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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan 3;35(7):929–937. doi: 10.1177/1049909117749467

Table 1.

Measures Reviewed for Palliative Care Screening Tool Development.

Domain Measures Reviewed
Physical symptoms

  • The CAMPAS-R44

  • The ESAS28

  • The Brief Pain Inventory45

  • The Brief Fatigue Inventory46

  • The NCCN criteria47

  • The SNST32

  • The McGill Quality of Life Inventory48

  • The National Cancer Care Network Distress Thermometer49

  • The Problems and Needs in Palliative Care questionnaire50
Emotional concerns

  • The NCCN criteria48

  • The CAMPAS-R44

  • The CSNAT51

  • The McGill Quality of Life Inventory48

  • The NCCN Distress Thermometer48

  • The Problems and Needs in Palliative Care questionnaire49

  • The SNST32
Goals of care

  • The NCCN criteria46

  • The CSNAT51

  • The SNST32

  • The NEST52

  • Glare et al measures for identifying palliative care needs in outpatient patients with cancer33,34

  • Detering et al measure on advance care planning53

  • Consensus report on palliative care assessment in hospital settings54

Abbreviations: CAMPAS-R, Cambridge Palliative Assesment Schedule; CSNAT, Carer support Needs Assesment Tool; ESAS, Edmonton Symptoms Assesment System; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; SNST, Supportive Needs Screening Tool.