Causes of Hospital Admissions in Domus: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Specialized Palliative Cancer Care at Home.

Context: Avoidable hospital admissions are important negative indicators of quality of end-of-life care. Specialized palliative care (SPC) may support patients remaining at home.

Objectives: Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate if SPC at home could prevent hospital admissions in patients with incurable cancer.