Standardizing Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care Across Service Levels: Challenges in Demonstrating Effects in a Prospective Controlled Intervention Trial

Abstract Introduction Patients with cancer often want to spend their final days at home. In Norway, most patients with cancer die in institutions. We hypothesized that full integration of oncology and palliative care services would result in more time spent at home during end-of-life. Methods A pros...

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Main Authors: Anne-Tove Brenne, Erik Torbjørn Løhre, Anne Kari Knudsen, Jo-Åsmund Lund, Morten Thronæs, Bardo Driller, Cinzia Brunelli, Stein Kaasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2024-05-01
Series:Oncology and Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40487-024-00278-3