Predictive model of complexity in early palliative care: a cohort of advanced cancer patients (PALCOM study).

Albert Tuca RodríguezMónica Gómez-MartínezAleix Prat

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2017)

This study provides a new model and tools to assess complexity in palliative care, which may be very useful to manage referral to specialized PC services, and agree intensity of their intervention in a model of early-shared care integrated in oncology.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
healthcare
primary care
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
mental health
patient reported outcomes
high intensity
chronic pain