Name:
University of Chicago PEACE: WEIGHT LOSS
Description:
A one-page discussion of weight and appetite loss in people with advanced medical
illness. Includes probable causes and suggestions for management.
Category:
Educational Tool - Patient/Family Education
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
[email protected]
Greg A. Sachs, Chief, Section of Geriatrics
[email protected]
How the grantee used this instrument:
This sheet was given to the patient, the patient's caregiver, and sometimes
included in a letter back to a referring physician.
Keywords:
health status, symptom management, patient information, family information
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from this site. Please credit
source.
References:
Adapted for the PEACE project by Dion Cox Haley and Lisa Maillard.
To view this tool:
Left click on the download link to view the PDF document in your Web browser.
Right-click on the download link to save the document to your computer.
PDF 20 KB / 1 page (Viewing PDF files requires downloading
and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted September 2004
University of Chicago: PEACE overview page
# UCP29, type:patient/family_education
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