Does inpatient palliative care consultation impact outcomes following hospital discharge? A narrative systematic review

SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

This episode features Mary Scott (Ottowa Hospital Research Institute. Bruyere Research Institute). Many patients and families report improved satisfaction of care when palliative care when they are supported by palliative care specialist teams. Transitions of care from one setting to another are burdensome. Evidence suggests that palliative care can improve this transition from hospital to community support. This narrative systematic review aimed to determine whether paliative care can impact that transition from hospital to home. Fifteen articles were included. Involvement of specialist inpatient palliative care was associated with lower readmission rates, higher referral to hospice and better provision of services after discharge. Heterogenity of study designs were evident. Consequently, futher research is needed to evaluate this area further. Full paper available from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269216319870649

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