The Selection and Use of Outcome Measures in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research: The MORECare International Consensus Workshop Catherine J. Evans, BSc (Hon), MSc, PhD, RN, Hamid Benalia, BSc, MA, Nancy J. Preston, BSc, PhD, RN, Gunn Grande, BA, MSc, MPhil, PhD, Marjolein Gysels, BA, MA, PhD, Vicky Short, MPhil LLB (Hons), Barbara A. Daveson, BA, PhD, BMUS (MUSTHY), Claudia Bausewein, MSc, MD, PhD, Chris Todd, BA, MA, PhD, Irene J. Higginson, BMBS, BMedSci, PhD, FFPHM, FRCP Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 46, Issue 6, Pages 925-937 (December 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010 Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flow diagram of the study design. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 46, 925-937DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Properties of the best primary outcome measures in evaluations of palliative and EOL care. Box and whisker plot of the interquartile ranges and medians of level of agreement for the 11 recommendations (box: 25th and 75th percentiles; whiskers: minimum and maximum). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 46, 925-937DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Enhancing the validity of proxy data in evaluations of palliative and EOL care. Box and whisker plot of the interquartile ranges and medians of level of agreement for the nine measurement recommendations (box: 25th and 75th percentiles; whiskers: minimum and maximum). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 46, 925-937DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Data collection time points in evaluations of palliative and EOL care. Box and whisker plot of the interquartile ranges and medians of level of agreement for the nine recommendations (box: 25th and 75th percentiles; whiskers: minimum and maximum). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2013 46, 925-937DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.010) Copyright © 2013 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions