Over the past decade, a large body of evidence has accumulated supporting the integration
of palliative care into oncology practice for patients with advanced cancer. The question is …

Palliative care and rehabilitation practitioners are important collaborative referral sources for
each other who can work together to improve the lives of cancer patients, survivors, and …

Importance An initial step to reducing emergency department (ED) visits among patients with
cancer is to identify the characteristics of patients visiting the ED and examine which of those …

Background Cancer patients are frequently admitted to hospital due to acute conditions or
refractory symptoms. This occurs through the emergency departments and requires medical …

Objectives This study aimed to establish the association between timing and provision of
palliative care (PC) and quality of end-of-life care indicators in a population of patients dying …

Introducción. El hacinamiento en servicios de emergencia de hospitales terciarios hace
colapsar sus procesos y prolonga tiempos de espera. Objetivo. Evaluar el tiempo de espera …

Purpose Patients with advanced cancer commonly visit the emergency department (ED)
during the last 3 months of life. Identification of these patients and their palliative care needs …

Background: Mobile health is a promising strategy aiming to anticipate and prevent the
deterioration of health status in palliative cancer patients. A prerequisite for successful …

Background: Fulfillment of patient preferences for location of dying is of continued end-of-life
care interest. Of those voicing a preference, most prefer home. However the majority of …

Background: Unplanned readmissions or emergency visits (EVs) after discharge from
hospital are frequent in patients in palliative care. Strategies to anticipate and prevent rapid …