The palliative performance scale applied in high-care residential hospice: a retrospective study.
J Palliat Med
; 18(1): 67-70, 2015 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is a tool that is widely used to predict end of life. In Ontario, Canada, the PPS is used to mark the terminal phase of life and eligibility for terminal care.OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this retrospective study was to confirm that a PPS level of 40% can be used as a marker for the terminal phase of life.METHOD:
PPS levels from 78 patients were calculated based on the intake reports made at admission to an inpatient hospice.RESULTS:
Although 77 patients passed away within a period of 3 months, PPS levels at admission varied from 10% to 70%. Fifty-six percent of all patients had a PPS level of 40% or less. Regarding survival, three significant PPS profiles, consisting of two or more PPS levels could be distinguished.
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Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Assistência Terminal
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Cuidados Paliativos na Terminalidade da Vida
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Avaliação de Estado de Karnofsky
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Definição da Elegibilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Palliat Med
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article