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January 14, 2026Palliative Medicine

Enhancing identification of potential palliative care needs in older adults: An umbrella review of screening instruments

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JGJ. GuoOutcomes Research ConsortiumENElias NasserBaylor College of MedicineDJDing JsCentral South University

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Umbrella review evaluates screening instruments for identifying palliative care needs in older adults, indicating areas for improvement.

Key Points

  • The review aims to identify and assess the clinical performance of instruments for recognizing palliative care needs in older adults.
  • Conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews on screening instruments.
  • Analyzed data from PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, and other databases.
  • Evaluated 29 identified instruments for their applicability and performance.
  • Eleven systematic reviews included, highlighting eight instruments with clinical performance data.
  • SQ, SPICT, NECPAL, and P-CaRES were often cited as effective tools.
  • Inconsistencies in the prognostic capacity of the instruments were reported.

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Guo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6967196bc0d1e3cfbfce8cf0https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251403386
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