Background Population ageing, changes to the profiles of life-limiting illnesses and evolving
societal attitudes prompt a critical evaluation of models of palliative care. We set out to …

Policy Points We identified two overarching classifications of integrated geriatric and
palliative care to maximize older people's quality of life at the end of life. Both are oriented to …

Parantumaton syöpäsairaus muuttaa potilaan ja perheen elämän peruuttamattomasti.
Kuoleman läheisyys tulee elämän väistämättömäksi todellisuudeksi muokaten samalla …

Background: A wide range of organisational models of palliative care exist. However,
decision makers need more information about which models are likely to be most effective in …

BACKGROUND: Hospice care supports patients and their families physically and
emotionally through the dying phase. In many countries a substantial portion of specialised …

Background: The benefits of palliative care programs are well documented. However, the
effectiveness of specialist palliative care services is not well established. The previous lack …

Background: Homeless individuals have a high prevalence of multiple chronic comorbidities
and early mortality compared to the general population. They also experience significant …

In C anada, health system restructuring has led to a greater focus on home‐based palliative
care as an alternative to institutionalised palliative care. However, little is known about the …

Background: Improved and cost-effective palliative and end-of-life care is an international
policy imperative. Developments are impeded by a weak and often inconsistent evidence …

Purpose To inform health system improvements for care of elderly populations approaching
the end of life (EOL) by identifying important elements of care and implementation barriers …