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	Inventario della Dignità del Paziente	Scala di Performance Palliativa
Campo	Cure palliative	Cure palliative
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2008	1996
Ideatore	Chochinov, Hassard, McClement, and colleagues (University of Manitoba)	Anderson, Downing, and colleagues
Tipo	Self-report	Clinician-rated
Fonte seminale	Chochinov, H. M., Hassard, T., McClement, S., Hack, T., Kristjanson, L. J., Harlos, M., Speca, M., & Tool, T. (2008). The Patient Dignity Inventory: a novel way of measuring dignity-related distress in palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 36(6), 559–571.	Anderson, F., Downing, G. M., Hill, J., Casorso, L., & Lerch, N. (1996). Palliative Performance Scale: A new tool. J Palliat Care, 12(1), 5–11.
Alias	PDI, Dignity Inventory	PPS
Correlati	5	5
Sintesi	The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is a 25-item self-report measure assessing dignity-related distress in patients with advanced cancer and life-limiting illness. Developed by Chochinov and colleagues at the University of Manitoba in 2008, the PDI operationalizes 'dignity' as a multidimensional construct encompassing illness-related functional decline, psychosocial concerns (fear, hopelessness, suicidality), body image distress, existential meaning, and social connection—dimensions often overlooked by symptom-focused assessment. The PDI enables clinicians to identify and address dignity threats systematically, preventing the existential despair that can accompany terminal illness even when physical symptoms are well-controlled.	The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is an 11-point clinician-rated functional assessment tool for patients with advanced, life-limiting illness. Developed by Anderson and colleagues in 1996, it measures overall performance status from 100% (normal) to 0% (death), integrating five domains of functional decline. The PPS is widely used in palliative care, hospice, and oncology settings to guide treatment intensity, prognostication, and care planning.