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Stein Kaasa
Researcher at Oslo University Hospital
Publications - 511
Citations - 65272
Stein Kaasa is an academic researcher from Oslo University Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 100, co-authored 490 publications receiving 56411 citations. Previous affiliations of Stein Kaasa include University of Oslo & University of Gothenburg.
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The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ-C30: A Quality-of-Life Instrument for Use in International Clinical Trials in Oncology
Neil K. Aaronson,Sam H Ahmedzai,Bengt Bergman,Monika Bullinger,Ann Cull,Nicole Duez,Antonio Filiberti,Henning Flechtner,Stewart B. Fleishman,Johanna C. J. M. de Haes,Stein Kaasa,M. Klee,David Osoba,Darius Razavi,Peter B. Rofe,Simon Schraub,Kommer C. A. Sneeuw,Marianne Sullivan,Fumikazu Takeda +18 more
TL;DR: The reliability and validity of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire were highly consistent across the three language-cultural groups studied: patients from English-speaking countries, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe.
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Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus
Kenneth C. H. Fearon,Florian Strasser,Stefan D. Anker,Ingvar Bosaeus,Eduardo Bruera,Robin L. Fainsinger,Aminah Jatoi,Charles L. Loprinzi,Neil MacDonald,Giovanni Mantovani,Mellar P. Davis,Maurizio Muscaritoli,Faith D. Ottery,Lukas Radbruch,Paula Ravasco,Declan Walsh,Andrew Wilcock,Stein Kaasa,Vickie E. Baracos +18 more
TL;DR: A framework exists on a framework for the definition and classification of cancer cachexia, a multifactorial syndrome defined by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass that cannot be fully reversed by conventional nutritional support and leads to progressive functional impairment.
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Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries: Results from the IQOLA Project
Barbara Gandek,John E. Ware,Neil K. Aaronson,Giovanni Apolone,Jakob B. Bjorner,John Brazier,Monika Bullinger,Stein Kaasa,Alain Leplège,Luis Prieto,Marianne Sullivan +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the SF-12 and SF-36 summary measures in nine European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom).
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Studies Comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for Assessment of Pain Intensity in Adults: A Systematic Literature Review
Marianne Jensen Hjermstad,Marianne Jensen Hjermstad,Peter Fayers,Peter Fayers,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Augusto Caraceni,Geoffrey Hanks,Jon Håvard Loge,Jon Håvard Loge,Robin L. Fainsinger,Nina Aass,Nina Aass,Stein Kaasa +13 more
TL;DR: NRSs are applicable for unidimensional assessment of PI in most settings, and whether the variability in anchors and response options directly influences the numerical scores needs to be empirically tested.
Book
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
Geoffrey Hanks,Nathan I. Cherny,Nicholas A. Christakis,Marie Fallon,Stein Kaasa,Russell K. Portenoy +5 more
TL;DR: The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine 4Ed - Libros de Medicina - Oncologia general - 95,00 as mentioned in this paper, with a focus on cancer.