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Assessing symptom distress in cancer patients

Cancer · 2000 · Vol. 89(7) · pp. 1634–1646

Charles S. Cleeland✉(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Tito R. Mendoza(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Xin Shelley Wang(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Chyi Chou(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)M. Härle(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Marilyn Morrissey(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)Martha C. Engstrom(The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center)

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Abstract

The core items of the MDASI accounted for the majority of symptom distress reported by cancer patients in active treatment and those who were followed after treatment. The MDASI should prove useful for symptom surveys, clinical trials, and patient monitoring, and its format should allow Internet or telephone administration.

Pain Management and Opioid Use Cancer survivorship and care Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicineDistressCancerIntensive care medicineOncologyInternal medicineClinical psychology