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Does the medical record cover the symptoms experienced by cancer patients receiving palliative care? A comparison of the record and patient self-rating.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2001 March
The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which the symptoms experienced by advanced cancer patients were covered by the medical records. Fifty-eight patients participated in the study. On the day of first encounter with our palliative care department, a medical history was taken, and on this or the following day, the patients completed the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The symptomatology reported in the patient-completed questionnaires was compared with the symptomatology mentioned by the physician in the medical record. The analysis revealed good concordance concerning pain, but most other symptoms or problems were reported much more often by patients than by their doctors. Reasons for these discrepancies are discussed. It is suggested that the doctor's knowledge of the patient's symptomatology might gain from more systematic screening and transfer of information from patient self-assessment questionnaires to the medical records.
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