SHARE:
Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes
Review a meta-analysis of a broad range of possible outcomes from palliative care services.
Importance: The use of palliative care programs and the number of trials assessing their effectiveness have increased.
Objective: To determine the association of palliative care with quality of life (QOL), symptom burden, survival, and other outcomes for people with life-limiting illness and for their caregivers.