Background: Standard measures of dyspnea rely on self-report. Cognitive impairment and
nearness to death may interfere with symptom distress reporting leading to underrecognition …

Introduction Performance status (PS) scales are used widely in oncology practice and
research. We compared inter-rater agreement, between nurses and physicians, for three …

Purpose: High symptom burden and hospital mortality among patients with lung cancer
argues for early palliative care intervention. Patient characteristics and discharge …

Background: This retrospective study analyzed sudden functional decline using the
Palliative Performance Scale (PPSv2) for patients recently admitted to a palliative care unit …

It is 6: 30 AM and report has ended. JS has the same assignment that she has had for the
past 3 days, and not much has changed with MR in room 1. MR, a 78-year-old man, was …

Objetivos: analizar la bibliografía existente para proponer un modelo de inclusión de
pacientes no oncológicos en los distintos programas y servicios de cuidados paliativos …

Introducción Existe incertidumbre para identificar adecuadamente la trayectoria del final de
la vida en pacientes con enfermedades médicas crónicas en fases avanzadas, hecho que …

To the Editor: The article by Lau et al.,''Use of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) for End-
of-Life Prognostication in a Palliative Medicine Consultation Service,''highlights the ongoing …

People with life-limiting cancer will make decisions about their end-of-life (EOL) care at
some point during their illness. Hospice is an option of care aimed at providing optimal …

Hospice is defined by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO, USA)
and WHO, as a program of care that provides comprehensive medical, nursing and support …