Research Topic: Palliative Care

Dynamic task-based rehabilitation and time to loss of toilet ambulation in a palliative care unit: a retrospective cohort study.

PURPOSE: To determine whether dynamic-task rehabilitation, compared with bedside-only or no rehabilitation, is associated with longer time to loss of toilet ambulation among patients with advanced cancer in a palliative care unit (PCU). METHODS: This retrospective study included patients with cancer admitted to a PCU who died during hospitalization (January 2020-March 2024). Eligible patients had walked to an in-room fixed …

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Integrating Physiatry and Palliative Care in Outpatient Oncology: A Clinical Framework for Bidirectional Referral and Co-Management.

Patients with cancer often experience intertwined symptom burden and functional decline that contribute to falls, unsafe transfers, uncontrolled symptoms, caregiver strain, and crisis-driven care. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, and specialty PC both address suffering and quality of life through complementary clinical approaches; however, collaborative care with and between these two specialties is inconsistent in routine …

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