Objectives We investigated the barriers to referral to inpatient palliative care units (PCUs)
through a qualitative study across various sources of information, including terminal cancer …

This study aimed to clarify and compare the awareness and perceptions of the specialized
inpatient palliative care service. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed on …

The palliative care consultation service (PCCS) that has been enthusiastically promoted in
Taiwan since 2005 was designed to provide comprehensive end-of-life care for terminally ill …

Background: This study explores the distribution of public awareness, knowledge of
availability, and readiness for palliative care services, and the perceived reliability of …

Background Although confidence in providing palliative care services is an essential
component of providing such care, factors relating to this have not been investigated in …

Purpose To clarify the bereaved family's perceptions about the appropriateness of timing
when physicians first referred patients to palliative care units, and to identify the factors …

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the perception regarding palliative care
among Korean doctors and referral barriers toward palliative care for terminal cancer …

Referral to palliative care units tends to be delayed. In Japan, the Cancer Control Act was
established in 2006 to improve the quality of life of cancer patients by facilitating greater …

Background. Despite increasing prevalence of palliative care (PC) services in cancer
centers, most referrals to the service occur exceedingly late in the illness trajectory. Over the …

Purpose: Palliative care services can decrease physical and psychosocial distress in
patients with advanced cancer. However, most patients with cancer die without access to …