Differences in symptoms and problems experienced by patients with a life-threatening disease in specialized palliative care and basic palliative care-a nationwide cross-sectional study

Support Care Cancer. 2025 Nov 5;33(12):1017. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10071-1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with a life-threatening disease often experience palliative care needs (symptoms and problems) before death, and those with the most complex needs should be those who get access to specialized palliative care. To examine if that is the case, studies are needed comparing palliative care needs of patients with life-threatening cancer and non-cancer diseases admitted to specialized palliative care to patients receiving basic palliative care.AIMS: To compare palliative care needs among patients with a life-threatening disease admitted to specialized palliative care and patients receiving basic palliative care.DESIGN: A secondary data analysis of…
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