The Effectiveness of Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Evaluated Using the Japanese Version of Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS)
- VernacularTitle:筋萎縮性側索硬化症患者に対する緩和ケアの有効性についての後方視的研究—Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale日本語版の活用—
- Author:
Chihiro MURANO
1
;
Keita TAGAMI
2
;
Kohei KAMIYA
2
;
Shingo KOYAMA
3
;
Akira INOUE
4
;
Tatsushi YAMAKAWA
1
Author Information
- Keywords: palliative care; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale; IPOS
- From:Palliative Care Research 2025;20(2):103-109
- CountryJapan
- Language:ja
- Abstract: Objective: The effectiveness of palliative care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has not been fully validated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of palliative care interventions on ALS patients using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS). Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on ALS patients at National Hospital Organization Yamagata National Hospital who received interventions from the palliative care team between November 2020 and December 2022 and were proxy-evaluated using IPOS. Results: Eleven patients were included in the analysis. Before and after the palliative care team intervention, the total IPOS score improved significantly from 24 to 18.9 (p=0.032), and the score for “Have you felt at peace” improved from 2 to 1 (p=0.031). Conclusion: Palliative care interventions may help alleviate suffering in ALS patients. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and long-term observational research are required to confirm these findings.
