Question: Is palliative homecare associated with reduced high- and low-acuity emergency department visits at the end of life : A population-based cohort study of cancer decedents?
Answer: Receiving homecare nursing with palliative intent may decrease the need for dying cancer patients to visit the emergency department, for both high and low-acuity visits, compared to receiving general homecare nursing. Policy implications include building support for additional training in palliative care to generalist homecare nurses and increasing access to palliative homecare nursing.