Palliative care and catastrophic costs in Malawi after a diagnosis of advanced cancer: a prospective cohort study

MJ Bates, MRP Gordon, SB Gordon… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Inclusive universal health coverage requires access to quality health care
without financial barriers. Receipt of palliative care after advanced cancer diagnosis might …

Motivations and experiences of patients with advanced cancer participating in phase 1 clinical trials: a qualitative study

GM Yang, WY Ong, J Tan, J Ding, S Ho… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persons with advanced cancer may participate in Phase 1 clinical trials–first-in-
human trials that are conducted with the main objectives of safety and dosing. The …

Telemedical consultations in palliative care: benefits through knowledge exchange and intercollegiate collaboration—Findings from the german oVID project

A Bückmann, F Bernhardt, M Eveslage, M Storck… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Both palliative care and telemedicine are emerging disciplines that were
combined in the present study to transfer expertise between inpatient tertiary and primary …

[HTML][HTML] Eutanasia:¿ es esta la ley que necesitamos?

R Altisent, M Nabal, P Muñoz, S Ferrer… - Atención Primaria, 2021 - Elsevier
Resumen La Ley de Eutanasia española introduce un nuevo derecho que se incorpora a la
cartera de servicios del sistema sanitario, como una prestación cuya aplicación se garantiza …

Liver-specific metastases as an independent prognostic factor in cancer patients receiving hospice care in hospital

KS Huang, YH Huang, CT Chen, CP Chou, BL Pan… - BMC Palliative Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Survival prediction is important in cancer patients receiving hospice care.
Palliative prognostic index (PPI) and palliative prognostic (PaP) scores have been used to …

The effect of palliative care team intervention and symptom improvement using patient-reported outcomes: a multicenter prospective observational study

H Hirayama, E Satomi, Y Kizawa, M Miyazaki… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Hospital-based palliative care teams (HPCTs) are widespread internationally, but
multicenter studies about their effectiveness, using patient-reported outcomes (PROs), are …

The transplantation ecosystem: a new concept to improve access and outcomes for older allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation patients

SA Wall, R Olin, V Bhatt, S Chhabra, P Munshi… - … and Cellular Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is increasingly offered to older adults
with hematologic malignancies, even though nonrelapse mortality remains a major concern …

Pre-Diagnosis Pain in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Signals the Need for Aggressive Symptom Management

TA McNearney, BDE Digbeu, JG Baillargeon… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective This study assessed the impact of pancreatic cancer (PC) pain on associated
symptoms, activities, and resource utilization from 2016 to 2020 in an online patient registry …

Associations between reason for inpatient palliative care consultation, timing, and cost savings

NC Ernecoff, A Bilderback, J Bellon… - Journal of Palliative …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: Specialty palliative care (SPC) provides patient-centered care to people with
serious illness and may reduce costs. Specific cost-saving functions of SPC remain unclear …

Advanced cancer and concomitant dementia: access to specialized palliative care, emergency room, hospital care, and place of death

P Fürst, P Strang, C Hedman, T Schultz - Acta Oncologica, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Dementia and advanced cancer are complex, life-limiting conditions that benefit
from specialized palliative care (SPC) interventions at the end of life. The objective was to …