Validating the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) Total Symptom Distress Score (TSDS)

Taylan Gurgenci, Seunghun Lee, Lachlan Webb, Anita Pelecanos, Dominic Eu, Claire Stokes, Phillip Good

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.009
Published: 2026-08
Container: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.009,
  title = {Validating the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) Total Symptom Distress Score (TSDS)},
  author = {Taylan Gurgenci and Seunghun Lee and Lachlan Webb and Anita Pelecanos and Dominic Eu and Claire Stokes and Phillip Good},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Pain and Symptom Management},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.009},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.009}
}

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AU  - Taylan Gurgenci
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AU  - Dominic Eu
AU  - Claire Stokes
AU  - Phillip Good
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JO  - Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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Gurgenci, T., Lee, S., Webb, L., Pelecanos, A., Eu, D., Stokes, C., & Good, P. (2026). Validating the Minimal Clinically Important Difference for the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) Total Symptom Distress Score (TSDS). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.009

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