Utility of the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS): a cross-sectional study in hospitalised patients with heart failure

Carmen Roch, Johanna Palzer, Teresa Zetzl, Stefan Störk, Stefan Frantz, Birgitt van Oorschot, Interdisciplinary Center for Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg, Comprehensive Heart Failure Center Würzburg, University and University Hospital Würzburg

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Published online on May 06, 2020

Abstract

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Volume 19, Issue 8, Page 702-710, December 2020.
AimThe 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 resultsThis cross-sectional study ...