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FAQ about End-of-Life Experience and Care The Four Things That Matter Most Landmarks and Taskwork for the End-of-Life Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
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MISSOULA -VITAS QUALITY OF LIFE
INDEX (MVQOLI)©
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AN ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOME MEASURE
VITAS Healthcare Corporation
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Quality of life (QOL) in the context of advanced, progressive, incurable illness, is defined as the subjective experience of an individual living with the interpersonal, psychological and existential or spiritual challenges that accompany the process of physical and functional decline and the knowledge of impending demise. A person’s QOL can range from suffering, associated with physical distress and/or a sense of impending disintegration, to the experience of wellness and personal growth arising from the completion of developmental work and the mastery of developmental landmarks. Byock and Merriman, Pall. Med., 12:231-244, 1998 |
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Registration There are no fees for using the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index but we do ask that you register by providing your organization name and a contact person. Registration assures that you receive notice of any updates to the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index. Registered users will also receive information on MVQOLI benchmarking efforts and the option to share and compare quality of life data anonymously with other users. REGISTER HERE |
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Guide to Using the MVQOLI - DOWNLOAD HERE (Note: This is a 307 Kb PDF file) This guide is designed to assist you in implementing the Missoula-VITAS Quality of Life Index. It will be most useful for implementation on a small scale or in a pilot study. The materials are excerpted and adapted from training materials originally created by VITAS Healthcare Corporation and the The Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast. For full implementation throughout your organization, we strongly recommend that you attend the 1.5 day training offered at the Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast. For information on the training course, contact Susan Bruno at 727-523-4142 or susanbruno@thehospice.org.
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Here is a sample of topics covered in the training program:
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Appendices for use with the Guide
Appendix 1: MVQOLI - 15 item version with
scoring information
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