Measuring Symptom Distress in Palliative Care: Psychometric Properties of the Symptom Assessment Scale (SAS)

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar M. Aoun ◽  
Leanne Monterosso ◽  
Linda J. Kristjanson ◽  
Ruth McConigley
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Symptom Distress ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Symptom Assessment Scale

Development and Validation of a Modified Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale in a Flemish Palliative Care Population

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 475-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Claessens ◽  
Johan Menten ◽  
Paul Schotsmans ◽  
Bert Broeckaert
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale ◽  
The Face ◽  
Palliative Care Units ◽  
Symptom Assessment Scale ◽  
Development And Validation

Palliative cancer patients are faced with multiple symptoms that threaten their quality of life. To manage these symptoms, a reliable and valid way of registration is crucial. In this study, the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) has been translated, modified, and tested on content, face, criterion, construct validity, and internal consistency for patients admitted to Flemish palliative care units. These aspects are tested in a descriptive, comparative, longitudinal study based on 3 convenience samples. The first consisted of 8 palliative care experts. The second sample checked the face validity and consisted of 4 patients, 5 family members, and 5 nurses. The last sample involved 23 patients admitted to 3 Flemish palliative care units. Heedful of the “new-wave” vision on validity, the translated and altered ESAS seemed a suitable instrument for the symptom assessment of patients with cancer admitted to a palliative care unit.

The use of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) within a palliative care unit in the UK

1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Rees ◽  
Janet Hardy ◽  
Julie Ling ◽  
Karen Broadley ◽  
Roger A'Hern
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Assessment Scale ◽  
Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale ◽  
Symptom Assessment Scale ◽  
The Uk
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