The revised Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r) is available in multiple languages and is designed to assist in the assessment of 10 common symptoms: pain, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, lack of appetite, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, well-being and constipation. It conveys the individual’s description of the severity of a symptom based on a scale ranging from 0 to 10.
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario. (2011). Appendix F of End-of-Life Care During the Last Days and Hours. Toronto, Canada: Author. pp. 106-107.
