Importance The evidence for palliative care exists predominantly for patients with cancer.
The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes in patients with noncancer …

Importance The use of palliative care programs and the number of trials assessing their
effectiveness have increased. Objective To determine the association of palliative care with …

Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Purpose: Palliative care's role in oncology has expanded, but its effect on aggressiveness of
care at the end of life has not been characterized at the population level. Methods: This …

Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

Background In advanced cancer, patients want to know how their care options may affect
survival and quality of life, but the impact of outpatient specialty palliative care on these …

Context There are few randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of palliative care
interventions to improve the care of patients with advanced cancer. Objective To determine …

Purpose Specialized palliative care (SPC) is currently underutilized or provided late in
cancer care. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to critically evaluate the …

Importance Palliative care improves health outcomes, but studies of the differences in the
delivery of palliative care to patients with different types of serious illness are lacking …

Background: Despite increasing emphasis on integration of palliative care with disease-
directed care for advanced cancer, the nature of this integration and its effects on patient and …