A New Approach to the Identification of Palliative Care Needs and Advanced Chronic Patients among Nursing Home Residents.

Ana Alejandra Esteban-BurgosMaría José Lozano-TerrónDaniel Puente-Fernández Cesar Hueso-Montoro Rafael Montoya-Juarez Maria Paz Garcia-Caro

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

Nursing homes residents show Palliative Needs regardless of the response to the Surprise Question of the NECPAL tool. Other characteristics such as presence of an intermediate level of frailty are suggested as a new perspective to identify advanced chronic patients among nursing homes residents.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
palliative care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
advanced cancer
patient reported outcomes
drug induced