Timely identification of patients in need of palliative care using the Double Surprise Question: A prospective study on outpatients with cancer
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DOI: 10.1177/0269216320986720
Abstract: Background: The Surprise Question (“Would I be surprised if this patient were to die within the next 12 months?”) is widely used to identify palliative patients, though with low predictive value. To improve timely identification of… read more here.
Keywords: question; palliative care; surprise question; double surprise ... See more keywords
Screening with the double surprise question to predict deterioration and death: an explorative study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12904-019-0503-9
Abstract: BackgroundEarly identification of palliative patients is challenging. The Surprise Question (SQ1; Would I be surprised if this patient were to die within 12 months?) is widely used to identify palliative patients. However, its predictive value is… read more here.
Keywords: question; palliative care; surprise question; double surprise ... See more keywords