Trial reportPalliative medicine2023
Healthcare use and healthcare costs for patients with advanced cancer; the international ACTION cluster-randomised trial on advance care planning.
Trial report in Palliative medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Integration of rehabilitation and palliation for people with severe lung disease or heart failure - a scoping review.European clinical respiratory journal · 2025Review
- Decision-making about palliative sedation for patients with cancer: a qualitative study in five European countries linked to the Palliative sedation project.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Advance Care Planning in Palliative Care in Asia: Barriers and Implications.Journal of hospice and palliative care · 2024Review
- Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a comprehensive critical review.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundAdvance care planning supports patients to reflect on and discuss preferences for future treatment and care. Studies of the impact of advance care planning on healthcare use and healthcare costs are scarce.
aimTo determine the impact on healthcare use and costs of an advance care planning intervention across six European countries.
designCluster-randomised trial, registered as ISRCTN63110516, of advance care planning conversations supported by certified facilitators. SETTING/
participantsPatients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer from 23 hospitals in Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK. Data on healthcare use were collected from hospital medical files during 12 months after inclusion.
resultsPatients with a good performance status were underrepresented in the intervention group (
conclusionsLower 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.
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