Purpose This review summarizes the need for and process of screening for distress and
assessing unmet needs of patients with cancer as well as the possible benefits of …

Patient-defined factors that are important at the end of life include being physically
independent for as long as possible, good symptom control, and spending quality time with …

Although robust evidence demonstrates that specialty palliative care integrated into
oncology care improves patient and health system outcomes, few clinicians are familiar with …

Introduction Palliative care is an approach to caring for patients and families affected by
serious illnesses that focuses on the relief of suffering through the management of medical …

CONTEXT: Understanding the types and extent of need is critical to informing needs-based
care for people with chronic heart failure (CHF). OBJECTIVES: To explore the psychometric …

CONTEXT: Improving the effectiveness of cancer care delivery has become a major focus of
research. OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the uptake and impact of the Palliative Care …

Objectives: This study aimed to obtain an overview of the current research status of palliative
care in Mainland China and identify research directions for future studies by characterizing …

Background Complexity has become a core issue in caring for patients with advanced
disease and/or at the end-of-life. The Hexagon of Complexity (HexCom) is a complexity …

Background Specialist palliative care is being increasingly recognised and developed to
improve end-of-life care in many developed countries. However, only a small proportion of …

Background: The comprehensive assessment of needs in palliative care identifies where
patients most want attention to guide clinical decisions that tailor care provision from their …