Validation of a concise screening tool for the identification of palliative care needs among inpatients: A prospective study in hospital setting

Background/Purpose: Very few studies have investigated the screening tools that aim to identify the need of palliative care services among patients with advanced cancer or chronic non-malignant diseases. This study validated the one-page Taiwanese version-Palliative Care Screening Tool (TW-PCST) for...

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Main Authors: Samuel Shih-Chih Wang, Chao-Ming Huang, Rung-Chuang Feng, Yi-Ling Wu, Sheng-Jean Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664617308288