Traditionally, palliative care (PC) systems focused on the needs of advanced cancer
patients, but most patients needing PC have end-stage organ diseases. Similarly, PC …

Background: Many cancer patients do not receive recommended palliative care (PC).
Oncologists' perspectives about PC have not been adequately described qualitatively and …

Abstract Background: Emergency departments (EDs) are seeing more patients with
palliative care (PC) needs, but evidence on best practice is scarce. Objectives: To examine …

The prevalence of patients affected by end-stage diseases or advanced cancer is increasing
due to an aging population and progression in medicine and public healthcare. The burden …

Although visiting the emergency departments (EDs) is considered poor quality of cancer
care, there are indications these visits are increasing. Similarly, there is growing interest in …

BACKGROUND Limited data are available on how the timing and setting of palliative care
(PC) referral can affect end‐of‐life care. In this retrospective cohort study, the authors …

PURPOSE: Palliative care (PC) improves outcomes in advanced cancer, and guidelines
recommend early outpatient referral. However, many PC teams see more inpatient than …

Background: Specialized home-based palliative care (HPC) services aim at reducing the
number of visits to emergency departments (EDs) and hospitalizations at end of life. In …

Background: A recent trend in health care is to integrate palliative care (PC) programs
across multiple hospitals to reduce variation, improve quality, and reduce cost. Objective …

The palliative care consultation service (PCCS) that has been enthusiastically promoted in
Taiwan since 2005 was designed to provide comprehensive end-of-life care for terminally ill …