Table 2 list of papers selected and palliative care referral dimensions used

[1] Carrasco-Zafra, 2020

PPS; IDC-Pal

X

X

X

functional autonomy; family support

[2] DiLello, 2018

palliative care screening tool (PCST)

X

X

X

X

X

functional autonomy

[3] Gemmell, 2020

7 different tools

X

X

X

X

X

psychosocial problem

[4] Glare, 2015

11 item PC screening tool

X

X

X

X

X

X

patient/family requests PC consult, prolonged length of stay, moderate-severe distress

[5] Goldberg, 2016

7 item “Living with cancer” PRO screening tool

X

X

financial and family burden

[6] Hui, 2020

9 needs-based criteria and 2 time-based criteria

X

X

X

X

brain metastases; delirium, spinal cord compression, request for hastened death, patient requests PC consult, emotional symptoms, spiritual or existential crisis

[7] Le, 2020

11-item screening tool

X

X

X

X

X

X

patient/family requests PC consult prolonged length of stay, moderate-severe distress

[8] Molin, 2019

PALLIA-10 questionnaire

X

X

X

X

X

X

psychological and social factors, patient/family requests PC consult, patient requests euthanasia

[9] Ohno, 2017

PPI-Kripp’s model

X

X

X

X

X

delirium

[10] Ostgathe, 2019

10 item PC tool

X

X

X

X

X

brain metastases, delirium, patient/family requests PC consult,

distress, prolonged length of stay

[11] Paiva, 2020

16 item PC referral protocol

X

X

X

X

brain metastasis, delirium, patients requests PC consult, severe emotional symptoms, suicide risk

[12] Rauenzahn, 2017

10 item ESAS

X

[13] Sterie, 2020

17 item IPOS

X

X

psychological items, functional autonomy

[14] Ullgren, 2017

EORTC QLQ C-30 - INFO 25 (58 items tool)

X

X

financial items, emotional items, psychological items

[15] Yun, 2018

32 item Quality Care Questionnaire PC

X

X

psychological, social and spiritual support

[16] Zeneli, 2016

Supportive Care Needs Survey-SF 34 items

X

X

psychological needs, sexuality