Palliative medicine outpatient clinic 'no-shows': retrospective review.
Mirza Jacqueline Alcalde CastroAshley PopeYuhua ZhangAhmed Al-AwamerSubrata BanerjeeJenny LauErnie MakBrenda O'ConnorAlexandra SaltmanKirsten WentlandtCamilla ZimmermannBreffni HannonPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)
Compared with patients who attended, no-shows lived further from the OPCC, were younger, and had a poorer ECOG. Strategies such as virtual visits should be explored to reduce no-shows and enable attendance at OPCCs.