The systematic early integration of palliative care into multidisciplinary oncology care in the hospital setting (IPAC), a randomized controlled trial: The study protocol

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Vanbutsele, Gaëlle ^a   Van Belle, Simon ^a,b   De Laat, Martine ^b   Surmont, Veerle ^b   Geboes, Karen ^b   Eecloo, Kim ^a   Pardon, Koen ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; End of life care; Informal caregiver; Mood; Multidisciplinary care; Neoplasm; Palliative care; Quality of life; Study protocol

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; CAREGIVERS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINALLY ILL; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 84949908711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-1207-3     Document Type: Article

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