Prognoses associated with Palliative Performance Scale scores in modern palliative care practice
Prognoses associated with Palliative Performance Scale scores in modern palliative care practice
JAMA Network Open; by The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for patients with serious illness. However, current prognostic estimates associated with PPS scores are based on data that are over a decade old. ... Conclusions and relevance: In this prognostic study, prognostic estimates associated with PPS scores were substantially longer than previous estimates commonly used by clinicians. Based on these findings, an online calculator was updated to assist clinicians in reaching prognostic estimates that are more consistent with modern palliative care practice and specific to the patient's setting and diagnosis group.