About The Study: In this randomized clinical trial of patients with advanced cancer, an app-facilitated palliative care intervention helped maintain health-related quality of life and self-efficacy and reduced acute care use compared with usual care.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Wing-Lok Chan, MBBS, email winglok@hku.hk.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.15509)
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