PPS may be used for several purposes. It is an excellent communicatiuon tool for quickly describing a patients current functional level.
The Victoria Hospice Palliative Performance Scale (PPS, version 2) is an 11-point scale communication tool for describing the current functional level and appears to have prognostic value. The PPS provides a framework for measuring progressive decline over the course of illness. If you wish to print any of these tools for your use, please go to https://victoriahospice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PPSv2-English-Sample.pdf to download a copy of Victoria Hospice's reprint and use permission request form.
| Victoria Hospice Society. (2001) Clinical Tools. Retrieved from hhttps://victoriahospice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PPSv2-English-Sample.pdf. |
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