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PROGNOSTIC UNCERTAINTY IN TERMINAL CARE: CAN THE KARNOFSKY INDEX HELP?

Abstract:

Members of a terminal care support team in a London health district recorded upper and lower estimates of prognosis on 42 patients during 149 visits. Just over half of the actual survivals were within the estimate limits, and the estimates tended to be overoptimistic. For the initial observations on each patient, a health status measure, the Karnofsky index, gave a closer correlation with the actual survival than the estimates. Better pbkp_redictors of prognosis are needed by staff caring for terminally ill people. © 1985.

Año de publicación:

1985

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    Fuente:

    scopusscopus

    Tipo de documento:

    Article

    Estado:

    Acceso restringido

    Áreas de conocimiento:

      Áreas temáticas:

      • Enfermedades
      • Ginecología, obstetricia, pediatría, geriatría
      • Problemas sociales y servicios a grupos

      Contribuidores:

      Chris EvansChris Evans
      Mccarthy M.Mccarthy M.