Journal article
Transition Points for the Routine Integration of Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer
A Collins, V Sundararajan, J Burchell, J Millar, SA McLachlan, M Krishnasamy, BH Le, L Mileshkin, P Hudson, J Philip
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Context: Increasing emphases are being placed on early integration of palliative care for patients with advanced cancers, yet barriers to implementation in clinical practice remain. Criteria to standardize referral have been endorsed, but their application is yet to be tested at the population level. Objectives: This study sought to establish the need for standardized referral by examining current end-of-life care outcomes of decedents with cancer and define transition points within a cancer illness course, which are associated with poor prognosis, whereby palliative care should be routinely introduced to augment clinician-based decision making. Methods: Population cohort study of admitted p..
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Awarded by Victorian Cancer Agency
Funding Acknowledgements
A. C., V. S., J. B., and J. P. had full access to all the data used in the study. A. C. and J. P. led the writing of the article. All authors contributed to the study design, interpretation, and write up of the results. A. C. had final responsibility for submission. This work was supported by the Victorian Cancer Agency (ECSG14019). The funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, interpretation of findings, or writing of the report. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.