Impact of Interdisciplinary Outpatient Specialty Palliative Care on Survival and Quality of Life in Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In advanced cancer, patients want to know how their care options may affect survival and quality of life, but the impact of outpatient specialty palliative care on these outcomes in cancer is uncertain.

Purpose

To estimate the impact of outpatient specialty palliative care programs on survival and quality of life in adults with advanced cancer.

Methods

Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing outpatient specialty palliative care with usual care in adults with advanced cancer. Primary outcomes were 1 year survival and quality of life. Analyses were stratified to compare preliminary studies against higher-quality studies. Secondary outcomes were survival at other endpoints and ph

SUBMITTER: Hoerger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6546936 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature