Prediction of patient survival by healthcare professionals in a specialist palliative care inpatient unit: A prospective study

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-145

  Twomey, Feargal ^a,b   O'Leary, Norma ^a   O'Brien, Tony ^a  

^a ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospice; Multidisciplinary; Palliative care; Performance status; Prognostication; Survival prediction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41849137596     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909107312594     Document Type: Article

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