JOURNAL of
ONCOLOGICAL
SCIENCES

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Applicability of end of life needs assessment tool at a multicultural Turkish hospital
Received Date : 02 May 2017
Accepted Date : 17 Jul 2017
Doi: 10.1016/j.jons.2017.07.003 - Article's Language: EN
Journal of Oncological Sciences 3 (2017) 127-132
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
ABSTRACT
Improving the quality of life in terminal stage cancer patients and their families are at utmost importance. The End of Life Needs Assessment Form is adapted from Palliative Performance Scale; to assess patients' needs toward the end of their life. We studied for the first time the practicality, applicability and usefulness of this tool in a unique Turkish hospital providing services to patients from extensive number of countries in this region.