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Friday, October 08, 2010

free full access: Health care providers (doctors and nurses) underestimate symptom intensities of cancer patients



Note: plain english format (easy to read) "The differences between patient and provider assessments can be caused by providers not being able to exactly interpret the patients' symptoms or that different instruments are used for patients and health care providers. Agreement on rating of symptoms was associated with demographic- and disease-related factors. Clinicians involved in care for patients with cancer should be aware of the potential factors associated with a risk of symptom underestimation."