ArticleBMC palliative care2020
Supportive and palliative care indicators tool (SPICT™): content validity, feasibility and pre-test of the Italian version.
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- Screening instruments for early identification of unmet palliative care needs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2024Pooled it
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- Adaptation of the Taiwan Version of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT-TW) and Its Association with Six-Month Mortality: A Multi-Center Validation Study in Older People.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Use of the supportive and palliative care indicators tool (SPICT™) for end-of-life discussions: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Implementation of the ID-PALL Assessment Tool for Palliative Care Needs: A Feasibility and Prevalence Study in a Tertiary Hospital.Palliative medicine reports · 2024Article
- Cultural adaptation and validation of the SPICT-ES™ instrument to identify palliative care needs in Chilean older adults.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Supportive and palliative care indicators tool (SPICT™) in a Danish healthcare context: translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and content validation.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- External Validation and User Experiences of the ProPal-COPD Tool to Identify the Palliative Phase in COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Article
- Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool into Japanese: A Preliminary Report.Palliative medicine reports · 2022Article
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- Palliative Care in the Community: The Greek Version of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT™).Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDifficulties in identifying patients at risk of clinical deterioration or death represent one of the main barriers to Palliative Care (PC) development in the community. Currently, no specific Italian tools aimed at identifying patients with PC needs are available. Of the different European tools available, the SPICT™ can be used easily in any kind of setting and does not include the Surprise Question. The purpose of the study was to translate, cross-culturally adapt and pre-test the Italian version of the SPICT™.
methodsThe Beaton recommendations for the cross-cultural adaptation of instruments were followed. Content validity was assessed using the Lynn method. A sample of Italian General Practitioners (GPs) assessed the SPICT-IT™ for feasibility and tested it.
resultsDuring the cross-cultural adaptation, some issues regarding semantic, experiential, idiomatic and conceptual equivalences were raised and resolved. The Scale-Content Validity Index/Ave was 0.86. Of the 907 GPs included in the sample, 71 (7.8%) agreed to test the SPICT-IT™ and to assess its feasibility. The participants provided care for 73,526 people in the community. Of these people, 1.7% (N = 1303) were identified as being in need of PC according to the SPICT-IT™. Sixty-six (93.0%) GPs stated they would use the SPICT-IT™ in their daily clinical practice.
conclusionsThe SPICT-IT™ demonstrated acceptable content validity. The percentage of patients identified through the SPICT-IT™ was comparable to findings from literature. The next phase of this project will investigate the impact of a proactive training programme aimed at supporting GPs in identifying patients with PC needs and delivering appropriate Primary Palliative Care (PPC).
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