Context Palliative care continues to be a rapidly growing field aimed at improving quality of
life for patients and their caregivers. Objectives The purpose of this review was to provide a …

Context In 2007, a systematic review revealed a number of quality indicators referring mostly
to palliative care outcomes and processes. Psychosocial and spiritual aspects were scarcely …

Research has demonstrated a greater understanding of the needs of terminally ill patients
and their families, but it also has been found that the palliative care is not optimal. Because …

The release in 2007 of the National Quality Forum (NQF) preferred practices is a significant
advance in the field of palliative care. These NQF preferred practices build on the clinical …

Quality palliative care is of interest to everyone who is receiving or providing care. The
quality of the care that is provided depends on everyone's understanding of the underlying …

The adoption of evidence-based hierarchies and research methods from other disciplines
may not completely translate to complex palliative care settings. The heterogeneity of the …

Background: Improved and cost-effective palliative and end-of-life care is an international
policy imperative. Developments are impeded by a weak and often inconsistent evidence …

Background: The goal of the 4th edition of the National Consensus Project Clinical Practice
Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care (NCP Guidelines) is to improve access to quality …

CONTEXT: In some countries (the United States in particular), quality indicators for palliative
care have already been developed. However, these quality indicators often cover one …

The objective of this study was to identify, through a consensus process, the essential
practices in primary palliative care. A three-phase study was designed. Phase 1 methods …