… needed for other outcomes. These benefits cannot be extrapolated to care which may be
labeled “palliative care,” but … The ultimate question is: Does PC indeed improve outcomes? …

… assessment of palliative care needs and referral to specialist palliative care services in more
… best to screen patients and integrate early palliative care with routine oncologic care, within …

… Specialist palliative care services have developed to meet these needs, but their … whether
specialist palliative care teams achieve their aims and improve outcomes for patients with …

… may not improve all outcomes for all patients. For instance, an … was found only if the patients
died in the inpatient setting (… benefits of palliative care consultations for patients near the …

… utilization outcomes, as well as methodological shortcomings in … palliative care improves
outcomes such as QOL, 8 -11 symptom burden, 8 -10 and survival. As a result, palliative care …

… an improvement in patient outcomes when palliative care in … In 2010 a study showed that
early palliative care for patients … Patients were randomised to standard care or early palliative …

… Recent attention on outcomes measurement and research in palliative care settings has …
✦ Measurement of patient outcomes with palliative care is important to understand patient …

… This study compared patient-related outcomes … palliative care and standard care. The
quality of life and caregiver burden for patients receiving home-based paediatric palliative care …

… definitions of their palliative care patients and illustrate the diversity of this patient, the lack of
… on interventions and/or outcomes for the palliative or terminal care patient or his family, and …

… The effect palliative care has on patient outcomes and satisfaction has been investigated in
… sites of care with favorable results. In patients with cancer, palliative care improved quality of …