PPS scores are in 10% increments only. Sometimes, there are several columns easily placed at one level but one or two which seem better at a higher or lower level. One then needs to make a ‘best fit’ …

This Fast Fact reviews the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS). Fast Fact #124 The Palliative Prognostic Score and Fast Fact #444 Palliative Prognostic Index describe additional prognostic tools used in …

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The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is a validated and reliable tool used to assess a patient’s functional performance and to determine progression toward end of life.

The Karnofsky Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is a tool used to assess a patient’s functional performance and to determine progression toward end of life. It is a helpful reference in timing the …

Nov 11, 2025 · The PPS scale (Palliative Performance Scale) is a validated functional assessment tool developed in 1996 that measures five domains—ambulation, activity level, self-care, oral intake, and …

Sep 11, 2025 · The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) measures a patient’s level of independence and care needs during serious illness. PPS scores range from 100% (fully independent) to 0% (end of life).

Scoring of PPS scores should be initiated when there are no further interventions whose goal is cure or remission available to the person with a life-threatening illness.

Nov 22, 2023 · It looks at five things: how well they can walk, how much they can do, how much they can take care of themselves, how much they eat and drink, and how awake they are. The PPSv2 …

In the PPS [4], physical performance is measured in 10% decremental levels from fully ambulatory and healthy (100%) to death (0%). These levels are further differentiated by five observable parameters: …