TABLE 3.
Quality Indicator | Measurability*
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Nova scotia | Ontario | |
1. RTx for uncontrolled bone pain for painful bone mets | P | N |
2. Potent antiemetics for emetogenic chemotherapy | P | P |
6. Frequency of ER visits | F | F |
7. b) ICU d near the end of life | F | F |
8. a) Enrollment in palliative care within 6 mo of death | P | N |
b) Enrollment in palliative care within 3 d of death | P | N |
9. Multidisciplinary care | P | P |
12. b) Time and location of care (monthly visits) | F | F |
14. Access to care | P | P |
15. Access to palliative care | P | N |
16. Regular palliative care assessments | N | N |
18. Advance care directives | N | N |
19. Assessment of financial and caregiving resources | N | N |
RTx indicates radiation therapy; mets, metastasis; P, partially measurable; N, not measurable; ER, emergency room; F, fully measurable; ICU, intensive care unit.
For full details on measurability findings, see Grunfeld 2006.13