@article{171,
  keywords = {Emotional distress, Primary caregiver, Screening, Scale, Palliative care, Scale development, Advanced illness, Terminal illness},
  author = {Joaquín T. Limonero and Jorge Maté and Dolors Mateo and Jesús González-Barboteo and Ramon Bayés and Montserrat Bernaus and Carme Casas and Montserrat López and Agustina Sirgo and Silvia Viel and Cruz Sánchez and María José Gómez-Romero and María Álvarez-Moleiro and Joaquín Tomás-Sábado},
  title = {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},
  abstract = {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.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés},
  volume = {22},
  number = {2-3},
  pages = {104-109},
  month = {jul},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  issn = {1134-7937},
  url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134793716300288},
  doi = {10.1016/J.ANYES.2016.09.001},
}