Background. Despite cancer patients preferring to spend their last days out-of-hospital, many
make difficult visits to the emergency department (ED). Family physician continuity of care …

A cross-sectional survey of inpatient palliative care subjects (n = 52) was performed to
determine the severity and distribution of symptoms thought to be associated with dehydration in …

Background: Although many patients with cancer would prefer to die at home, most die in
hospital. We carried out a study to describe the yearly trends in the place of death between …

This study is concerned with methods to measure population-based indicators of quality end-of-life
care. Using a retrospective cohort approach, we assessed the feasibility, validity and …

Background: Inequalities in access to palliative care programs (PCP) by age have been shown
to exist in Canada and elsewhere. Few studies have been able to provide greater insight …

BACKGROUND Quality indicators (QIs) are tools designed to measure and improve quality
of care. The objective of this study was to assess stakeholder acceptability of QIs of end‐of‐…

PURPOSE In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts
to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of …

This paper presents an overview of the analytic approaches that we used to assess the
performance and structure of measures that evaluate primary healthcare; six instruments were …

Although end-of-life care is not a primary function of the emergency department (ED), in
reality, many access this department in the later stages of illness. In this study, ED use by …

Background: Continuity of primary care is known to be associated with both improved
processes and outcomes of care. Despite continuity being a desired attribute of end-of-life care …