Development of the Adolescent Cancer Suffering Scale

BACKGROUND: While mortality due to pediatric cancer has decreased, suffering has increased due to complex and lengthy treatments. Cancer in adolescence has repercussions on personal and physical development. Although suffering can impede recovery, there is no validated scale in French or English to...

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Main Authors: Christelle Khadra, Sylvie Le May, Isabelle Tremblay, France Dupuis, Chantal Cara, Geneviève Mercier, Marie France Vachon, Jacinthe Lachance Fiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/645367
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spelling doaj-art-7da602c034924892bdd66cfd643a80bc2025-02-03T01:30:37ZengWileyPain Research and Management1203-67652015-01-0120421321910.1155/2015/645367Development of the Adolescent Cancer Suffering ScaleChristelle Khadra0Sylvie Le May1Isabelle Tremblay2France Dupuis3Chantal Cara4Geneviève Mercier5Marie France Vachon6Jacinthe Lachance Fiola7Faculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFaculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFaculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFaculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaFaculty of Nursing, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBACKGROUND: While mortality due to pediatric cancer has decreased, suffering has increased due to complex and lengthy treatments. Cancer in adolescence has repercussions on personal and physical development. Although suffering can impede recovery, there is no validated scale in French or English to measure suffering in adolescents with cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/645367
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