Value of Palliative Care

Posted On 2026-06-05 10:18:24

This special series on “Value of Palliative Care” is edited by Drs. Claudia Fischer, Gudrun Maria Waaler Bjørnelv, Rui Dang, Peter May, and Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar.

Original Article
Cost-effectiveness of a specialist palliative care nurse-patient consultation followed by an interprofessional case conference for patients with non-oncological palliative care needs: results of the KOPAL trial※
Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tina Mallon, Josefine Schulze, Jan Weber, Silke Böttcher, Uta Sekanina, Thomas Asendorf, Eva Hummers, Michael Freitag, Nils Schneider, Tim Friede, Friedemann Nauck, Martin Scherer, Gabriella Marx, Judith Dams

Economic impact of informal care of cancer patients at the end of life
Laura S. Lamfre, Santiago Hasdeu, María A. G. Coller, Vilma A. Tripodoro

Does a palliative medicine service reduce hospital length of stay and costs in adults with a life-limiting illness?—a difference-in-differences evaluation of service expansion in Ireland
Soraya Matthews Eimir Hurley, Bridget M. Johnston, Pauline Kane, Karen Ryan, Eoin Tiernan, Charles Normand, Peter May

Place of living at end-of-life according to cause of death: a comparative analysis of all decedents 70 years or older in 2009–2013 in Finland and Norway
Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Eline Aas, Mari Aaltonen, Terje P. Hagen, Lisbeth Thoresen, Leena Forma

Review Article
The value equation for specialist palliative care: design and delivery principles
Kathleen M. Kerr, Torrie K. Fields, Martha L. Twaddle, J. Brian Cassel

Professional unmet needs in the palliative care field (a scoping review)
María Victoria Callejón-Martínez, Virginia Patricia Aguiar-Leiva, Maria Luisa Martín-Rosello, Eva Víbora-Martín, Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras, Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca

Assessment of needs, challenges, and re-design considerations for culturally sensitive provision and delivery of palliative care supports and services for older adults who prefer to age and die in place in diverse India
Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar, Jahnavi Yalamanchili, Sisi Hu, Leah V. Estrada, Zaliha Omar, Zahra Rahemi

Editorial Commentary
Methodological factors regarding patient-reported outcome information for value assessment in palliative care
Claudia Fischer, Eva Katharina Masel, Judit Simon

The value and economic benefits of palliative care in primary care: an international perspective
Tania Pastrana, Scott A. Murray; the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) Reference Group in Primary Palliative Care

Disclosure:
The series “Value of Palliative Care” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Claudia Fischer, Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Rui Dang, Peter May, and Preeti Pushpalata Zanwar are serving as unpaid Guest Editors for the series.