Importance The use of palliative care programs and the number of trials assessing their
effectiveness have increased. Objective To determine the association of palliative care with …

Background Incurable cancer, which often constitutes an enormous challenge for patients,
their families, and medical professionals, profoundly affects the patient's physical and …

In older patients, acute medical illness that requires hospitalization is a sentinel event that
often precipitates disability. This results in the subsequent inability to live independently and …

Context: A small proportion of patients with serious illness or multiple chronic conditions
account for the majority of health care spending. Despite the high cost, evidence …

Background: Heart failure (HF) is associated with a high symptom burden and reduced
quality of life (QOL). Models integrating palliative care (PC) into HF care have been …

Background: Early palliative care improves quality of life and satisfaction with care and is
increasingly endorsed for patients with advanced cancer. However, little is known about the …

Purpose: Recent research and professional guidelines support expanded use of outpatient
subspecialty palliative care in oncology, but provider referral practices vary widely. We …

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Patients with cancer frequently suffer from debilitating physical symptoms and psychological
distress, particularly at the end of life. Interventions to help alleviate these problems are often …

Background: Palliative care is often underutilized or initiated late in the course of life-
threatening illness. Randomized clinical Early Palliative Care (EPC) trials provide an …