Delphi study on Consensus Indicators for Quality of End-of-Life Care
Aligned with the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing, this research study aims to develop a core set of indicators for cross-country comparison and benchmarking of End-of-Life (EOL) care quality. We conducted a modified Delphi study to identify a parsimonious set of indicators for assessing the quality of EOL care suitable for global comparison. The process involved 86 panellists from 36 countries and comprised two rounds of rating followed by a final prioritisation round.
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor Chetna Malhotra
Head (Research), Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Medical School
Study Team
- Dr. Andres Helen Bostwick (Ellie), Senior Research Fellow, LCPC
- Dr. Felicia Ang Jia Ler, Research Fellow, LCPC
- Ms. Isha Chaudhry, Senior Research Associate, LCPC
Publications
- Harwood, R. H., Thiyagarajan, J. A., Bhadelia, A., Foebel, A., Mayland, C., Malhotra, C., ... & Banerjee, A. (2025). Measuring and monitoring the quality of dying in the United Nations 'Decade of Healthy Ageing'. The Lancet Healthy Longevity.