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Inter-rater reliability of proxy simple symptom assessment scale between physician and nurse: a hospital-based palliative care team setting
European Journal of Cancer Care, 09/08/09

Miyashita M et al. – Symptom management in palliative care requires reliable symptom assessment. The authors assessed the inter–rater reliability of a simple proxy symptom–assessment scale using the Japanese version of the Support Team Assessment Schedule (STAS–J) in a hospital–based palliative care team (HPCT) setting. In conclusion, the symptom item of the STAS–J had high inter–rater reliability.

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Quantifying the impact of standardized assessment and symptom management tools on symptoms associated with cancer-induced anorexia cachexia syndrome
Palliative Medicine, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Validating the Incontinence Symptom Severity Index: A Self-Assessment Instrument for Voiding Symptom Severity in Women
The Journal of Urology, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Anxiety Interacts With Expressed Emotion Criticism in the Prediction of Psychotic Symptom Exacerbation
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Menopausal symptoms in women undergoing chemotherapy-induced and natural menopause: a prospective controlled study
Annals of Oncology, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Multi-detector Computer Tomography Angiography in the Initial Assessment of Patients Acutely Suspected of Having Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture
Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 10/13/09 Relevance Score: 67%