Identifying patients with advanced chronic conditions for a progressive palliative care approach: a cross-sectional study of prognostic indicators related to end-of-life trajectories.

J Amblàs-NovellasS A MurrayJ EspaulellaJoan Carles Martori Cañas Ramon OllerM Martinez-MuñozNuria Molist-BrunetC BlayX Gómez-Batiste

Published in: BMJ open (2016)

Dynamic indicators are present in the 3 trajectories and are especially useful to identify PACC for a progressive PC approach purpose. Most of the other indicators are typically associated with a specific trajectory. These findings can help clinicians improve the identification of patients for a palliative approach.

Keyphrases

palliative care
multiple sclerosis
advanced cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
physical activity