Search Results - "Iwashita, Tomoyuki"
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Multicenter cohort study on the survival time of cancer patients dying at home or in a hospital: Does place matter?
Published in Cancer (01-05-2016)“…BACKGROUND Although the place of death has a great influence on the quality of death and dying for cancer patients, whether the survival time differs according…”
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Independent Validation of the Modified Prognosis Palliative Care Study Predictor Models in Three Palliative Care Settings
Published in Journal of pain and symptom management (01-05-2015)“…Abstract Context Accurate prognostic information in palliative care settings is needed for patients to make decisions and set goals and priorities. The…”
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Low Transthyretin Levels Predict Poor Prognosis in Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Settings
Published in Nutrition and cancer (17-11-2018)“…Objectives: Although transthyretin (TTR) is a nutritional indicator and is influenced by systemic inflammation, it may be a good prognostic indicator for…”
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Adding items that assess changes in activities of daily living does not improve the predictive accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Index
Published in Palliative medicine (01-03-2017)“…Background: Changes in activities of daily living in cancer patients may predict their survival. The Palliative Prognostic Index is a useful tool to evaluate…”
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