Trial reportPalliative medicine2024
Feasibility and effectiveness of a two-tiered intervention involving training and a new consultation model for patients with palliative care needs in primary care: A before-after study.
Trial report in Palliative medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Development and Evaluation of a Mix-method Intervention Involving Training and a New Consultation Model for Patients With Palliative Care Needs in Primary Care - Before-After Study
Primary Palliative Care - a Feasibility Cluster Trial
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of a complex intervention in primary care for patients with palliative care needs in their healthcare utilization: a before-after study.Primary health care research & development · 2026Trial
- The Practices of Portuguese Primary Health Care Professionals in Palliative Care Access and Referral: A Focus Group Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Primary palliative care: Onwards and upwards!Palliative medicine · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
13 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence suggests that involving General Practitioners in the care of patients with palliative care needs may improve patient outcomes.
aimTo evaluate whether a two-tiered intervention involving training in palliative care and a new consultation model in primary care for patients with palliative care needs is feasible and could reduce patients' symptom burden.
designBefore-after study including an internal pilot. SETTING/
participantsNine general practitioners working in a health region in Portugal and 53 patients with palliative care needs from their patient lists were recruited. General Practitioners received training in palliative care and used a new primary palliative care consultation model, with medical consultations every 3 weeks for 12 weeks. The primary outcome was physical symptom burden, self-reported using the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS) patient version (min.0-max.1000). Secondary outcomes included emotional symptoms (min.0-max.400) and communication/practical issues (min.0-max.300).
resultsOf the 35/53 patients completed the 12-week intervention (mean age 72.53 years, SD = 13.45; 54.7% female). All had advanced disease: one third had cancer (
conclusionsOur intervention can be effective in reducing patients' physical and emotional symptoms.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ID - NCT05244590. Registration: 14th February 2022.
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