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patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for palliative care patients receiving home-based care.

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Patients needed for palliative care
Date of first enrollment	08/05/2026
Target sample size	40
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	For patients receiving palliative care at home, we will administer the IPOS (Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale), a patient-reported outcome (PRO) assessment tool, every week to discuss the medical treatment and care required to address their suffering.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	EORTC-QLQ-C15PAL
Secondary Outcome	IPOS 3-Day Version for Patients FHU (Feeling Hard and Understood Conference participation rate

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 20age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	Patients diagnosed with cancer, chronic heart failure, chronic kidney failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a rare neurological disorder, chronic liver failure, or cerebrovascular disease, as well as frail elderly patients who require palliative care Patients are identified through the use of a surprise question for screening patients requiring palliative care, where the healthcare provider determines that it would not be surprising if the patient died within one year. Adult (male or female) patients receiving home care who require palliative care and have provided informed consent for the study. Patients capable of communicating effectively. Participants must meet all of the above criteria.
Exclude criteria	Patients experiencing severe physical or mental distress, to the extent that healthcare professionals determine it is difficult for them to participate in the study Patients with significantly impaired cognitive function, making communication difficult Participants must fall into one of the above categories.