The correlation of standard heart failure assessment and palliative care questionnaires in a multidisciplinary heart failure clinic.

Context: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of death and disability, and despite optimal care, patients may eventually require palliative care. Little is known about how palliative care questionnaires (the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale [ESAS] and the Palliative Performance Scale [PPS]) perform compared with HF assessment using the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class and the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ).

Objectives: To assess the utility of a palliative care questionnaire in patients with HF.