title: [COPD symptom screening can identify patients who require palliation].
abstract: This study developed and tested a collaboration model to improve the quality of palliative care for all patients with life-threatening illness who require palliation. Journal audit was performed on 79 in-hospital patients. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Question-naire (EORTC-QLQ-C15-PAL) symptom screening was found to be applicable to all patients with life-threatening illness. It was found important to document the patients' wishes for the end of life care and furthermore the electronic correspondence was found to contain relevant and sufficient information for the continuity of care.
authors.affiliation: Forskningsenheden, Center for Planlagt Kirurgi, Regionshospitalet Silkeborg, Hospitalsenhed Midt, Falkevej 1-3, 8600 Silkeborg. annemarie.kjaersgaard@midt.rm.dk.
authors.forename: Amal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durakovic
authors.forename: Dorte Lander
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kjærsgaard-Andersen
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008499:Medical Records; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010166:Palliative Care; D057240:Patient Preference; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires