The sixth vital sign in diabetes.

White paper: "walking speed: the sixth vital sign".

The effect of Orientation technique on vital sign and anxiety level of patients undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Background: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is stressful for the patient. Aim:  to determine the influence of Orientation technique on anxiety levels and pulse rate in patients before ERCP in Talaghni hospital in 2011. Method: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial which carried out on 70 subjects with gastrointe...

The NCCN guideline for distress management: a case for making distress the sixth vital sign.

Assessing Psychological Toxicity and Patient-Reported Distress as the Sixth Vital Sign in Cancer Care and Clinical Trials.

As the number of available cancer therapies continues to grow, there is increasing interest in their impact on cancer patients' lived experiences. Screening for distress is one way to measure psychological dimensions of cancer patients' experiences, and doing so is increasingly part of standard operations at major cancer centers across the US. To date, however, most clinical trials have not ade...

The Sixth Vital Sign: Body Mass Index in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Survival of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular has increased significantly over the past 40 years. The advent of preventative measures and new therapies has contributed to the increasing longevity of patients with SCD. Recent publications described patients with SCD in their sixth, seventh or eighth decade [1]. As patients with SCD age, they ...