| Title |
The diagnostic role of a short screening tool—the distress thermometer: a meta-analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-014-2143-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Xuelei Ma, Jing Zhang, Wuning Zhong, Chi Shu, Fengtian Wang, Jianing Wen, Min Zhou, Yaxiong Sang, Yu Jiang, Lei Liu |
| Abstract |
The Distress Thermometer (the DT) is a commonly used screening tool to detect distress in cancer patients. This meta-analysis aims to examine the diagnostic role and the optimal cut-off score of the DT compared with various different reference standards. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 127 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 20 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 19% |
| Unknown | 25 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 20% |
| Psychology | 19 | 15% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 29 | 23% |
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