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A Framework for Assessing Quality Indicators for Cancer Care at the End of Life
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 09/29/09

Seow H et al. – The framework describes five steps for developing and assessing a quality indicator for end–of–life care, defining the 1) population of focus, 2) broad quality domains, 3) specific target areas, 4) steps of the care process, and 5) evaluation criteria for quality indicators. The defined population includes seriously or terminally ill cancer patients, who are unlikely to recover or stabilize, and their families. Domains include the structure and processes of care; the physical, psychiatric, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural aspects of care; as well as the care of the imminently dying, ethical and legal issues, and the delivery of care. Evaluation criteria include importance; scientific acceptability, including validity, evidence to improve outcomes, reliability, responsiveness, and variability; usability; and feasibility, including ready data sources. By using this conceptual framework, indicator developers, researchers, and policymakers can refine and implement indicator sets to effectively evaluate and improve care at the end of life.

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Breast, Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Screening for Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Patients in Community Practices
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Significant Cancer Prevention Factor Extraction: An Association Rule Discovery Approach
The Journal of Medical Systems, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Pain in European long-term care facilities: Cross-national study in Finland, Italy and the Netherlands
Pain, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 79%

End of life in children with cancer: Experience at the Pediatric Oncology Department of the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 79%

Provincial primary care and cancer engagement strategy
Canadian Family Physician, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 71%