Prospective Study of Use of Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Versus Routine Symptom Management During Weekly Radiation Treatment Visits.
Goyal UD, Riegert K, Davuluri R, Ong S, Yi SK, Dougherty ST, Hsu CC. Prospective Study of Use of Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale Versus Routine Symptom Management During Weekly Radiation Treatment Visits. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1029-e1035. PMID: 32384015, DOI: 10.1200/jop.19.00465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdmonton Symptom Assessment ScaleImproved symptom severitySymptom managementSymptom severityPostintervention groupTreatment visitsInstitutional quality improvement projectSeverity of painLoss of appetiteSymptom Assessment ScaleMultivariate logistic regressionQuality improvement projectPreintervention groupPain medicationPatient's symptomsCommon symptomsProspective studyAppetite stimulantIndependent associationProvider assessmentPhysician reviewMost physiciansTherapeutic interventionsAssessment ScaleLogistic regression