Background: While most patients desire to die at home or in a community-based hospice,
the transition from hospital to community settings often lacks streamlined coordination of …

Backgrounds Early integration of palliative care for terminally ill non-cancer patients
improves quality of life. However, there are scanty data on Palliative Care Consultation …

Early integration of palliative care for terminally ill cancer and non-cancer patients improves
quality of life. However, there are sparse data on results of palliative care consultation …

With the development of palliative care, a signed do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order has
become increasingly popular worldwide. However, there is no legal guarantee of a signed …

Background and study aims: Acute health service requires focused palliative care (PC). This
study was performed to provide guidance for the establishment of a palliative care …

There is a paucity of data regarding the utilization of palliative care consultation (PCC) in
surgical specialties. We conducted a retrospective review of 2321 adult patients (age≥ 18) …

Purpose The aims of this study were to investigate trends of aggressive treatment of non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients at the end-of-life (EOL) during the recent 5 years …

ObjectiveLittle is known about the outcomes of cancer patients referred to palliative care
(PC) teams in developing countries. Our aim was to examine the timing of PC access and …

This retrospective cohort study aimed to examine the effect of palliative care for patients with
terminal cancer on healthcare utilization. The National Health Insurance (NHI) Research …

Objective Shared decision making is essential for patients and their families when facing
serious and life-threatening diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of patient …