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Palliative Performance Scale Ontario. The analysis was done on a prospective cohort of 513 patients assessed by a palliative care. One way we do this is by measuring the performance of hospice palliative care in Ontario. 3 - 8 The PPS ranged from 0 death to 100 full ambulation and healthy. The Victoria Hospice Palliative Performance Scale PPS version 2 is an 11-point scale designed to measure patients performance status in 10 decrements from 100 healthy to 0 death based on five observable parameters.
The Palliative Performance Scale PPS was used to measure patients functional status 2 and has demonstrated utility as a tool to predict survival time among palliative patients. The Palliative Performance Scale PPS Background Accurate prognostic information is important for patients families and physicians. About Palliative Prognostic Index. 10-20 4 30-50 2560 0. This video describes what the pps is and how to use it. Despite its widespread use only one study has examined the inter-rater reliability of the PPS.
See Fast Fact 124 The Palliative Prognostic Score for another prognostic tool used in palliative.
This was a prospective study which included 194 cancer patients from November 17 2013 to August 18 2015. The PPS is used by caregivers in hospice settings hospitals nursing homes and in-home care settings. PPS Functional Status Victoria Hospice. This video describes what the pps is and how to use it. Pathway Name End-of-Life Palliative Care Presenting Issue or Condition Defined Based on clients functional performance as defined by Palliative Performance Scale PPS. We have put in place key provincial measures and reports to make sure we are monitoring system-level improvements in a consistent way.