Person with cancer—referral to palliative care services indicator, yes/no/unknown code N
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Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Referral to palliative care services indicator |
| Synonymous names: | Supportive care, symptomatic care |
| METEOR identifier: | 431284 |
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| Definition: | An indicator of whether the person with cancer was referred to palliative care services as part of their cancer treatment or follow-up, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—referral to palliative care services indicator |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||
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| Guide for use: | Record whether the patient was referred to palliative care services. Referral to palliative care services is referral to palliative care administered by palliative care specialists such as a palliative care team or palliative physician. The point of transition to palliative care is when treatment goals become focussed on improving quality of life. However, the transition does not imply a discontinuation of active care or abandonment from treating cancer team. | ||||||
| Collection methods: | This information should be sought from the patient's medical record. | ||||||
| Comments: | This information is used to evaluate the quality of care for patients with cancer, and may have implications for access to, and the provision of, cancer services. | ||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia | ||||||
| Reference documents: | National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) and National Cancer Control Initiative (NCCI) 2003. Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer. Camperdown, NSW: National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre & National Cancer Control Initiative | ||||||
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| Related metadata references: | See also Person with cancer—date of referral to palliative care services, DDMMYYYY
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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