. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 5.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2016 Sep 29;69(1):117–128. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.07.031

Table 2.

Examples of Validated Symptom Assessment Scores for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

Assessment Tool	Description
Modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System^98,99	11 symptoms over the past 3 d; scores of 0–10
I-Palliative Care Outcome Score-Renal¹⁰⁰	17 symptoms in the past wk; scores of 0–5; includes open fields
Dialysis Symptom Index¹⁰¹	30 symptoms over the past wk; scores of 1–5