CME Palliative Medicine (126358): self-assessment questionnaire

A Davies - Clinical Medicine, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
4. Which of the following statements is correct?(a) Patients with an estimated prognosis of 3–
6 months are suitable for continuing inpatient care in a hospice (b) The Palliative …

A reliability and validity study of the McMaster Quality of Life Scale (MQLS) for a palliative population

CA Sterkenburg, B King… - Journal of Palliative …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
The McMaster Quality of Life Scale (MQLS) was developed to measure the quality of life in a
palliative patient population. This paper describes the tool and its psychometric properties …

Quality-of-life assessment in palliative care

KJ Brasel - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Quality-of-life assessment can be a helpful tool in ensuring optimal palliative care. To
adequately assess quality of life, it must be first defined and subsequently measured. This …

[PDF][PDF] Palliative care outcomes collaboration: clinical manual

S Clapham, D Holloway - 2014 - ro.uow.edu.au
Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration: Clinical Manual Page 1 University of Wollongong
Research Online Australian Health Services Research Institute Faculty of Business and Law …

First Canadian organization formed for MDs interested in palliative care

J Rafuse - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A new society is being estab-lished for physicians interested in palliative care and its
potential for advancing competent care and quality of life for the dying. Dr. Neil MacDonald …

[CITATION][C] The palliative performance scale# 125

LS Wilner, RM Arnold - Journal of palliative medicine, 2006 - liebertpub.com
THE PALLIATIVE PERFORMANCE SCALE (PPS) uses five observer-rated domains
correlated to the Karnofsky Performance Scale (100–0). The PPS is a reliable and valid tool …

Assessment of quality of life in palliative care

S Kaasa - Journal of palliative medicine, 2001 - liebertpub.com
MOST CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS agree that improvement of the patient's quality of
life is the ultimate goal in palliative care. A similar approach is taken by the World Health …

Determining prognosis and predicting survival in end-of-life care

EG Yanneo - Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2009 - journals.lww.com
In many cases of clinical practice, this prediction capacity based on solid elements may be
key to determine or contraindicate certain therapeutic resources. Such is the case, for …

The RAI-PC: an assessment instrument for palliative care in all settings

K Steel, G Ljunggren, E Topinkova… - American Journal of …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Large numbers of persons in most types of healthcare settings have palliative care needs
that have considerable impact on their quality of life. Therefore, InterRAI, a multinational …

Palliative care series: an overview

T Whitburn, LE Selman - Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
“The only certainty is that every one of us will die. Nothing else in healthcare in the UK
applies to 100% of our population.” So stated Baroness Professor Finlay of Llandaff when …