Screening for cognitive symptoms among cancer patients during chemotherapy: Sensitivity and specificity of a single item self-report cognitive change score.

Joanna E FardellVictoria BrayMelanie L BellBrooke RabeHaryana M Dhillon Janette L Vardy

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2022)

We found a single item question asking about cognitive change has acceptable discrimination between patients with self-reported normal and low CF when compared to other more comprehensive self-report measures of cognitive symptoms. Further validation work is required.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
squamous cell carcinoma
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
psychometric properties
rectal cancer