A distress thermometer with a cutoff score of ≥ 6 is the optimal point to identify highly distressed patients with advanced cancer stages in resource-limited countries without palliative care services

A distress thermometer with a cutoff score of ≥ 6 is the optimal point to identify highly distressed patients with advanced cancer stages in resource-limited countries without palliative care services

PurposeAlthough the distress thermometer (DT) scale has been widely validated and used in different cancer types and settings, an optimal cutoff score of DT is not defined to screen advanced cancer patients. The study aimed to define the optimal DT’s cutoff score among advanced cancer patients in re...

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Main Authors: Hammoda Abu-Odah, Alex Molassiotis, Justina Yat Wa Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
advanced cancer patients
distress thermometer
healthcare system
palliative care
screening
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.970164/full

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