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Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Revised (ESAS-r)

 

 

Developed in 1991 - Revised in 2011
The revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r) replaces the ESAS
 

Author(s)

Bruera Eduardo

 

Purpose

  • Pathology:

Neoplasms

  • Disease:

Generic for neoplasms

  • Objective:

To assist in the assessment of nine common symptoms in palliative care patients

  • Population for intended use:

Terminal patients

[ Specific for terminal patients ]

 
 

Characteristics

  • Type of instrument:

Signs and symptoms

  • Administration mode:

Caregiver-administered

Proxy-administered

Proxy-rated

Self-administered

[ It is preferable for the patient to provide ratings of symptom severity by himself/herseIf.
If the patient cannot independently provide ratings of symptom severity but can still provide input (e.g. when the patient is mildly cognitively impaired), then the ESAS-r is completed with the assistance of a caregiver.
If the patient cannot participate in the symptom assessment at all, or refuses to do so, the ESAS-r is completed by the caregiver alone ]

  • Number of items:

10

  • Recall/Observation period:

Now

 
 

Language(s)

  • Original language:

English for the USA

  • List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.
This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors.

ESAS-r

German for Switzerland

ESAS

Afrikaans* English for New Zealand* Italian for Italy* Russian for Russia*
Arabic for Israel* English for South Africa* Japanese for Japan* Spanish for Argentina*
Czech* French for Canada* Mandarin for China* Spanish for Spain*
Danish for Denmark* French for France* Polish for Poland* Spanish for the USA*
Dutch for the Netherlands* German for Germany* Portuguese for Brazil* Swedish for Sweden*
English for Australia* Hebrew* Portuguese for Portugal* Turkish for Turkey*
English for Canada* Hungarian* Russian for Israel*

* Performed by the MAPI Institute

 

Bibliographic reference(s) of the original questionnaire

 

Watanabe SM, Nekolaichuk C, Beaumont C, Johnson L, Myers J, Strasser F. A multicenter study comparing two numerical versions of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in palliative care patients. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011 Feb;41(2):456-68 (PubMed abstract)

Chang VT, Hwang SS, Feuerman M. Validation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale. Cancer. 2000 May 1;88(9):2164-71(PubMed abstract)

Bruera E, Kuehn N, Miller MJ, Selmser P, Macmillan K. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): a simple method for the assessment of palliative care patients. J Palliat Care. 1991 Summer;7(2):6-9 (PubMed abstract)

Last update: April 2012

Last update in collaboration with the author: May 2008