Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT

• Main Authors: Nilay Hepgul (Author), Rebecca Wilson (Author), Deokhee Yi (Author), Catherine Evans (Author), Sabrina Bajwah (Author), Vincent Crosby (Author), Andrew Wilcock (Author), Fiona Lindsay (Author), Anthony Byrne (Author), Carolyn Young (Author), Karen Groves (Author), Clare Smith (Author), Rachel Burman (Author), K Ray Chaudhuri (Author), Eli Silber (Author), Irene J Higginson (Author), Wei Gao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Palliative care is recommended to help meet the needs of patients with progressive non-cancer conditions, such as long-term neurological conditions. However, few trials have tested palliative care in this population. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of sh...