Context Although the number of studies on the economic impact of palliative care (PC) is
growing, the great majority report costs from North America. Objectives We aimed to provide …

Context Hospital deaths carry a significant healthcare cost that has been confirmed to be
lower when palliative care units (PCUs) are available. Objectives To compare the last …

Context Multiple cost analyses of hospital-based palliative care have been published in
recent years, but there are important differences between studies in their choice of …

Background. Single-disease-focused treatment and hospital-centric care are poorly suited to
meet complex needs in an era of multimorbidity. Understanding variation in palliative care's …

Background: It is important to understand the costs of palliative and end-of-life care in order
to inform decisions regarding cost allocation. However, economic research in palliative care …

Palliative care (PC) improves the quality of life of patients with diseases such as cancer, and
several studies have shown a reduction in costs among patients who use PC services when …

Background: The concept of cost-effectiveness is necessary for optimal utilization of limited
health care resources. However, few studies have assessed the cost-effectiveness of …

Background Inpatient palliative care is associated with lower inpatient costs; however, this
has yet to be studied using a more nuanced, multi-tiered measure of inpatient palliative care …

Purpose: Establish costs of an inpatient palliative care unit (PCU) and conduct a threshold
analysis to estimate the maximum possible costs for the PCU to be considered cost effective …

Context Palliative care services have been reported to be a less expensive alternative to
traditional treatment; however, little is known about how to measure the cost of delivering …