Background Early palliative care improves the quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with care
of patients with advanced cancer, but little is known about its effect on caregivers. Here, we …

Background: Early involvement of palliative care improves patient quality of life; however,
quantitative studies have not yet demonstrated a similar effect for caregivers, for whom the …

Background Patients with advanced cancer have reduced quality of life, which tends to
worsen towards the end of life. We assessed the effect of early palliative care in patients with …

Background: Early palliative care improves quality of life and satisfaction with care and is
increasingly endorsed for patients with advanced cancer. However, little is known about the …

Background The family and friends (caregivers) of patients with advanced cancer often
experience tremendous distress. Although early integrated palliative care (PC) has been …

Purpose To determine the effect of early versus delayed initiation of a palliative care
intervention for family caregivers (CGs) of patients with advanced cancer. Patients and …

Background: Early palliative care is increasingly recommended but seldom practised. We
sought to examine perceptions of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and …

Background Family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer often have poor quality of
life (QOL) and mental health. We examined the effectiveness of interventions offering …

Background: Intervention trials confirm that patients with advanced cancer receiving early
palliative care experience a better quality of life and show improved knowledge about and …

Background: International oncology societies recommend early palliative care. Specific
models to integrate early palliative care efficiently into clinical practice are debated. The …