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. 2022 Jul 8;2022(7):CD013116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013116.pub2

7. Outcomes: health system impacts (quality of care, concordance with preferences).

Secondary outcomes: health systems impacts (quality of EoL care, ratings of concordance with patient preferences for EoL care)
Study ID Quality of EoL care (nurse rated) Quality of EoL care (patient/family rated) Ratings of concordance with patient preferences
Agar 2017
 
 
X
Nurse ratings of
· CAD‐EOLD (higher scores = more comfort)
· SM‐EOLD (higher scores = lower symptom frequency)
Face‐to‐face/telephone interview; as soon as possible after patient death
X
Family ratings of
· CAD‐EOLD last 7 days life (higher scores = more comfort)
· SM‐EOLD last 90 days of life (higher scores = lower symptom frequency)
· SWC‐EOLD last 90 days of life (higher scores = more satisfied)
Face‐to‐face/telephone interview; 4 to 6 weeks after patient death
Bernacki 2019
 
 
 
X
PEACE scale, 2 subscales:
· Peaceful Acceptance of Illness (acceptance of diagnosis, inner calm, feelings of being well‐loved); 5 questions, total score 5 to 20
· Struggle with Illness (feelings of upset, worry, anger, etc.), 7 questions, total score 7 to 28
Baseline, 2‐monthly
Epstein 2017
 

 
X
Caregiver evaluation of  quality of EoL care
2 months post‐mortem, 6 items
Reinhardt 2014
 
X
Surrogates' ratings of
· SM‐EOLD last 90 days of life (higher scores = lower symptom frequency)
· SWC‐EOLD last 90 days of life (higher scores = more satisfied)
· Satisfaction with care (higher scores = better care)
Interview, questionnaire; baseline, 3 and 6 months

X: outcome assessed; ‐: outcome not reported.

CAD‐EOLD: Comfort Assessment In Dying with Dementia; EoL: end of life; SM‐EOLD: Symptom Management at the EoL in Dementia; SWC‐EOLD: Satisfaction with Care at EoL in Dementia.