predict psychosocial outcomes longitudinally? This study examines that question. Psychological distress and disability may be prudent targets for intervention to effectively ...

Show More University of Virginia School of Nursing, Charlottesville, VA; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Phyllis F. Cantor Center for Research in Nursing and Patient Care Services; and Harvard Medical ...