A Comparison of the Accuracy of Clinician Prediction of Survival versus the Palliative Prognostic Index

Survival predictions for advanced cancer patients impact many aspects of care, but the accuracy of clinician prediction of survival (CPS) is low. Prognostic tools such as the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) have been proposed to improve accuracy of predictions. However, it is not known if PPI is better than CPS at discriminating survival.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research