LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Escala numérica para evaluar síntomas espirituales en cuidados paliativos

Reyes, María Margarita; de Lima, Liliana; Taboada, Paulina; Villarroel, Luis; Vial, Juan de Dios; Blanco, Oscar; González, Rina; Parra, Irene; Toledo, Gemita; Bonati, Pilar; Nervi, Flavio.

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (6), 2017

Background: Spiritual issues are an important dimension of health care, but seldom addressed by professionals. Thus, a scale that assesses the presence and intensity of seven spiritual symptoms was developed. Aim: To validate the instrument in palliative care settings. Material and Methods: The spiritu...

Cuidados Paliativos/organización & administración, Espiritualidad, Estrés Psicológico/diagnóstico, Encuestas y Cuestionarios/normas, Evaluación de Síntomas/instrumentación, Estudios Transversales, Reproducibilidad de los Resultados

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Test-retest reliability of Brazilian version of Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale for assessing symptoms in cancer patients

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the test-retest reliability of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese. Methods The scale was applied in an interview format for 190 patients with various cancers type hospitalized in clinical and surgical sectors ...