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S Enguidanos
Dr S Enguidanos, Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, CA, USA; senguidanos@picf.org
STUDY DESIGN
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
concealed.*
Blinding:
blinded (data collectors).*
STUDY QUESTION
Setting:
2 HMOs in Hawaii and Colorado, USA.
Patients:
310 patients (mean age 74 y, 51% men) who had a primary diagnosis of congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or cancer; had a life expectancy ⩽ 12 months; had visited the emergency department or hospital within the previous year; and scored ⩽ 70% on the Palliative Performance Scale.
Intervention:
in-home palliative care (IHPC) plus usual care (n = 155) or usual care alone (n = 155). IHPC was provided by an interdisciplinary team including the patient and family; a physician, nurse, and social worker with expertise in symptom management and biopsychosocial intervention; and other team members as needed (eg, spiritual counsellor, pharmacist, dietician). …
Footnotes
Source of funding: Kaiser Permanente Garfield Memorial Fund.