2009
The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer
Jeon S, Given CW, Sikorskii A, Given B. The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2009, 38: 606-614. PMID: 19699052, PMCID: PMC2761530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.02.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom managementIntervention contactsSeverity scoreClinical trialsCancer symptom management trialsLikelihood ratioUtility of screeningSeverity of symptomsDesign of trialsSymptom management trialsPost-test probabilityReceipt of interventionTrial entryCancer patientsPatientsTrial designSymptomsDiscriminative accuracyRating ScaleTrialsSeverityCharacteristic curveManagement trialsCancerIntervention
2007
Establishing Mild, Moderate, and Severe Scores for Cancer-Related Symptoms: How Consistent and Clinically Meaningful Are Interference-Based Severity Cut-Points?
Given B, Given CW, Sikorskii A, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Champion V, Decker D. Establishing Mild, Moderate, and Severe Scores for Cancer-Related Symptoms: How Consistent and Clinically Meaningful Are Interference-Based Severity Cut-Points? Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2007, 35: 126-135. PMID: 18158231, PMCID: PMC2635012, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research