2022
Early integrated palliative care in patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial and cost–consequence analysis
Reid E, Abathun E, Diribi J, Mamo Y, Wondemagegnhu T, Hall P, Fallon M, Grant L. Early integrated palliative care in patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Ethiopia: a randomised controlled trial and cost–consequence analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: s13. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00142-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard cancer careIntegrated palliative carePatient-reported outcomesPalliative careCancer careCost-consequence analysisHealth care costsStudy visitMedical careEarly integrated palliative careHome-based palliative careTotal health care costsPalliative care interventionsOutpatient oncology clinicsPalliative care costsEnd of studyNon-communicable diseasesPocket paymentsMiddle-income countriesOncology clinicOutcome scoresMean ageCare interventionsPatientsEthical approval
2020
Rationale and study design: A randomized controlled trial of early palliative care in newly diagnosed cancer patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Reid E, Abathun E, Diribi J, Mamo Y, Hall P, Fallon M, Wondemagegnhu T, Grant L. Rationale and study design: A randomized controlled trial of early palliative care in newly diagnosed cancer patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2020, 18: 100564. PMID: 32309673, PMCID: PMC7154993, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard oncology carePatient-reported outcomesHealthcare utilizationLow-income countriesOncology careCancer patientsEarly palliative carePalliative care provisionTime of enrollmentCost-consequence analysisAddis AbabaQuality of lifeHealth care policyOncology clinicOncology visitsOutcome scoresPalliative carePC providersHome-based PCStudy designCare provisionPoor accessMillions of peopleCarePocket payments