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ReviewJournal of hospice and palliative care2025

Home-Based Palliative Care: Benefits, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions in a Super-Aged Society.

Cheng-Pei Lin, Wei-Min Chu

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Review in Journal of hospice and palliative care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Cheng-Pei LinInstitute of Community Health Care, College of Nursing, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-8776
Wei-Min ChuDepartment of Family Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-8362

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Home-based palliative care (HBPC) has emerged as a critical model to address the complex needs of individuals with life-limiting illnesses, particularly in super-aged societies. This review explored the key components of HBPC and elaborated on its benefits, challenges, opportunities, and future directions, drawing on international evidence and practical frameworks. HBPC is reported to enhance the quality of life, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and increase the likelihood of patients dying in their preferred settings. Successful care delivery requires integrated multidisciplinary teams, effective symptom management, holistic care, and timely support from caregivers. However, barriers such as resource constraints, caregiver burden, and a lack of psychosocial support remain significant. Future directions and opportunities include integrating hospital-at-home models into routine HBPC services, strengthening the education of healthcare professionals and the public, and fostering compassionate communities to promote social engagement in end-of-life care. Advancing HBPC within diverse sociocultural contexts can bridge the gap between patient preferences and actual care delivery, offering a sustainable pathway to improve continuous palliative care provision for older adults globally.

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Community health servicesHome care servicesPalliative carePatient care teamSocial support

Identifiers

PMID40919380
PMCPMC12409080

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