A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Holistic Needs Assessment Questionnaire in a Supportive and Palliative Care Service Nisar Ahmed, BSc(Hons), MMedSci, Philippa Hughes, BA(Hons), RGN, PGCE, MA, Michelle Winslow, BA(Hons), PCHE, PhD, Peter A. Bath, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, Karen Collins, BA(Hons), RGN, PhD, Bill Noble, MBChB, MD, FRCP, FRCGP Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 587-598 (November 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.010 Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Summary of recruitment for the Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral for Care (SPARC) trial. There was no significant difference in the number of deaths between the intervention and control groups. In Group A (intervention), nine people (10.3%) died within the eight-week study period and in Group B (control), 14 people (14.7%) died within the eight-week study period (χ2 = 0.445; degrees of freedom = 1; P = 0.504). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2015 50, 587-598DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.05.010) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions