Objective The 'surprise question' (SQ) and the palliative care screening tool (PCST) are the common assessment tools in the early identification of patients requiring palliative care. However, the comparison of their prognostic accuracies has not been extensively studied. This study aimed to ...
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a "palliative care screening tool" (PCST) by identifying: 1) percentage of patients who had any palliative care needs; 2) palliative care team referrals resulting from the PCST; 3) common criteria leading to (PCT) ...
Context: Programs identifying patients needing palliative care and promoting advance care planning (ACP) are rare in Asia. Objectives: This interventional cohort study aimed to identify hospitalized patients with palliative care needs using a validated Palliative Care Screening Tool (PCST), examine the ...
METHODS. Inpatients admitted between 1 March 2016 and 31 December 2020, scored ≥4 points using Taiwan version-Palliative Care Screening Tool (TW-PCST), and expired before 31 December 2020 were enrolled. Physicians answered three questions regarding these inpatients: 'surprised...
(DNR) directives and palliative care. Within 24 h of a patient’s admission, nursing staff of Taipei City Hospital use the patient’s Palliative Care Screening Tool-Taiwan version (TW-PCST) score to identify whether family palliative care consultation is required. The TW-PCST evaluates four ...