Identification and evaluation of observational measures for the assessment and/or monitoring of level of consciousness in adult palliative care patients: A systematic review for I-CAN-CARE

• Published in: Palliative medicine Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 83 - 113
• Main Authors: Krooupa, Anna-Maria, Vivat, Bella, McKeever, Stephen, Marcus, Elena, Sawyer, Joseph, Stone, Paddy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2020; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Analgesics; Appraisal; Consciousness; Hospice care; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Observation - methods; Palliative Care; Patient assessment; Patients; Quantitative psychology; Reliability; Review; Sedation; Surveys and Questionnaires; Systematic review; Validity; Analgesics; consciousness; psychometrics; hypnotics and sedatives; terminal care; surveys and questionnaires; systematic review; palliative care

Background: The use of observational measures to assess palliative care patients’ level of consciousness may improve patient care and comfort. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the validity and reliability of these measures in palliative care settings. Aim: To identify and evaluate the p...