RESOLVE training resources

Supporting healthcare providers, researchers and specialist palliative care services

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A simple introduction to Outcome Measures

Watch this video to find out:

What are Outcome Measures?
Why do we need them?
How and where are they used?
How can they help you to support your patients?

Video transcript

What are the different Outcome Measures?

Palliative Phase of Illness

Video transcript

Phase of Illness is a measure which describes the urgency of care needs for a person receiving palliative care. It considers the care needs of both patient and family.

Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Scale (AKPS)

Video transcript

The AKPS is a measure of the patient’s functional status or ability to perform their activities of daily living.

Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS)

Video transcript

The IPOS measures are a family of tools to measure the symptoms and other concerns which patients affected by advanced illness most often report. This video explains how to use the IPOS in clinical practice (not for research).

The Modified Barthel Score for Palliative care

Video transcript

The Barthel score is a measure of the patient’s ability to perform ten common activities of daily living.

Supporting resources

Download the Outcome Measures in Palliative Care guide

Outcome Measures in Palliative Care training booklet

Outcome Measures Guide

When should Outcome Measures be used in clinical practice?

Timings Guide

Patient Assessment Guide

This guide will assist you with introducing and implementing Outcome Measures in routine clinical assessments.

Patient Assessment Guide

Palliative Phase of Illness quiz

Test your knowledge in our quiz.

Help with IPOS: answers to your questions

Q&A about IPOS

IPOS measure

The IPOS measure can be downloaded at www.pos-pal.org

We recommend that you read ‘Help with IPOS: answers to your questions’ first, so that you understand which version of IPOS to use.

IPOS in the dying Phase of Illness

Using IPOS in the dying Phase of Illness

Video transcript

Watch this video to find out how to use IPOS in the dying Phase of Illness.

Presentation: Using IPOS in the dying Phase of Illness

This presentation is delivered by Professor Fliss Murtagh, Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre.

Summary of the IPOS items for the dying Phase

Summary of IPOS items for the dying Phase of Illness

Download the Guide to completing IPOS scores in the dying Phase of Illness

Outcomes Champion: a brief overview of the role

This video provides a brief outline of the role of the outcomes champion to support use of outcome measures in practice. It will be useful for palliative care teams across all settings.

This video has been provided by Dr Kathryn Chater, Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, York Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

What processes underpin successful implementation of Outcome Measures?

This is a brief presentation about the processes underpinning the successful implementation of Outcome Measures.

Presentation slides

What are the benefits of clinical outcomes in palliative care?

This is a brief presentation demonstrating the benefits of clinical outcomes in palliative care.

Presentation slides

Putting outcome measures into palliative care practice: what works?

We have created a list of recommendations for professionals who are leading the implementation of outcome measures, and those using them in everyday practice.

Download the lay brief

Download the policy brief

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