Purpose Previous studies have examined the association between the Palliative
Performance Scale (PPS) and survival duration; however, few have examined patients with …

Objective: Several factors associated with referral time to hospice and/or palliative care
services have been identified, but there is no literature on the association between these …

Introducción Con el desarrollo de los Cuidados Paliativos resurge la preocupación por
predecir el pronóstico del paciente con la mayor exactitud posible. Muchas decisiones …

Abstract Background: The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is a tool that is widely used to
predict end of life. In Ontario, Canada, the PPS is used to mark the terminal phase of life and …

Objective: Research at the end of life tends to focus on the dying patient's symptoms, often
overlooking issues associated with family interactions. However, many families struggle just …

Background: Prior work has utilized longitudinal information on performance status to
demonstrate its association with risk of death among cancer patients; however, no study has …

Background End-of-life integrated care plans are used as structuring tools for the care of the
dying. A widely adopted example is the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) …

Purpose In order to provide effective hospice care, adequate length of survival (LOS) in
hospice is necessary. However the reported average LOS is much shorter. Analysis of LOS …

Fundamento: determinar el pronóstico es más difícil en las enfermedades no oncológicas
que en el cáncer. Objetivo: valorar la eficacia de un test pronóstico propuesto para …

Summary Prognostication involves two tasks:(1) estimating the probability of an individual
developing a particular outcome over a specific period of time and (2) communicating this …