Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index, Performance Status–Based Palliative Prognostic Index and Chinese Prognostic Scale in a home palliative care setting for patients with advanced cancer in China

Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index, Performance Status–Based Palliative Prognostic Index and Chinese Prognostic Scale in a home palliative care setting for patients with advanced cancer in China

Abstract Background The predictive value of the prognostic tool for patients with advanced cancer is uncertain in mainland China, especially in the home-based palliative care (HPC) setting. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI), the Performance Status–Base...

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Main Authors: Jun Zhou, Sitao Xu, Ziye Cao, Jing Tang, Xiang Fang, Ling Qin, Fangping Zhou, Yuzhen He, Xueren Zhong, Mingcai Hu, Yan Wang, Fengjuan Lu, Yongzheng Bao, Xiangheng Dai, Qiang Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Validation
Palliative prognostic index
Performance status–based palliative prognostic index
Chinese prognosis scale
Advanced Cancer
Home-based palliative care setting
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00676-0

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