Importance The delivery of palliative care is not standard of care within most emergency
departments (EDs). Objective To compare quality of life, depression, health care utilization …

Purpose Patients with advanced cancer commonly visit the emergency department (ED)
during the last 3 months of life. Identification of these patients and their palliative care needs …

Purpose Previous studies report that early palliative care is associated with clinical benefits,
but there is limited evidence on economic impact. This article addresses the research …

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 …

Context There is growing interest in providing palliative care (PC) in the emergency
department (ED), but relatively little is known about the efficacy of ED-based PC …

Background Evidence from randomized controlled trials has demonstrated benefits in quality
of life outcomes from early palliative care concurrent with standard oncology care in patients …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Although the focus of emergency care is on the diagnosis and
treatment of acute illnesses and injuries or the stabilization of patients for ongoing treatment …

Background: Although palliative care services are increasing in the United States, disparities
exist in access and utilization. Hence, we explored these factors in hospitalized patients with …

Purpose: Most referrals to palliative care and hospice occur late in the trajectory of the
disease although an earlier intervention could decrease patients' symptom distress. The …

Background: There is increasing interest in moving palliative care (PC) upstream to the
emergency department (ED). However, barriers to PC provision in ED exist and are not yet …