Background: Many patient-reported outcome measures have been developed in the past
two decades, playing an increasingly important role in palliative care. However, their routine …

Background It can be difficult to identify when a palliative care approach should be started
both in malignant, and particularly, in non-malignant disease, ideally to run alongside …

Background Palliative care phases (stable, unstable, deteriorating, terminal and
bereavement) are routinely used in Australia and the UK to describe the clinical situation of …

Outcome measurement is becoming increasingly important in palliative care both in
research as well as clinical care. Regular ongoing assessments in palliative care clinical …

Objective: The present study compares the effectiveness of a standardized peer-to-peer role
play (RP) and a virtual client-trainer (VC-T) in training graduate-level students in the …

Aims and objectives To evaluate a holistic assessment tool for palliative care practice. This
included identifying patients' needs using the holistic tool and exploring the usability …

End of life care is an essential part of the role of Australian aged care homes (ACHs).
However, there is no national framework to support aged care staff in systematically …

Aims: The principal aim was to assess the utility of three needs assessment/dependency
tools for use in community-based palliative care services. Specific objectives were to assess …

Bakgrund: Antalet äldre i befolkningen blir fler och behovet av palliativ vård ökar.
Socialstyrelsen har tagit fram nationella kvalitetsindikatorer som speglar de viktigaste …

Entwicklung einer patientenzentrierten national anwendbaren Komplexitäts-und Case-Mix-
Klassifikation für erwachsene Palliativpatienten basierend auf Bedürfnissen und …