Distress screening in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSCT) caregivers and patients.

ABSTRACT:

Unlabelled

Family caregivers of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients are at risk for experiencing significant psychological distress yet screening caregivers has not been well studied.

Objective

This analysis explored the psychometric characteristics of the Distress Thermometer (DT) by examining its relationship, sensitivity, and specificity relative to the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18) and the Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory (MFSI) in a sample of allogeneic HSCT caregivers and patients.

Methods

Longitudinal data were drawn from an ongoing intervention study for HSCT caregivers and patients. Data from one hundred and fifty-six English-speaking adults where patients (n = 65) were receiving their first allogeneic HSCT with at le

SUBMITTER: Bevans M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3105246 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature