Evaluation of psychometric properties of needs assessment tools in cancer patients: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although a wide range of needs assessment tools for cancer patients have been developed, no standardized and commonly accepted instruments were recommended to use in clinical care. This systematic review was conducted to assess the quality of psychometric properties of needs assessment tools among cancer patients in order to help oncology healthcare professionals select the most appropriate needs assessment tools in routine clinical practice.

Methods

Searches were conducted in the electronic databases of PUBMED from 1966, CINAHL from 1960, EMBASE from 1980 and PsychINFO from 1967 as well as additional sources. The quality of psychometric properties of the recruited needs assessment tools was evaluated using the agreed quality criteria for measurement properties of

SUBMITTER: Tian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324833 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature