suffering, without performing aggressive–'heroic' procedures; PT does not alter course of disease, but improves the quality of life before death through various modalities–eg, surgery and RT, to ↓ tumor masses compressing vital structures. See 'Band-aid' therapy, Karnovsky scale; 'Heroic' ...
The relationship between two performance scales: New York Heart Association Classification and Karnofsky Performance Status Scale. J Pain Symptom Manag. 2014;47:652–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.05.006. Article Google Scholar Joyce KE, Lord S, Matlock DD, McComb JM, Thomson...
Meaning In this trial, the use of ES-IMRT did not definitively improve esophageal quality of life but reduced symptomatic esophagitis in patients with advanced lung cancer who were receiving palliative thoracic radiotherapy; this technique holds merit for translation into clinical practice. Abstract Impor...
PRECIOUS utilized a 5-point Likert scale ranging from Never = 0 to Always = 4, with a “Not Applicable” response option for context-dependent processes. After scoring the measures, we conducted a preliminary assessment of the construct validity of the PRECIOUS subscales by descriptively comparing...
Palliative performance scale and survival among outpatients with advanced cancer Purpose Previous studies have examined the association between the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) and survival duration; however, few have examined pat... J Myers,A Kim,J Flanagan,... - 《Supportive Care in Cancer》...
(iv) Q6 (‘I have a better sense of meaning now than I have had in the past’) and (v) Q8 (‘Life has become more precious to me; every day is a gift’). As many items in the Spirit 8 relate to preparation for death rather than meaning, we also hypothesised that (vi) peace...
I sensed that there was added meaning to their work somehow. The following quote highlights the need for the reinforcement and support provided by the palliative care nurse specialist as illustrated by this example of the isolation within which facility registered nurses often work. Long-term care ...
Conclusions Best practices as reflected in the performance of expert physicians reflect differences in measures of communication style and in specific AD-related proficiencies. Physician training in ADs must be broad enough to include both of these domains. WHILE NOT fail-proof,1,2 advance directives...
73 Where specific diagnostic data were provided, some studies included related prognostic data, such as the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Scale score,87 Karnofsky Performance Status,81 or the New York Heart Association level.75 Comorbidities were reported infrequently unless the study was...
Covering especially pertinent clinical issues, performance, and mental health/cognition domains, the eight interRAI PC CAPs emphasize need for care planning in key areas of palliative care. The majority of persons triggered two or more CAPs reflecting high levels of clinical need within the palliative...