Patient and Caregiver Prioritization of Palliative and End-of-Life Cancer Care Quality Measures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Development and prioritization of quality measures typically relies on experts in clinical medicine, but patients and their caregivers may have different perspectives on quality measurement priorities.

Objective

To inform priorities for health system implementation of palliative cancer and end-of-life care quality measures by eliciting perspectives of patients and caregivers.

Design

Using modified RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Panel methods and materials tailored for knowledgeable lay participants, we convened a panel to rate cancer palliative care process quality measure concepts before and after a 1-day, in-person meeting.

Participants

Nine patients and caregivers with experience living with or caring for patients with cancer.

Main measures

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SUBMITTER: O'Hanlon CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086093 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature