Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, palliative care is one of
the main components of healthcare. As the incidence of cancer is increasing in the world …

Background: Home-based specialist palliative care services are developed to meet the
needs of the patients in advanced stage of cancer at home with physical symptoms and …

Background Norway has one of the lowest home death rates in Europe. However, it is the
health authorities´ ambition to increase this by facilitating palliative care at home. The aim of …

Background Only a small number of patients have utilized the home-based end-of-life care
service in Shanghai that has been offered since 2012. This study explores how home-based …

Aim To investigate the barriers to home‐based palliative care for cancer patients from
professional caregivers' experiences. Design A qualitative study. Method This is a …

Purpose The needs and experiences of palliative home care for patients with advanced
cancer have received little research attention. We aimed to explore the needs and …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced palliative care as a way to improve
the quality of life of patients with incurable diseases and their families. This care begins with …

Background The wish to be cared for and to die at home is common among people with end-
stage cancer in the western world. However, home deaths are declining in many countries …

Objective: Due to an urgent need for specialized palliative care (SPC) for patients with
advanced cancer, an overview of available information on organization and outcomes of …

Background: Despite some insurance plans now paying for home-based palliative care,
recent reports have suggested that insurance coverage for palliative care may be insufficient …