SynthesisPalliative medicine2020
Identification and evaluation of observational measures for the assessment and/or monitoring of level of consciousness in adult palliative care patients: A systematic review for I-CAN-CARE.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Inter-rater reliability in the assessment of consciousness in patients receiving palliative care in intensive care: A prospective cross sectional observational study.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- Continuous Sedation in Palliative Care in Portugal: A Prospective Multicentric Study.Journal of palliative care · 2025Article
- Cybernetic Principles in Psychophysiology: Their Significance and Conclusions for Palliative Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Revised European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework on palliative sedation: An international Delphi study.Palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Implementation of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (palliative version) on an inpatient palliative care unit.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
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- How to measure the effects and potential adverse events of palliative sedation? An integrative review.Palliative medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of observational measures to assess palliative care patients' level of consciousness may improve patient care and comfort. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the validity and reliability of these measures in palliative care settings.
aimTo identify and evaluate the psychometric performance of observational level of consciousness measures used in palliative care.
designSystematic review; PROSPERO registration: CRD42017073080. DATA SOURCES: We searched six databases until November 2018, using search terms combining subject headings and free-text terms. Psychometric performance for each identified tool was appraised independently by two reviewers following established criteria for developing and evaluating health outcome measures.
resultsWe found 35 different levels of consciousness tools used in 65 studies. Only seven studies reported information about psychometric performance of just eight tools. All other studies used either
conclusionAn increasing number of studies in palliative care are using observational measures of level of consciousness. However, only a few of these tools have been tested for their psychometric performance in that context. Future research in this area should validate and/or refine the existing measures, rather than developing new tools.
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