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The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System 25 Years Later: Past, Present, and Future Developments

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Hui, David, Bruera, Eduardo·2017·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

DOI 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.370PMC PMC5337174

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Context Routine symptom assessment represents the cornerstone of symptom management. Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is one of the first quantitative symptom assessment batteries that allows for simple and rapid documentation of multiple patient-reported symptoms at the same time.Objectives To discuss the historical development of ESAS, its current uses in different settings, and future developments.Methods Narrative review.Results Since its development in 1991, ESAS has been psychometrically validated and translated into over 20 languages. We will discuss the variations, advantages, and limitations with ESAS. From the clinical perspective, ESAS is now commonly used for symptom screening and longitudinal monitoring in patients seen by palliative care, oncology, nephrology, and other disciplines in both inpatient and outpatient settings. From the research perspective, ESAS has offered important insights into the nature of symptom trajectory, symptom clusters, and symptom modulators. Furthermore, multiple clinical studies have incorporated ESAS as a study outcome and documented the impact of various interventions on symptom burden. On the horizon, multiple groups are actively investigating further refinements to ESAS, such as incorporating it in electronic health records, using ESAS as a trigger for palliative care referral, and coupling ESAS with personalized symptom goals to optimize symptom response assessment.Conclusion ESAS has evolved over the past 25 years to become an important symptom assessment instrument in both clinical practice and research. Future efforts are needed to standardize this tool and explore its full potential to support symptom management.

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Authors: Hui, D., & Bruera, E.
Affiliations: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author: Hui, David
ORCID: Hui, David
Bruera, Eduardo
Venue: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-03
Volume: 53
Issue: 3
Pages: 630-643
ISSN: 0885-3924 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.10.370
PMC: PMC5337174
OpenAlex: W2563130015
Cited by: 795
References: 129
Citations by year: 2026: 94 · 2025: 112 · 2024: 116 · 2023: 111 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 109 · 2020: 70 · 2019: 48 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 10
FWCI: 5.49
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (publishedVersion)
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PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: American Cancer Society Mentored Research
Applied and Clinical Research (MRSG-14-1418-01-CCE)
National Institutes of Health (R21CA186000-01A1)
Andrew Sabin Family Fellowship
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
Keywords: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, symptom assessment, patient-reported symptoms, symptom screening, symptom monitoring, symptom trajectories, symptom clusters, symptom burden, palliative care, psychometric validation, electronic health records, palliative care referral
MeSH terms: Humans, Severity of Illness Index, Symptom Assessment

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