Good symptom management in oncology is associated with improved patient and family
quality of life, greater treatment compliance, and may even offer survival advantages. With …

Background: Outcome measurement plays an increasing role in improving the quality,
effectiveness, efficiency and availability of palliative care. Aim: To provide expert …

Background: Few measures capture the complex symptoms and concerns of those receiving
palliative care. Aim: To validate the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale, a measure …

Background Studies show that most patients with advanced cancer prefer to die at home.
However, not all have equal chances and the evidence is unclear on whether dying at home …

Background Patient-reported outcome validation needs to achieve validity and reliability
standards. Among reliability analysis parameters, test-retest reliability is an important …

Policy Points We identified two overarching classifications of integrated geriatric and
palliative care to maximize older people's quality of life at the end of life. Both are oriented to …

CONTEXT: Despite the need to assess spiritual outcomes in palliative care, little is known
about the properties of the tools currently used to do so. In addition, measures of spirituality …

Roughly half a million people die of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa every year. Despite rapid
expansion of palliative care for cancer, coverage remains woefully inadequate. The WHO …

Results Seventy-four patients (mean age, 81±6.8 years) were recruited; 49 died during
follow-up. Average trajectories showed moderate symptom distress and health-related …

Depression is common in cancer patients, particularly those with advanced disease. It is
associated with adverse outcomes such as increased pain, disability and poorer prognosis …