CONTEXT: To improve the management of cancer-related symptoms, systematic screening
is necessary, often performed by using 0–10 numeric rating scales. Cut points are used to …

Defining cut points (CPs) for varying levels of pain intensity is important for assessing
changes in patient's functional status, and guiding the development and evaluation of …

Fatigue is the most common symptom experienced by patients during the cancer trajectory
from diagnosis to the end of life and is defined as a distressing, persistent, subjective sense …

BACKGROUND The effective management of fatigue in patients with cancer requires a clear
delineation of what constitutes nontrivial fatigue. The authors defined numeric cutpoints for …

Technology‐aided remote interventions for poorly controlled symptoms may improve cancer
symptom outcomes. In a randomized controlled trial, the efficacy of an automated symptom …

BACKGROUND A set of common cancer‐related and treatment‐related symptoms has been
proposed for quality of care assessment and clinical research. Using data from a large …

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined risk for severe symptoms during early cancer
survivorship. By using baseline data from the American Cancer Society's Study of Cancer …

Background Many cancer patients suffer from cancer-related fatigue (CRF) both during and
after their treatment. CRF can arise at any point in the course of the disease and can be …

Background Although the use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) has increased
markedly, clinical interpretation of scores remains lacking. We developed a method to …

Abstract Context. In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a
draft Guidance for Industry on the use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) Measures in …