SUPPORT prognostic model

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Introduction

Model to predict survival in terminally ill patients

Variables include:

Score slightly improved with physician's estimate.

The study also revealed the extent to which families suffer financially as a result of their loved ones' serious illness

  • 1/3 of patients required significant caregiving from family member
  • in 20% of patients, a family member had to quit work, move in with their sick loved one, or make another major life change as a result of their loved one's illness
  • 1/3 of families lost most or all of their family savings as a result of their loved one's illness

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References

  1. Knaus WA, Harrell FE Jr, Lynn J et al The SUPPORT prognostic model. Objective estimates of survival for seriously ill hospitalized adults. Study to understand prognoses and preferences for outcomes and risks of treatments. Ann Intern Med 122:191, 1995 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7810938
  2. Rosenfeld K. In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001
  3. Rosenfeld K. In: Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine & Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 25-28, 2002
  4. Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatrics Society, 5th edition, 2002-2004