… help to improve the quality of palliative care services. The results of this study provide
important information for establishing palliative care programs and related guidelines. Distress, …

… hospice care. Our study revealed that nearly half of all home hospice patients experience
moderate-to-severe symptoms … Our results have several clinical practice implications. Providers …

… The variables of interest in our analysis were overall QoL, emotional … symptoms as assessed
by the palliative care version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of …

… in severe symptom outcomes for palliative care patients receiving hospital … Symptoms
distress outcomes are defined in this analysis as the change in the number of severe symptoms …

… symptom profile in cancer patients and the association between palliative care (PC) and
symptoms … In this cohort (n = 1423) results were similar to those of our primary analysis in that …

… The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes … -analysis, the heterogeneity
among palliative care interventions … health care systems with different definitions and access to …

… We hypothesized that patients with greater functional impairment would report a higher
symptom burden and receive more inpatient palliative care, while also experiencing longer …

… In conclusion, the symptoms given the highest severity ratings on the ESAS are not
necessarily the most bothersome for patients with advanced cancer. Further research should …

… planning for palliative care and hospice services in the UK and elsewhere. Here we describe
the symptom burden, management, response to treatment, and outcomes for patients with …

… yielded positive results, supporting the use of palliative care as an … care, or when it is the
main focus of care, palliative care leads to improved patient outcomes, from improved symptoms …