Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Dec 2018
Measuring the Symptom Experience of Patients With Cancer in Indonesia: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Indonesian Version.
Little is known about cancer-related symptoms in terms of prevalence, severity, and distress among patients with cancer in Indonesia because of a lack of a valid and reliable scale. ⋯ The MSAS-I can assess physical and psychological symptoms during cancer treatment. In addition, the MSAS-I may facilitate in measuring the effectiveness of symptom management strategies.