Table 2.

Tool characteristics.

Tool	Aim of the tool	User	Type of tool	Screening/case finding	CHF specific needs	Palliative care dimensions (of domains)
						Physical	Psychological	Social	Spiritual	Other
Integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS/POS)	To capture palliative symptoms and concerns	Patient	Patient reported outcome measurement	Screening	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Information financial caregiver needs
Needs assessment tools progressive disease—heart failure (NAT: PD-HF)	To assist health professionals in matching the types and levels of need experienced by patients and their caregivers with the most appropriate person or service to address identified needs	Professional	Needs assessment tool	Screening	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	CultureFinancial/legal CaregiverInformationSpecialized palliative care
RADboud indicators for PAlliative Care Needs (RADPAC)	To help general practitioners in the identification of patients with CHF, COPD, or cancer, in need of palliative care	Professional	Set of indicators	Case finding	No	Yes	No	No	No	NA
Heart failure needs assessment questionnaire (HFNAQ)	To assess the needs of patients with CHF on four dimensions: physical, psychological, social, and existential, and to assist in their care planning and monitor the efficacy and impact of interventions	Patient	Patient reported outcome measurement	Screening	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Information financial
Care related quality of life for chronic heart failure questionnaire (CareQol CHF)	To measure care-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure	Patient	Patient reported outcome measurement	Screening	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Feeling of being in safe hands
Heart failure palliative approach to care (HeFPAC)	To inform CHF-specific assessments and care	Professional	Checklist	Screening	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Caregiver InformationHome care servicesAdvanced care planning
Nececidades Paliativas (NECPAL)	To identify persons in advanced-terminal disease state and requiring palliative care in health and social services	Professional	Set of indicators	Case finding and screening	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Specialized palliative care

AkPs: Australia-modified karnofsky Performance scale; (FACQ-PC): Caregiving Questionnaire for Palliative Care; CHF: chronic heart failure; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ESAS: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System; GPs: general practitioners; NA: not applicable.