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Modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Including Constipation and Sleep: Validation in Outpatients With Cancer
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edmonton symptom assessment system esas measures severity nine symptoms constipation sleep disturbance common patients cancer currently included esasto validate numerical rating scale nrs versions esas revised version esasr additional symptoms constipation sleep cs assess patient preference either versionoutpatients advanced cancer n 202 completed three assessments single clinic visit esascs added time window past 24 hours esasrcs time window symptom definitions memorial symptom assessment scale msas internal consistency calculated using cronbachs alpha paired ttests compared esascs esasrcs scores correlated msas using spearman correlation coefficients testretest reliability 24 hours assessed 26 patientsesascs esasrcs total scores correlated well total msas spearmans rho 062 064 respectively correlation individual symptoms msas symptoms ranged 054080 esascs 052074 esasrcs although participants preferred esasrcs format 428 vs 186 greater clarity understandability past 24 hours time window 528 favored 213 shortness breath nausea correlated better past 24 hours time window 08 072 vs 074 064 esasrcs respectively 24hour testretest esascs demonstrated acceptable reliability intraclass correlation coefficient 069the esascs esasrcs nrs versions valid reliable measuring symptoms population outpatients advanced cancer although esasrcs preferred patients favored 24hour time window esascs also may best characterize fluctuating symptoms