Determining the prevalence of palliative needs and exploring screening accuracy of depression and anxiety items of the integrated palliative care outcome scale – a multi-centre study

Determining the prevalence of palliative needs and exploring screening accuracy of depression and anxiety items of the integrated palliative care outcome scale – a multi-centre study

Abstract Background patients with palliative needs often experience high symptom burden which causes suffering to themselves and their families. Depression and psychological distress should not be considered a “normal event” in advanced disease patients and should be screened, diagnosed, acted on an...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Antunes, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Irene J. Higginson, Pedro Lopes Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Screening accuracy
Depression
Anxiety
Patient centred outcome measures
Outcome measurement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00571-8

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