The initial development of an item bank to assess and screen for psychological distress in cancer patients.

Psychological distress is a common problem among cancer patients. Despite the large number of instruments that have been developed to assess distress, their utility remains disappointing. This study aimed to use Rasch models to develop an item-bank which would provide the basis for better means of a...

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Main Authors: Smith, AB, Rush, R, Velikova, G, Wall, L, Wright, E, Stark, D, Selby, P, Sharpe, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007