SynthesisJournal of palliative medicine2018
Using the Palliative Performance Scale to Estimate Survival for Patients at the End of Life: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
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The Use of a Digital Application for Reporting Pain and Pain Management in Home Hospice
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Effect of motivational interviewing to promote advance care planning among palliative care patients in ambulatory care setting: a randomized controlled trial.BMC palliative care · 2025Trial
- Comparative effectiveness of verbal instruction versus video-based education (VIVid) among family caregivers for improving the quality of life in advanced head and neck cancer patients receiving palliative care in Eastern India: a randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Evaluating the Potential of Machine Learning and Wearable Devices in End-of-Life Care in Predicting 7-Day Death Events Among Patients With Terminal Cancer: Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Related Characteristics of Informal Caregivers Providing Home Health Care to Elderly Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Analysis of mortality predictors in a 1-year cohort of neuropalliative care patients.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026Article
- Bridging the language gap in palliative oncology: A translation and validation of the Urdu version of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- Performance of clinical judgment and prognostic scales for survival prediction in palliative care: A prospective cohort study.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life in palliative care: determinants identified in a hospital-based observational study.BMC palliative care · 2025Observational
- Palliative Performance Scale Predicts Survival in Patients with Bone Metastasis Undergoing Radiotherapy.Cancers · 2025Article
- Macrovascular tumor infiltration and circulating tumor cell cluster dynamics in patients with cancer approaching the end of life.Nature medicine · 2025Observational
- Opioid use in patients aged 90 years or older with terminal cancer in a palliative care unit: a single-center retrospective observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
- Benefits and Harms of Antibiotic Use in End-of-Life Patients: Retrospective Study in Palliative Care.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Palliative care consultation teams in long-term care: a descriptive retrospective cohort study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- The use of artificial nutrition at the end-of-life: a cross-sectional survey exploring the beliefs and decision-making among physicians and nurses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Evaluating palliative care's role in symptom management for CKD patients in Egypt: A quasi-experimental approach.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- A case-control study of end-of-life antimicrobial use in Non-hospitalized hospice patients in the United States.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2025Article
- Factors influencing the survival time of patients with advanced cancer at the end of life: a retrospective study.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality Videos for Symptom Management in Hospice and Palliative Care.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) has been widely used for survival prediction among patients with cancer; however, few studies have reviewed PPS scores in heterogeneous palliative care populations across multiple care settings.
objectiveThe aim of this systematic review was to determine how the PPS tool has been used to estimate survival at the end of life.
methodsThis review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched for the existing literature published from 2008 to 2017. We synthesized study characteristics, the PPS scores at baseline, and primary outcomes, and explored differences in survival estimates by diagnosis. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Good ReseArch for Comparative Effectiveness (GRACE) checklist.
resultsSeventeen studies were included in this review (nine with cancer and eight with mixed diagnoses). All included studies reported that the PPS exhibited a significant association with survival. Survival estimates ranged from 1 to 3 days for patients with PPS scores of 10% compared with 5 to 36 days for those with scores of 30%. The categorical cut-points for the PPS scores were not consistently reported across studies.
conclusionThis review provides a broad overview on the prognostic value of the PPS tool for survival among multiple patient populations across care settings. Consistent reporting of PPS scores would facilitate the comparison of survival estimates across end-of-life diagnoses.
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