Importance The evidence for palliative care exists predominantly for patients with cancer.
The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes in patients with noncancer …

End-of-life medical services in the form of Hospice or Palliative care were initiated in the
middle of 1900 in order to comfort the dying patients and support their families. There are a …

Importance Palliative care improves health outcomes, but studies of the differences in the
delivery of palliative care to patients with different types of serious illness are lacking …

Background: Coordination and communication challenges in home-based palliative care
complicate transitions from hospital care. Electronic symptom monitoring enables real-time …

Background Globally, a rising number of people live into advanced age and die with
multimorbidity and frailty. Palliative care is advocated as a person-centred approach to …

Background Older patients are increasingly showing multi-comorbidities, including
advanced chronic diseases. When admitted to the emergency department (ED), the decision …

Background Specialist palliative care teams (SPCTs) in hospitals improve quality of life and
satisfaction with care for patients with advanced disease. However, referrals to SPCTs are …

Background Innovative models of collaborative palliative care are urgently needed to meet
gaps in end-of-life care among people with heart failure. We sought to determine whether …

Backgrounds Early integration of palliative care for terminally ill non-cancer patients
improves quality of life. However, there are scanty data on Palliative Care Consultation …

Simple Summary A substantial number of patients with cancer receive inappropriate end-of-
life care. Improving the quality of end-of-life care is a priority for both patients and their …