Vol 7, Supplement 3 (October 14, 2018): Annals of Palliative Medicine (Outcome Measurement for Advanced Disease Patients)

Preface

Challenging but beneficial: using outcome measurement in routine care for patients with advanced disease
Bárbara Antunes, Claudia Bausewein
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S135-S136
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Original Article

Perspectives of patients, family caregivers and health professionals on the use of outcome measures in palliative care and lessons for implementation: a multi-method qualitative study
Cathryn Pinto, Katherine Bristowe, Jana Witt, Joanna M. Davies, Susanne de Wolf-Linder, Marsha Dawkins, Ping Guo, Irene J. Higginson, Barbara Daveson, Fliss E. M. Murtagh
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S137-S150
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Outcome measurement in paediatric palliative care: lessons from the past and future developments
Julia Downing, Eve Namisango, Richard Harding
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S151-S163
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What are the main palliative care symptoms and concerns of older people with multimorbidity?—a comparative cross-sectional study using routinely collected Phase of Illness, Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status and Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale data
Caroline Nicholson, Joanna M. Davies, Rob George, Blake Smith, Victor Pace, Laura Harris, Joy Ross, Jan Noble, Penny Hansford, Fliss. E. M. Murtagh
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S164-S175
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The need for training in palliative care for physicians in other specialties: Brazilian nephrologists empowerment (or appropriation) on renal supportive care
Alze Pereira dos Santos Tavares, Carmen Tzanno-Matins, Marcio J. C. Arruda, Bárbara Antunes
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S176-S186
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The Portuguese versions of the This Is ME Questionnaire and the Patient Dignity Question: tools for understanding and supporting personhood in clinical care
Miguel Julião, Carla Courelas, Manuel João Costa, Nadine Correia Santos, Filipa Fareleira, Bárbara Antunes, Susana Magalhães, Paulo Faria de Sousa, Harvey Max Chochinov
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S187-S195
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Review Article

Outcome measurement—a scoping review of the literature and future developments in palliative care clinical practice
Bárbara Antunes, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues, Irene J. Higginson, Pedro Lopes Ferreira
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S196-S206
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Ethical challenges of outcome measurement in palliative care clinical practice: a systematic review of systematic reviews
Sandra Martins Pereira, Pablo Hernández-Marrero
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S207-S218
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Improving patient outcomes through palliative care integration in other specialised health services: what we have learned so far and how can we improve?
David Oliver
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S219-S230
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Perspective

Outcome measurement and complex physical, psychosocial and spiritual experiences of death and dying
Ahsan Azhar, Eduardo Bruera
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S231-S243
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Economic outcomes in palliative and end-of-life care: current state of affairs
Peter May, J. Brian Cassel
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S244-S248
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Viewpoint

Patient centered outcome measurement in health economics: beyond EQ-5D and the Quality-Adjusted Life-Year—where are we now?
Joanna Coast, Cara Bailey, Philip Kinghorn
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S249-S252
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Brief Report

Starting from scratch: implementing outcome measurement in clinical practice
Claudia Bausewein, Eva Schildmann, Johannes Rosenbruch, Birgit Haberland, Susanne Tänzler, Christina Ramsenthaler
Annals of Palliative Medicine  
2018;
7
(Suppl 3)
:S253-S261
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Disclosure:

The supplement “Outcome Measurement for Advanced Disease Patients” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Bárbara Antunes and Claudia Bausewein served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the supplement.