Issues over the past 3 days:
(1) pain
(2) other symptoms
(3) patient anxiety
(4) family anxiety
(5) information
(6) support
(7) life worthwhile
(8) self worth
(9) wasted time
(10) personal affairs
Each item is scored from 0 (none or not at all) to 4 (extreme).
Additional Questions
(11) chief complaint over the past 3 days
(12) ECOG performance scale?
palliative care outcome score =
= SUM(points for the first 10 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 40
• The higher the score, the more severe the patient's condition.
Performance of the score:
• The internal consistency is good, with Cronbach's alpha 0.65-0.70.
• The test/re-test reliability is acceptable for 7 items.
• It shows construct validity, with Spearman's rho 0.43-0.80
