Family caregiver emotional distress in advanced cancer: the DME-C scale psychometric properties.

Joaquim T Limonero Jorge Maté-Méndez María José Gómez-Romero Dolors Mateo-Ortega Jesús González-BarboteoMontserrat BernausMontserrat López-PostigoAgustina SirgoSilvia VielCruz Sánchez-JulveRamon BayésXavier Gómez-Batiste Joaquín Tomás-Sábado

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2020)

The DME-C displays good psychometric properties. It is simple, short, reliable and easy to administer. We believe that the instrument is useful for the detection of emotional distress in the family caregivers of hospitalised patients suffering from end-stage illnesses and receiving PC.

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
advanced cancer
end stage renal disease
palliative care
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
peritoneal dialysis
label free