Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Sep 2023
Integrated hospital- and home-based palliative care for cancer patients in Vietnam: People-centered outcomes.
Hospital-based palliative care (PC) linked to palliative home care is rarely accessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ⋯ Integration of hospital- and home-based PC for cancer patients is feasible and improves people-centered outcomes at low cost in Vietnam. These data suggest that benefits to patients, their families, and the health care system can accrue from integration of PC at all levels in Vietnam and other LMICs.