Evaluating the measurement properties of the Hindi Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in advanced cancer patients receiving home-based palliative care in India

Tushti Bhardwaj, Rachel L. Chambers, Harry Watson, Ambika Rajvanshi, Reena Sharma, Irene J. Higginson, Mevhibe B. Hocaoglu

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006189
Published: 2026-04-03
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0006189,
  title = {Evaluating the measurement properties of the Hindi Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in advanced cancer patients receiving home-based palliative care in India},
  author = {Tushti Bhardwaj and Rachel L. Chambers and Harry Watson and Ambika Rajvanshi and Reena Sharma and Irene J. Higginson and Mevhibe B. Hocaoglu},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0006189},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006189}
}

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AU  - Irene J. Higginson
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Bhardwaj, T., Chambers, R. L., Watson, H., Rajvanshi, A., Sharma, R., Higginson, I. J., & Hocaoglu, M. B. (2026). Evaluating the measurement properties of the Hindi Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) in advanced cancer patients receiving home-based palliative care in India. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0006189

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