The need for new perspectives on evaluation of palliative care.

摘要

This Special Edition of Palliative Medicine considers different approaches to palliative care evaluation. It has its origin in a meeting organized in 2010 by the Capacity Building and Methodology Themes of the Cancer Experiences Collaborative (CECo)(see next editorial), reflecting an increasing recognition that the traditional randomized controlled trial (RCT) design does not always provide the best approach to much needed evaluation in palliative care.