Evaluating palliative care case conferences in primary care for patients with advanced non-malignant chronic conditions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial (KOPAL).
Tina MallonJosefine SchulzeJudith DamsJan WeberThomas AsendorfSilke BöttcherUta SekaninaFranziska SchadeNils SchneiderMichael FreitagChristiane MüllerHans-Helmut KönigFriedemann NauckTim FriedeMartin SchererGabriella MarxPublished in: Age and ageing (2024)
The study did not show the hypothesised effect on hospitalisations and health-related quality of life. Future research should focus on refining this approach, with particular emphasis on optimising the timing of case conferences and implementing discussed changes to treatment plans, to improve collaboration between GPs and SPHC teams.