ABSTRACT Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders have been in use in hospitals nationwide for
over 20 years. Nonetheless, as currently implemented, they fail to adequately fulfill their two …

Background Pain can significantly influence an individual's health status and can have
serious negative consequences: poor nutrition, decreased appetite, abnormal sleep …

Background: Hospital palliative care programs provide high-quality, comprehensive care for
seriously ill patients and their families. Objective: To examine geographic variation in patient …

Background: Inpatient palliative consultation are generally provided to seriously ill
hospitalized patients with the intent to alleviate pain and suffering and develop a plan of …

Background Widespread implementation of palliative care treatment plans could reduce
suffering in the last days of life by adopting best practices of traditionally home-based …

As management of patients with cancer is evolving, an increased focus is being placed on
individualized patient-centered care. Early integration of palliative care into the overall …

Background: The term “palliative approach” has emerged to connote healthcare activities
provided consistent with the philosophy of palliative care, but not limited to specialized care …

Objective To characterize symptom prevalence in gynecologic oncology outpatients and
identify predictors of high symptom burden. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis …

Background: Several factors are reported to be associated with palliative care utilization
among patients with various cancers, but literature is lacking on multiple myeloma (MM) …

Background: Palliative care is associated with decreased treatment intensity and improved
quality for individual patients at the end of life, but little is known about how hospital-wide …