Evolution of Complexity of Palliative Care Needs and Patient Profiles According to the PALCOM Scale (Part Two): Pooled Analysis of the Cohorts for the Development and Validation of the PALCOM Scale in Advanced Cancer Patients.

The comparison of the two cohorts at different times and by different teams allowed confirmation of the consistency of the PALCOM model based on: (a) the homogeneity of the socio-demographic and clinical data; (b) the lack of significant differences in the distribution of the frequencies of the levels of complexity; (c) the highly significant differences in the frequencies of the different domains of the scale according to the assigned level; and (d) the highly significant differences in 6-month mortality according to the assigned level. 3.2.

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