The Brazilian Version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) Is a Feasible, Valid and Reliable Instrument for the Measurement of Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Patients

To develop and validate a Portuguese version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) in Brazilian patients with advanced cancer. The ESAS was translated and then back translated into Portuguese in accordance with international guidelines. The final version was approved by an Expert Committe...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 10; no. 7; p. e0132073
Main Authors:	Paiva, Carlos Eduardo, Manfredini, Luciana Lopes, Paiva, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro, Hui, David, Bruera, Eduardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 08-07-2015 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adaptation Anxiety Brazil Cancer Cancer patients Consistency Convergence Correlation Correlation coefficient Correlation coefficients Demography Depression (Mood disorder) Evaluation Feasibility studies Female Hospitals Humans Male Measurement Measuring instruments Mental depression Metastasis Middle Aged Neoplasm Staging Neoplasms - diagnosis Neoplasms - pathology Oncology Palliative care Patients Psychometrics Quality of life Quantitative psychology Reliability Reproducibility of Results Sleep and wakefulness Sleepiness Surveys and Questionnaires Symptom Assessment Translations Brazil
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