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Although definitions and conceptualizations remain heterogeneous, many researchers proposed HRQOL to be considered as subjective patient well-being. However, research on its determinants in palliative care is rare, and little is known about the interplay between psychological and biological variables.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to explain differences in terminally ill patients' acute well-being (AWB) by use of a multimethod approach, examining both self-ratings and physiological predictors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting\/Subjects:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study was conducted on a palliative care unit in Heidelberg, Germany. A total of 69 adult patients receiving palliative care were included in the analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients filled out the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL questionnaire and an additional single-item visual analogue scale on AWB. In addition, we recorded a five-minute segment of beat-to-beat fluctuations of heart rate (i.e., heart rate variability, HRV) and calculated three indices of cardiac autonomic function: mean heart rate, the root mean square of successive differences, and the standard deviation of normal-to-normal (SDNN) intervals. Exploratory, multiple regression analyses were used to identify significant predictors among the QLQ subscales and HRV parameters.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Insomnia (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and SDNN (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were significantly associated with AWB and together explained 26.3% of the variance. All other predictors including pain, fatigue, and physical functioning failed to reach significance (all\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both autonomic dysfunction and sleep disturbances independently explained differences in patient's AWB among terminally ill patients. 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