Healthcare use and healthcare costs for patients with advanced cancer; the international ACTION cluster-randomised trial on advance care planning.

Ida J KorfageSuzanne PolinderNancy J PrestonJohannes Jm van DeldenAlexandra J L M Geraerds Lesley DunleavyKristof FaesGuido MiccinesiGiulia CarrerasCaroline Moeller ArnfeldtMarijke C KarsGiuseppe LippiUrska LunderCeu MateusKristian PollockDeliens LucMogens GroenvoldAgnes van der HeideJudith A C Rietjens

Published in: Palliative medicine (2022)

Lower care costs as observed in the intervention group were mainly related to patients' characteristics. A definite impact of the intervention itself could not be established.

Keyphrases

healthcare
advanced cancer
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
advance care planning
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
study protocol
peritoneal dialysis
open label
affordable care act
patient reported outcomes