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Palliative Performance Scale As A Prognostic Tool For Patients With Dementia In Hospice, Alexandria Nasr
Palliative Performance Scale As A Prognostic Tool For Patients With Dementia In Hospice, Alexandria Nasr
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Objective: Palliative and hospice care have been shown to benefit people with dementia and their families. However, for patients with dementia who are nearing the end of life, hospice referral can be challenging because of the difficulty in predicting prognosis. The objective of this retrospective, exploratory study is two-fold: (1) to describe trajectories by analyzing trends in Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) scores for patients admitted to hospice with a neurocognitive disorder from time of enrollment to time of disenrollment and (2) to determine the relationship between PPS and length of stay (LOS) in hospice care.
Methods: The setting for the …