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  "abstract": "Background\n\nThe increasing prevalence of chronic diseases makes identifying patients in need of palliative care essential for public health systems. Several tools have been developed to identify patients with palliative care needs and limited life expectancy. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the NECPAL and PaP tools in patients with advanced chronic diseases and to explore their potential role in identifying palliative care needs and prognostic assessment.Methods\n\nProspective, observational, multicenter study using the Necesidades Paliativas tool (NECPAL CCOMS-ICO version 1.0), Palliative Prognostic score (PaP score), and functional and symptom assessment tools (Palliative Performance Scale and Edmonton Symptom Assessment System), assessed monthly or every two months for up to 12 months. Information on healthcare utilization and end-of-life care was also collected. Sensitivity, specificity, positive/negative predictive value and accuracy were calculated. The study included three groups of patients with advanced chronic diseases: cancer, pulmonary diseases, and renal diseases. The study was reported following the STROBE guidelines.Results\n\nOne hundred and ninety-three patients were enrolled: 102 with advanced cancer, 50 with chronic respiratory failure, and 41 with chronic renal failure. The median age was 75 years and 63.7% were male. The overall survival rate was 90% at 30 days and 65% at 12 months. At 30 days, sensitivity and specificity were 100% and 88% for the PaP score, and 89% and 39% for NECPAL. At 12 months, sensitivity and specificity were 20% and 89% for the PaP score, and 88% and 41% for NECPAL. Prognostic accuracy was higher for the PaP score at 30 days (91%) and higher for the NECPAL tool at 12 months (81%). Patients with cancer had more frequent hospitalizations in acute units, while the people living with pulmonary disease had more total hospitalization days.Conclusions\n\nThe findings suggest that the two instruments may provide complementary information, although the potential benefit of a combined strategy was not directly evaluated in this study.",
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    "Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) \"Dino Amadori\", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy.",
    "Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) \"Dino Amadori\", Meldola, Italy.",
    "Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) \"Dino Amadori\", Via P. Maroncelli 40, Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy. monia.dallagata@irst.emr.it.",
    "Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.",
    "Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.",
    "Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.",
    "Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) \"Dino Amadori\", Meldola, Italy.",
    "Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.",
    "Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, AUSL della Romagna, \"Morgagni-Pierantoni\" Hospital, Forlì, Italy.",
    "Unità Operativa Complessa Rete delle Cure Palliative, AUSL di Bologna (Dipartimento dell'Integrazione), Bologna, Italy.",
    "Department of Palliative Care Ravenna, AUSL Romagna, Ravenna, Italy.",
    "Palliative Care, Pain Therapy and Rehabilitation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.",
    "Radiation Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy."
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