Suffering measurement instruments in palliative care: protocol for a systematic psychometric review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevention and relief of suffering are regarded as a goal at the end of life; therefore, suffering assessment at the end of life is essential. In this regard, we need instruments that allow us to evaluate this construct for gathering more evidence, as the assessment of suffering is increasingly used in research and the clinical setting. Many measures have been designed to assess this construct, and the selection of the most appropriate instrument is crucial. The aims of this systematic review are to (1) identify the measures assessing suffering in patients with advanced disease and their psychometric properties and (2) evaluate the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties.

Methods and analysis

The protocol of this systematic review was dev

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez Sanchez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500222 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature