Add to ORKGIntroduction: This study compares the relative prognostic power of clinical variables and quality-of-life (QoL) measures in a population of terminal cancer patients. Methods: A prospective cohort study in 58 Italian Palliative Care Units. Of the 601 randomly selected terminal cancer patients, 574 were followed until death in order to compare clinical and QoL variables (using the Therapy Impact Questionnaire (TIQ) as predictors of survival, an
International audienceBACKGROUND: The end of life for cancer patients is the ultimate stage of the d...
Background: Multiple studies demonstrate substantial utilization of acute hospital care and, potenti...
Oncologists disagree if chemotherapy in advanced cancer can improve quality of life (QoL), to prolon...
[[abstract]]Abstract Background: Lack of evidence supporting the claim that palliative care can impr...
GOALS OF WORK: Although the EuroQol (EQ-5D) is widely used for economic evaluation, it remains uncle...
Prognostic characterization in the initial assessment of patients with advanced cancer disease is an...
© Annals of Palliative Medicine. All rights reserved.Background: Several prognostic tools have been ...
Quality of life (QoL) assessment is crucial for the evaluation of palliative care outcome. In this p...
PURPOSE: To assess the impact of comprehensive palliative care on patients' quality of life. The int...
Prognosis is one of the most challenging questions with which physicians are confronted. Accuracy in...
Purpose: To assess perception of prognosis in patients with advanced cancer, its association with pa...
Background People with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms during their illness trajectory,...
We aimed to investigate the prognostic factors that can predict terminal stage survival (TSS) at the...
This study explores the significance of patient-reported outcomes for predicting length of survival ...
This study examined which domains/symptoms from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment...
International audienceBACKGROUND: The end of life for cancer patients is the ultimate stage of the d...
Background: Multiple studies demonstrate substantial utilization of acute hospital care and, potenti...
Oncologists disagree if chemotherapy in advanced cancer can improve quality of life (QoL), to prolon...
[[abstract]]Abstract Background: Lack of evidence supporting the claim that palliative care can impr...
GOALS OF WORK: Although the EuroQol (EQ-5D) is widely used for economic evaluation, it remains uncle...
Prognostic characterization in the initial assessment of patients with advanced cancer disease is an...
© Annals of Palliative Medicine. All rights reserved.Background: Several prognostic tools have been ...
Quality of life (QoL) assessment is crucial for the evaluation of palliative care outcome. In this p...
PURPOSE: To assess the impact of comprehensive palliative care on patients' quality of life. The int...
Prognosis is one of the most challenging questions with which physicians are confronted. Accuracy in...
Purpose: To assess perception of prognosis in patients with advanced cancer, its association with pa...
Background People with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms during their illness trajectory,...
We aimed to investigate the prognostic factors that can predict terminal stage survival (TSS) at the...
This study explores the significance of patient-reported outcomes for predicting length of survival ...
This study examined which domains/symptoms from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment...
International audienceBACKGROUND: The end of life for cancer patients is the ultimate stage of the d...
Background: Multiple studies demonstrate substantial utilization of acute hospital care and, potenti...
Oncologists disagree if chemotherapy in advanced cancer can improve quality of life (QoL), to prolon...