Authors
Nicola White, Nuriye Kupeli, Victoria Vickerstaff, Patrick Stone
Publication date
2017/12
Source
BMC medicine
Volume
15
Pages
1-14
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Clinicians are inaccurate at predicting survival. The ‘Surprise Question’ (SQ) is a screening tool that aims to identify people nearing the end of life. Potentially, its routine use could help identify patients who might benefit from palliative care services. The objective was to assess the accuracy of the SQ by time scale, clinician, and speciality.
Methods
Searches were completed on Medline, Embase, CINAHL, AMED, Science Citation Index, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Open Grey literature (all from inception to November 2016). Studies were included if they reported the SQ and were written in English. Quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale.
Results
A total of 26 papers were included in the review, of which 22 reported a complete …
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N White, N Kupeli, V Vickerstaff, P Stone - BMC medicine, 2017