Comparing the distress thermometer (DT) with the patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-2 for screening for possible cases of depression among patients newly diagnosed with advanced cancer

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparing the distress thermometer (DT) with the patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-2 for screening for possible cases of depression among patients newly diagnosed with advanced cancer

AU - Lazenby, Mark

AU - Dixon, Jane

AU - Bai, Mei

AU - McCorkle, Ruth

N1 - Distress screening guidelines call for rapid screening for emotional distress at the time of cancer diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to examine the distress thermometer's (DT) ability to screen in patients in treatment for advanced cancer who may be depressed.

PY - 2014/2/1

Y1 - 2014/2/1

UR - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/palliative-and-supportive-care/article/comparing-the-distress-thermometer-dt-with-the-patient-health-questionnaire-phq-2-for-screening-for-possible-cases-of-depression-among-patients-newly-diagnosed-with-advanced-cancer/BA015C2228A8EFF23085DDB5666CB5A0

U2 - 10.1017/S1478951513000394

DO - 10.1017/S1478951513000394

M3 - Article

VL - 12

JO - Palliative & Supportive Care

JF - Palliative & Supportive Care

ER -