The factor structure and use of the Demoralization Scale (DS-IT) in Italian cancer patients.

Luigi GrassiAnna CostantiniDavid KissaneSerena BrunettiRosangela CarusoGiulia PiazzaPaolo MarchettiSilvana SabatoMaria Giulia Nanni

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2017)

The study presents further evidence that demoralization is a significant clinical condition and that the DS-IT demonstrates satisfactory levels of validity and reliability to support its use in patients in the ambulatory cancer setting.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
blood pressure
papillary thyroid
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
young adults
squamous cell
childhood cancer