Table 2 Measurement tools
Measurement tool | |
|---|---|
Death rattle | Scale of Back: 0 = no rattle, 1 = audible close to the patient, 2 = audible standing at the end of the bed, 3 = audible standing in the door opening [4] |
Restlessness | Vancouver Interaction and Calmness Scale (VICS score): 5 questions about restlessness scored on a 6-point Likert scale [20] |
Dry mouth/urinary retention | Reported observations in CPD (agreed standards, implemented for this study) |
Grief | Inventory of Traumatic Grief: 30 questions about grief [21] |
Quality of life | Numeric rating scale (0 = worst quality – 10 = best quality) [22] |
Quality of dying | Numeric rating scale: 0 = worst quality – 10 = best quality); 15 qualitative descriptions (peaceful, quiet, shocking, painful, etc.) [22] to tick. |