Name Steward Organization Suggested Domain Suggested Domain Description Cde Group Classification
Comfort care indicator NINDS Treatment
Treatment for all conditions
NIH CDEs
  • NINDS
    • Disease
      • Stroke
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Treatment/Intervention Data
            • Therapies
      • Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
        • Classification
          • Supplemental
        • Domain
          • Treatment/Intervention Data
            • Therapies
    • Domain
      • Treatment/Intervention Data
        • Therapies
    • Population
      • Adult
      • Pediatric

# Datatype
Value List

# Permissible value Value meaning name Value meaning definition
No No No
Unknown Unknown Unknown
Yes Yes Yes

# Definition
Indicates if there is any evidence that the participant's/ subject's care was restricted to "Comfort Measures Only". Commonly referred to as "palliative care" in the medical community and "comfort care" by the general public. Palliative care includes attention to the psychological and spiritual needs of the patient and support for the dying patient and the patient's family.

# Designation
Comfort care indicator

# Identifier Origin Version
C14279 NINDS 3
FAEyzrmBYn7 NLM CDEs 12-02-2025-download
ComfortCareInd BRICS Variable Name N/A