Towards the targeted assessment of relevant problems: Optimization of the distress Thermometer for adult neuro-oncological patients.

Objective: Generic psychosocial screening tools may not reflect the unique symptom profile of brain tumour patients (BTPs). The aim was to adapt the problem list of the distress thermometer (DT) for BTPs.

Methods: First, items of low relevance for BTPs were identified on basis of retrospective analyses.