Screening for distress in patients with primary brain tumor using distress thermometer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Screening for distress in patients with primary brain tumor using distress thermometer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Patients with primary brain tumors are reported to have an elevated level of distress prevalence, due to the functional sequelae and the unfavorable prognosis, but the estimated prevalence of this disorder varies among studies. The Distress Thermometer (DT) is widely used distres...

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Main Authors: Fangkun Liu, Jing Huang, Liyang Zhang, Fan Fan, Jindong Chen, Kun Xia, Zhixiong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Distress
Distress thermometer
Primary brain tumor
Glioblastoma
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-3990-9

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