Adaptation of the Taiwan version of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT-TW) and Its Association with Six-Month Mortality: A Multi-Center Validation Study in Older People

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202409.2150.v1
• Publication Date: 2024-09-30T02:53:29Z
• Authors: Jung-Yu Liao; Hsiao-Ting Chang; Jen-Kuei Peng; Scott A Murray; Chien-Yi Wu; Hsien-Cheng Chang; Chia-Ming Li; Shao-Yi Cheng; Wei-Zhe Tseng; Chao A. Hsiung; Hung-Yi Chiou; Sang–Ju Yu; Kirsty Boyd; Ping-Jen Chen
• Keywords: Center (category theory); Association (psychology)

The Supportive and Palliative Indicators Tool (SPICT) was developed for timely identifying patients who may benefit from supportive palliative care a better treatment review, plan discussion, end-of-life care. Although the SPICT has been validated in different languages living settings, it not receiving home-based medical (HBMC), or context of using traditional Chinese characters. present study aimed to validate Taiwan version (SPICT-TW) measure its ability predict six-month mortality received HBMC Taiwan. Seven agents (five clinics two hospitals) participated this validation study. We recruited 129 aged ≥50 years had consistently > months. results revealed that SPICT-TW demonstrated similar reliability validity compared other language versions SPICT. It be an appropriate tool healthcare professionals detect needs older people home healthcare. Furthermore, we found combination four general indicators one clinical indicator SPCIT-TW best prediction at predicting these HMBC recipients. This multicenter among recipients high practical risk dying within six months would