Validation of a modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist for use with cancer patients in the United States

Kevin D Stein; Maxine Denniston; Frank Baker; Mary Dent; Danette M Hann; Sally Bushhouse; Michele West

doi:10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00321-X

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Validation of a modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist for use with cancer patients in the United States

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Validation of a modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist for use with cancer patients in the United States

Kevin D Stein, Maxine Denniston, Frank Baker, Mary Dent, Danette M Hann, Sally Bushhouse and Michele West

Journal of pain and symptom management, Vol.26(5), pp.975-989

2003

DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00321-X

PMID: 14585549

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Abstract

The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) is a well-known instrument for the assessment of symptom-related distress among cancer patients. Despite its broad application, the utility of the RSCL with patients of some cancers is hindered by the omission of several important physical symptoms and methodological limitations of previous validation studies. The aims of the present study were to modify the RSCL through the addition of several physical symptoms and to subsequently validate the modified version of the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL-M) with a heterogeneous sample of cancer patients from the United States. A total of 1,005 male and female cancer patients from two midwestern states completed the RSCL-M and several other self-report instruments. Results indicated that the RSCL-M is a reliable and valid instrument for use with cancer patients in the United States and is sensitive to differences in physical distress across groups expected to have distinct symptom-related distress profiles. © 2003 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. © 2003 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Title: Subtitle: Validation of a modified Rotterdam Symptom Checklist for use with cancer patients in the United States
Creators: Kevin D Stein - American Cancer Society
Maxine Denniston - American Cancer Society Behavioral Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia
Frank Baker - American Cancer Society Behavioral Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia
Mary Dent - American Cancer Society Behavioral Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia
Danette M Hann - American Cancer Society Behavioral Research Center, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia
Sally Bushhouse - Minnesota Department of Health
Michele West - State Health Registry of Iowa, Iowa Cioty, Iowa, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of pain and symptom management, Vol.26(5), pp.975-989
Publisher: Elsevier Science
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(03)00321-X
PMID: 14585549
ISSN: 0885-3924
eISSN: 1873-6513
Language: English
Date published: 2003
Academic Unit: Epidemiology
Record Identifier: 9984368220102771

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