Key result
The integrated palliative care outcome scale was considered very easy to understand by 95% of patients and suitable for assessing palliative care needs by 91% of hospitalized heart failure patients.
Why the study?
The suitability and comprehensibility of the integrated palliative care outcome scale for evaluating palliative care needs in patients with heart failure required evaluation.
Is the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) suitable and comprehensible for evaluating palliative care needs in hospitalised patients with heart failure?
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
Is the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) suitable and comprehensible for evaluating palliative care needs in hospitalised patients with heart failure?
The integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) is a well-accepted and comprehensible tool for identifying the high burden of physical and psycho-emotional symptoms in hospitalized heart failure patients.
May support IPOS use for palliative needs assessment in HF inpatients; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability and comprehensibility of the integrated palliative care outcome scale for the evaluation of palliative care needs in patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: This cross-sectional study investigated 100 heart failure patients (40 women, 60 men; median age 79 years) within the first few days of their hospitalisation by applying the integrated palliative care outcome scale (3-day recall period) and two additional self-developed questions about the suitability and comprehensibility of the integrated palliative care outcome scale. Clinically relevant somatic and psycho-emotional symptoms were reported very frequently (approximately 75% each), followed by communicational needs or practical issues. Ninety-five per cent of patients thought the integrated palliative care outcome scale very easy to understand, and 91% judged the integrated palliative care outcome scale suitable to assess palliative care needs. CONCLUSION: The integrated palliative care outcome scale was well accepted by hospitalised patients with heart failure and identified a high burden of both physical and psycho-emotional symptoms. Screening for palliative care has to consider patients and their relatives alike, and should be part of a comprehensive care concept jointly integrated into clinical routine by primary and specialised palliative care teams.
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Roch et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in heart failure (n=100). Integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) was evaluated on Suitability and comprehensibility of the integrated palliative care outcome scale. The integrated palliative care outcome scale was considered very easy to understand by 95% of patients and suitable for assessing palliative care needs by 91% of hospitalized heart failure patients.
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