Abstract The Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) is a
34-item self-report measure designed to monitor changes in psychiatric patients. It has been …

Objective In this study, the authors investigated the psychometric properties of a modified
version of the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC)–a self‐report instrument …

Abstract Aim The Somatic Symptom Disorder–B Criteria Scale (SSD-12) assesses the
psychological features of DSM-5 somatic symptom disorder. The purpose of the current …

PURPOSE The Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions (ABCC) tool was developed to
improve care by facilitating shared decision making and self-management. It assesses and …

Objective Self-reported symptom questionnaires are often used for identifying individuals
with functional somatic disorders (FSD) in epidemiological research. Studies on their validity …

Psychological distress is an important and frequent health problem. The Brief Symptom
Inventory (BSI) allows screening for psychological distress in clinical, general and research …

Abstract Purpose The Patient Health Questionnaire–15 (PHQ-15) and the Somatic Symptom
Scale–8 (SSS-8) are self-report measures which assess somatic symptom burden. The …

Background Patients with multiple functional somatic syndromes show markedly reduced
functioning and numerous somatic symptoms that cannot be explained by conventionally …

Objetives The aim of this study is to compare three indicators of psychological distress (PD)
on the strength of their association with subjective (or perceived) health and to analyse to …

Introduction The number of people that have one or multiple condition (s) with a chronic
course is rising, which consequently challenges healthcare systems. Healthcare geared to …