The nature of cancer control is changing, with an increasing emphasis, fuelled by public and
political demand, on prevention, early diagnosis, and patient experience during and after …

Opinion statement Evidence from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses has
shown that early integration of specialized palliative care improves symptoms and quality of …

The number of people in their last years of life with advanced chronic conditions, palliative
care needs, and limited life prognosis due to different causes including multi-morbidity …

Background Teleconsultation seems to be a promising intervention for providing palliative
care to home-dwelling patients; however, its effect on clinically relevant outcome measures …

Background: Patients in palliative care are usually conceptualised as recipients of support
from family caregivers. Family caregivers in palliative care are typically defined as providers …

Abstract Background The Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators tool (SPICT) supports
the identification of patients with potential palliative care (PC) needs. An Austrian-German …

Objectives: to analyze scientific evidence on the implementation and performance of
palliative care in Primary Health Care. Methods: an integrative literature review, according to …

Access to palliative care for marginalized communities is frequently problematized as a
major challenge facing palliative care services. The traditional response of asking what …

Background Universal and timely access to palliative care for patients with serious illnesses
requires mobilization of communities and both specialist-level and primary-or generalist …

Background Most patients with life-limiting illnesses are treated and cared for over a long
period of time in primary care and guidelines suggest that ACP discussions should be …