Welcome
Table of Contents
Introduction
Learning Objectives
The Process of Providing Care
How Concepts of Suffering affect Patient Care
Concepts of Suffering: Total Pain
Symptom Screening vs. Assessment
Domains of Issues Associated with Illness
Using the Domains of Issues Framework
Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r)
The ESAS-r Renal Modification
ESAS-r Clinical Pearls
Alternative Validated Symptom Screening Scales
Canadian Problem Checklist
Comprehensive Symptom Assessment
OPQRSTUV Symptom Assessment Acronym
Case Study: Comprehensive Symptom Assessment
Assessing Symptoms in Cognitively Impaired Patients
The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
Using the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
Create Your Action Plan
Summary
Abbreviations
References