Claudia Bausewein|Barbara A Daveson|David C. Currow|Julia Downing|Luc Deliens|Lukas Radbruch|Kath Defilippi|Pedro Lopes Ferreira|Massimo Costantini|Richard Harding|Irene J Higginson
EAPC White Paper on outcome measurement in palliative care: Improving practice, attaining outcomes and delivering quality services – Recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) Task Force on Outcome Measurement
München Klinik|LMU Klinikum|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Flinders University|Makerere University|Vrije Universiteit Brussel|University Hospital Bonn|University of Coimbra|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London
outcome measurement plays increasing role improving quality effectiveness efficiency availability palliative careto provide expert recommendations outcome measurement palliative care clinical practice researchdeveloped european association palliative care task force based literature searches international expert workshop development outcome measurement guidance international online survey subgroup drafted first version circulated twice task force preliminary final version circulated wider expert panel 28 international experts across 20 european association palliative care member associations european association palliative care board directors revised according feedback final version approved european association palliative care board adoption official european association palliative care position paperin 12 recommendations proposed covering key parameters measures adequate measures task introduction outcome measurement practice national international outcome comparisons benchmarking compared recommendations white paper covers similar aspects focuses outcome measurement clinical care wider policy impact implementing outcome measurement clinical palliative care patientreported outcome measure feedback improves awareness unmet need allows professionals act address patients needs however barriers facilitators identified implementing outcome measurement clinical care addressedthe white paper recommends introduction outcome measurement practice outcomes allow national international comparisons outcome measurement key understanding different models care across countries ultimately patient outcome controlled differing patients characteristics