Good symptom management in oncology is associated with improved patient and family
quality of life, greater treatment compliance, and may even offer survival advantages. With …

Palliative care, a rapidly growing medical specialty, uses a team approach to enhance
quality of care for persons with serious illness. This review summarizes recent trends and …

Deaths due to COVID-19 are associated with risk factors which can lead to prolonged grief
disorder, post-traumatic stress, and other poor bereavement outcomes among relatives, as …

Background: Few measures capture the complex symptoms and concerns of those receiving
palliative care. Aim: To validate the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale, a measure …

Importance High-quality conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients about
values and goals are associated with improved outcomes but occur infrequently. Objective …

An understanding of patients' care goals in the context of a serious illness is an essential
element of high-quality care, allowing clinicians to align the care provided with what is most …

Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Importance End-of-life care costs are high and decedents often experience poor quality of
care. Numerous factors influence changes in site of death, health care transitions, and …

Importance A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found that more
persons die at home. This has been cited as evidence that persons dying in the United …

Background: High-quality care for seriously ill patients aligns treatment with their goals and
values. Failure to achieve “goal-concordant” care is a medical error that can harm patients …