Targeted palliative care day therapy interventions using modified MYMOP2 tool can improve outcomes for patients with non-malignant diseases

Background: There is a paucity of evidence supporting the benefits of palliative care day therapy services for patients with non-malignant diseases. Outcome measures in this setting are also lacking. Aim: To evaluate the use of the modified Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile 2 (MYMOP2) tool in tailoring day therapy services toward the needs of patients with non-malignant conditions Method: A single system, ‘before and after’ design quality improvement study was conducted. Data were collected regarding outcome measures, re-referral rates and mortality. Result: After the introduction of the modified MYMOP2 tool, there was an improvement in the mean outcome scores for patients with non-malignant disease. Re-referral rates for these patients dropped by 28% during the follow up period, with no change in mortality. Implications for practice: These findings suggest that using the modified MYMOP2 tool to tailor and measure the outcome of holistic day therapy services results in a more sustained improvement ...