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Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care: Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)

Population
adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families
Intervention
Hospital‐based specialist palliative care
Comparison
usual care
Outcome
Health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Hospital‐based specialist palliative care vs usual care
Patient health‐related quality of life (HRQoL)i, SD units(higher scores indicate better quality of life) · adults with advanced illness and their unpaid caregivers/families
The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted10 studies · 1344 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers
2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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