Screening for Palliative Care Need in Oncology: Validation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Leading oncology societies recommend monitoring symptoms and support needs through patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), but their use for assessing specialist palliative care (SPC) need has not yet been explored. Research on SPC integration has focused on staff-assessed screening tools, which...

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Published in:Journal of pain and symptom management 2024-04, Vol.67 (4), p.279-289.e6
Main Authors: Müller, Evelyn, Müller, Michael Josef, Boehlke, Christopher, Schäfer, Henning, Quante, Michael, Becker, Gerhild
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
neoplasms
palliative care
psychometrics
referral and consultation
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Summary:Leading oncology societies recommend monitoring symptoms and support needs through patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), but their use for assessing specialist palliative care (SPC) need has not yet been explored. Research on SPC integration has focused on staff-assessed screening tools, which are time-consuming. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic validity of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS) and NCCN Distress Thermometer (NCCN DT) in identifying need for SPC in patients with incurable cancer. In a cross-sectional study, patients with incurable cancer (prognosis
ISSN:0885-3924
1873-6513
DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.12.013