Julia Downing|Steffen T. Simon|Faith Mwangi-Powell|Hamid Benalia|Barbara A Daveson|Irene J Higginson|Richard Harding|Claudia Bausewein
Outcomes 'out of africa': the selection and implementation of outcome measures for palliative care in Africa
African Palliative Care Association|Makerere University|University Hospital Cologne|African Palliative Care Association|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London|Cicely Saunders International|King's College London
endoflife care research across africa underresourced underdeveloped central issue research endoflife care measurement effects outcomes care patients families little known experiences health professionals selection implementation outcome measures om clinical care research audit teaching africaan online survey undertaken using outcome measures across region part prisma project questionnaire addressing use oms developed similar survey europe adapted africa participants sampled contacts database apca invitation emails sent january 2010 reminders february 2010168301 invited contacts 56 24 countries responded 78 respondents previously used om 65 clinical practice 12 research 23 main reasons using om lack guidancetraining using analysing om 49 saying would use tools provided 40 using om clinical practice used pos 80 used assess evaluate monitor change pos also main tool used research principle criteria use validation africa access tool time needed complete challenges use tools shortage time resources lack guidance training professionals poor health status patients complexity om researchers also problems analysing om data apca african pos common version pos used reported valuable tool measuring outcomes respondents indicated ideal outcome tool short multidimensional easy usethis first survey professionals views om africa showed apca african pos frequently om used training support needed help professionals utilise om palliative care oms ongoing important role palliative care africa