Open AccessProspective Clarification of the Utility of the Palliative Prognostic Index for Patients With Advanced Cancer in the Home Care Setting
Author(s) -
Jun Hamano,
Yoshiyuki Kizawa,
Takami Maeno,
Hiroka Nagaoka,
Yasuo Shima,
Tetsuhiro Maeno
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of hospice and palliative medicine®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.803
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1938-2715
pISSN - 1049-9091
DOI - 10.1177/1049909113504982
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , prospective cohort study , cancer , medical record , national death index , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , family medicine , nursing , confidence interval , hazard ratio
This study aimed to prospectively clarify the accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) for advanced cancer patients in home care settings.
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