Prognostic factors in the elderly: A profile and outcomes study of a community palliative care service

Michael Chapman; B. Le; A. Gorelik; J. Schwarz

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Prognostic factors in the elderly: A profile and outcomes study of a community palliative care service

Michael Chapman^*, B. Le, A. Gorelik, J. Schwarz

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Our ageing population creates challenges for palliative care, including accuracy of prognostication. This study highlights this by profiling the outcomes of an Australian, community-based palliative service over 6 months with collection of epidemiological, comorbidity and physical function data. Most patients had cancer, comorbidities and died during the study. Low scores on the Australian-modified Karnofsky Performance Scale and the presence of congestive cardiac failure were predictive of shorter survival.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1046-1049
Number of pages	4
Journal	Internal Medicine Journal
Volume	42
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02877.x
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes

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