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 The aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients and families
through the prevention and relief of suffering. Frequently, patients may choose to receive …

Background: Understanding service provision for patients with advanced disease is a
research priority, with a need to identify barriers that limit widespread integration of palliative …

Background Meeting patients' preferences for place of care at the end-of-life is an indicator
of quality palliative care. Understanding the key elements required for terminal care within …

Background Hospitalisation during the last weeks of life when there is no medical need or
desire to be there is distressing and expensive. This study sought palliative care initiatives …

Purpose Over the past 2 decades, cancer has been the leading cause of death worldwide.
Accordingly, cancer patients are the largest group of patients admitted to a hospice …

Context There has been surprisingly little attention to conceptual and methodological issues
that influence the measurement of discretionary utilization at the end of life (DIAL), an …

In Asia where family caregiving is part of the culture, palliative home care becomes the most
suitable service to keep patients close to their family and to reduce costs. There is a wide …

Background: Team-based palliative care interventions have shown positive results for
patients at the end of life in both hospital and community settings. However, evidence on the …

Ageing in Asia contains a selection of leading social systems and programs, with interesting
case-studies offering innovative and useful lessons. The book covers ageing and related …