Utility of the NECPAL CCOMS-ICO© tool and the Surprise Question as screening tools for early palliative care and to predict mortality in patients with advanced chronic conditions: A cohort study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 754-763

  Gómez Batiste, Xavier ^a,b   Martínez Muñoz, Marisa ^a,b   Blay, Carles ^b,c   Amblàs, Jordi ^b,d   Vila, Laura ^b,e   Costa, Xavier ^b,e   Espaulella, Joan ^b,d   Villanueva, Alicia ^f   Oller, Ramon ^b   Martori, Joan Carles ^b   Constante, Carles ^c  

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^c GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^e INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^f CAP El Remei   (Spain)

Author keywords

health services needs and demands; mortality; Palliative care; patient care planning; prognosis; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY RATE; MORTALITY RISK; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85027305083     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316676647     Document Type: Article

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