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Development of an instrument to measure terminal restlessness

C Louise Jones

Edenhall Marie Curie Centre

Michael B King

Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital Medical School, Royal Free Hospital

Peter Speck

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Free Hospital

Anna Kurowska

Edenhall Marie Curie Centre, Royal Free Hospital

Adrian J Tookman

Edenhall Marie Curie Centre

Terminal restlessness is a clinical phenomenon that is frequently observed but poorly defined. Its management is important in providing good quality palliative care. We present the development of an objective observer-rated instrument to measure terminal restlessness.

Key Words: neoplasms • neurological examination • psychomotor agitation • terminal care

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, 99-104 (1998)
DOI: 10.1191/026921698675730694
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