Name:
University of Chicago: PEACE - Patient Enrollment and Follow-Up Interviews
Description:
This is the baseline enrollment interview and the follow-up interview schedule
for the patients with dementia enrolling in PEACE.
Category:
Clinical Tools - Clinical Assessment
Source:
Palliative Excellence in Alzheimer's Care Efforts (PEACE)
University of Chicago Medical Center
Section of Geriatrics (MC 6098)
5841 South Maryland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637
Contact:
Gavin W. Hougham, Research Director
ghougham@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Greg A. Sachs, Chief, Section of Geriatrics
gsachs@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
How the grantee used this instrument:
Enrollees in PEACE were interviewed at baseline and every six months thereafter
for the duration of the demonstration, about two years. Some patients who were
severely impaired did not complete all interviews, or portions of interviews.
Keywords:
patient screening, dementia, Alzheimer's, pain assessment, symptom assessment,
psychosocial assessment
To use this tool:
Selected portions of these instruments adapted scales and measures from other
sources, and persons wishing to use these instruments should consult these other
authors for appropriate permissions and instructions.
References:
Luchins, DJ, Hanrahan, P, & Murphy, K,"Criteria for enrolling dementia patients
in hospice." Journal of American Geriatric Society 1997;45:1054-1059.
Reisberg, B, "Functional Assessment Staging (FAST)." Psychopharmacology Bulletin 1988;24:653-659. Staging of dementia severity.
Hughes, CP, Berg, L, Danziger, WL, et al. "A new clinical scale for the staging of dementia." British Journal of Psychiatry 1982;140:566-572.
Charlson, ME, Pompei, P, Ales, KL, & MacKenzie, CR "A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: development and validation." Journal of Chronic Diseases 1987;40:373-383
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Posted September 2004
University of Chicago: PEACE overview page
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