A Quantifiable Spiritual Assessment Model in Palliative Care: Putting Two and Two Together for Improved Spiritual Care (TH320)

Abstract

Apply selected clinical assessment tools for palliative care and hospice quality improvement or research. Objectives. Palliative care assessment is holistic, covering a broad array of domains important to comfort, quality of life and supportive needs for patients with serious illness and their caregivers. Clinical assessments may be enhanced with validated measurement instruments, yet finding those that are ready for application in clinical quality improvement or in a research project is a ''needle in a haystack'' problem. Session attendees will learn: 1) to appraise clinical assessment tools using freely available Palliative Care Research Cooperative resources, and 2) to apply selected clinical assessment tools for palliative care and hospice quality improvement or research.