Hospital-based palliative medicine consultation: a randomized controlled trial.

Author Affiliations: The Centre for Hip Health and Mobility (Drs Davis and Liu-Ambrose) and The Brain Research Centre (Drs Beattie, Graf, and Liu-Ambrose and Ms Nagamatsu), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Drs Davis and Marra and Mr Najafzadeh), Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Liu-Ambrose), Department of Psychology (Dr Graf), and Division of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Dr Beattie), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Otago School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (Dr Robertson). Correspondence: Dr Liu-Ambrose, Department of Physiotherapy, University of British Columbia, 311-2647 Willow St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3P1, Canada (tlambrose @exchange.ubc.ca). Author Contributions: All authors had full access to all of the data (including statistical reports and tables) in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Marra, Beattie, Graf, and Liu-Ambrose. Acquisition of data: Nagamatsu and Liu-Ambrose. Analysis and interpretation of data: Marra, Beattie, Robertson, Najafzadeh, Nagamatsu, and Liu-Ambrose. Drafting of the manuscript: Liu-Ambrose. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Marra, Beattie, Robertson, Najafzadeh, Graf, Nagamatsu, and Liu-Ambrose. Statistical analysis: Marra, Najafzadeh, and Liu-Ambrose. Obtained funding:Beattie,Graf,andLiu-Ambrose.Administrative, technical, and material support: Nagamatsu and Liu-Ambrose. Study supervision: Marra, Robertson, and Liu-Ambrose. Financial Disclosure: None reported. Funding/Support: The Vancouver Foundation (BCMSF, operating grant to Dr Liu-Ambrose) and the MSFHR (establishment grant to Dr Liu-Ambrose) provided funding for this study. The Canada Foundation for Innovation funded essential infrastructure used in this study (new opportunities fund to Dr Liu-Ambrose). Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00426881 Additional Information: Drs Marra and Liu-Ambrose are Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholars. Dr Marra is a Canada Research Chair in Pharmaceutical Outcomes. Dr Davis is a Canadian Institutes for Health Research Canada Graduate Scholarship PhD trainee. Additional Contributions: We thank the Vancouver South Slope YMCA management and members who enthusiastically supported the study by allowing access to participants for the training intervention and the instructors for their commitment to the participants’ health and safety.