Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (revised).

ESAS-r

What it measures

Severity of nine common symptoms in palliative and oncology care: pain, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, appetite, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, wellbeing, plus one optional patient-specified symptom.

Length and format

9 core plus 1 optional. 0-10 numerical rating per symptom (checklist/symptom inventory)

Language versions

~30+ languages; effectively the default symptom screen in palliative care services internationally

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Watanabe, S. M., Nekolaichuk, C., Beaumont, C., Johnson, L., Myers, J., & Strasser, F. (2011). A multicentre, cross-sectional study validating the revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 41(2), 456-468.