TY - JOUR
KW - Emotional distress
KW - Primary caregiver
KW - Screening
KW - Scale
KW - Palliative care
KW - Scale development
KW - Advanced illness
KW - Terminal illness
AU - Joaquín T. Limonero
AU - Jorge Maté
AU - Dolors Mateo
AU - Jesús González-Barboteo
AU - Ramon Bayés
AU - Montserrat Bernaus
AU - Carme Casas
AU - Montserrat López
AU - Agustina Sirgo
AU - Silvia Viel
AU - Cruz Sánchez
AU - María José Gómez-Romero
AU - María Álvarez-Moleiro
AU - Joaquín Tomás-Sábado
AB - This paper presents the development of the Detection of Emotional Distress Scale in primary Caregivers (DED-C) of patients living with advanced disease or terminal illness who are receiving palliative care. The scale development process is described. For this purpose, literature has been reviewed and a theoretical framework of study as well as the characteristics of the screening tool have been established. The DED-C scale consists of 2 parts: 1) 3 questions addressed to primary caregivers, and 2) the health care professional s appreciation or observation of any external signs of emotional distress on behalf of the caregivers. The final scale was reviewed by experts and caregivers. The DED-C scale will be an appropriate tool for identifying caregivers’ emotional distress. We propose the systematic use of DED-C for early detection of and specific intervention on emotional distress.
IS - 2-3
N2 - This paper presents the development of the Detection of Emotional Distress Scale in primary Caregivers (DED-C) of patients living with advanced disease or terminal illness who are receiving palliative care. The scale development process is described. For this purpose, literature has been reviewed and a theoretical framework of study as well as the characteristics of the screening tool have been established. The DED-C scale consists of 2 parts: 1) 3 questions addressed to primary caregivers, and 2) the health care professional s appreciation or observation of any external signs of emotional distress on behalf of the caregivers. The final scale was reviewed by experts and caregivers. The DED-C scale will be an appropriate tool for identifying caregivers’ emotional distress. We propose the systematic use of DED-C for early detection of and specific intervention on emotional distress.
PB - Elsevier
PY - 2016
SP - 104
EP - 109
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Development of the DME-C: A scale for detecting emotional distress in primary caregivers of patients living with advanced illness or approaching end of their lives
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134793716300288
VL - 22
SN - 1134-7937
ER -