Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Jan 2015
ReviewEffectiveness of complex interventions focused on quality-of-life assessment to improve palliative care patients' outcomes: a systematic review.
One of the most crucial palliative care challenges is in determining how patient' needs are defined and assessed. Assessing quality of life has been defined as a priority in palliative care, and it has become a central concept in palliative care practice. ⋯ Effectiveness of interventions focused on quality-of-life assessment is moderate. Additional studies should explore the complexity of the real palliative care world more accurately and understand the effects of independent variables included in complex palliative care interventions.
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Palliative medicine · Jan 2015
ReviewEffectiveness of complex interventions focused on quality-of-life assessment to improve palliative care patients' outcomes: a systematic review.
One of the most crucial palliative care challenges is in determining how patient' needs are defined and assessed. Assessing quality of life has been defined as a priority in palliative care, and it has become a central concept in palliative care practice. ⋯ Effectiveness of interventions focused on quality-of-life assessment is moderate. Additional studies should explore the complexity of the real palliative care world more accurately and understand the effects of independent variables included in complex palliative care interventions.