Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 61

Management of Cancer Symptoms: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue

File Inventory


Prepared by:

New England Medical Center EPC, Boston, MA
Investigators
   Daniel Carr, M.D.
   Leonidas Goudas, M.D., Ph.D.
   Donald Lawrence, M.D.
   William Pirl, M.D.
   Joseph Lau, M.D., EPC Director
   Deirdre DeVine, M. Litt., Project Manager
   Bruce Kupelnick, B.A., Research Associate
   Kimberly Miller, B.A., Research Assistant


File Name	Description			Software	Version	File	Size
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01front.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	34KB	4 pages
Contents: Title Page, Preface
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02abstr.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	26KB	2 pages
Contents: Abstract
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03conts.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	162KB	6 pages
Contents: Table of Contents
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04summ.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	53KB	8 pages
Contents: Summary: Overview, Reporting the Evidence, Methodology, Findings, Future Research
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05chap1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	144KB	11 pages
Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Cancer-related Pain; Cancer-related Depression; 
Cancer-related Fatigue
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06chap2.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	57KB	8 pages
Contents: Chapter 2. Methodology: Questions Formulated by the Planning Committee for the 
Conference; Topics Addressed in this Evidence Report; General Approach of this Evidence Report;
Literature Search; Selection of studies; Study size
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07chap3.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	924KB	70 pages
Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Prevalence; Assessment; Treatment
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08chap4.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	45KB	6 pages
Contents: Chapter 4. Conclusions: Prevalence; Assessment; Treatment
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09chap5.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	45KB	6 pages
Contents: Chapter 5. Future Research: Prevalence; Assessment; Treatment; Concurrency and 
Interactions between Pain, Depression and Fatigue
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10refs.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	188KB	23 pages
Contents: References and Bibliography
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11etbl1.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	52KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 1. Epidemiology of Cancer Pain - A Literature Update 1998-May 2001
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12etbl2.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	19KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 2. Cross-Sectional Studies on Prevalence of Major Depressive 
Disorders (MDD) Using DSM Criteria
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13etbl3.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	22KB	6 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 3. Cross-Sectional Studies on Prevalence of Significant Depressive 
Symptoms in Adults Using the HADS
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14etbl4.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	17KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 4. Depressive Symptoms in Children with Cancer
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15etbl5.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	17KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 5. Incidence of Depressive Symptoms in Adult Cancer Patients - HADS
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16etbl6.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	30KB	10 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 6. Prevalence of Fatigue in Cancer Patients
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17etbl7.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	19KB	4 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 7. Assessment of Depression in Adults: Direct Comparison of 
Instruments to Each Other or Standardized Interviews
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18etbl8.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	45KB	38 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 8. Assessment of Fatigue in Cancer Patients
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19etbl9.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	252KB	32 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 9. Randomized Controlled Trials on Drug Treatments for the 
Management of Cancer Pain
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20etbl10.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	108KB	6 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 10. Randomized Controlled Trials on the Efficacy of Bisphosphonates 
for the Management of Cancer Pain
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21etbl11.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	106KB	7 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 11. Randomized Controlled Trials on the Efficacy of Chemotherapeutic 
Agents for the Management of Cancer Pain
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22etbl12.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	85KB	7 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 12. Randomized Controlled Trials on the Efficacy of Radiation 
Treatments for the Management of Cancer Pain
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23etbl13.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	108KB	6 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 13. Randomized Controlled Trials on Cognitive Behavioral and 
Other Interventions for the Management of Cancer Pain
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24etbl14.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	22KB	8 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 14. Psychopharmacologic Studies of Treatment of Depression in 
Cancer. Double-blind Randomized Control Trials
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25etbl15.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	16KB	2 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 15. Meta-analyses on Effects of Psychological Interventions on 
Depressive Symptoms in Cancer Patients
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26etbl16.xls	Microsoft Excel® Worksheet	MS Excel®	2002	26KB	8 pages
Contents: Evidence Table 16. RCTs of Treatment of Fatigue in Cancer Patients
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27appa.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	35KB	4 pages
Contents: Appendix A. Abbreviations
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28appb.doc	Microsoft Word® Document	MS Word®	2002	27KB	3 pages
Contents: Appendix B. Glossary
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AHRQ Publication No. 02-E032
Current as of July 2002


Internet Citation:

Management of Cancer Symptoms: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 61. AHRQ Publication No. 02-E032, July 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/casyminv.htm


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