Rethinking Palliative Interventions in Critical Care-When More Is Not Better

Kieran L Quinn^{1

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3}, Rebecca Rodin⁴, James Downar^{5

6

7}

Affiliations

¹ Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health System, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
⁵ Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Queensland University of Technology School of Law, Queensland, Australia.

Comment

Kieran L Quinn et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2025.

. 2025 Feb 1;185(2):184-185.

doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6848.

Kieran L Quinn^{1

2

3}, Rebecca Rodin⁴, James Downar^{5

6

7}

¹ Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Sinai Health System, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
² ICES, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
⁵ Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁷ Queensland University of Technology School of Law, Queensland, Australia.

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Mobile App-Facilitated Collaborative Palliative Care Intervention for Critically Ill Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cox CE, Ashana DC, Dempsey K, Olsen MK, Parish A, Casarett D, Johnson KS, Haines KL, Naglee C, Katz JN, Al-Hegelan M, Riley IL, Docherty SL. Cox CE, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Feb 1;185(2):173-183. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.6838. JAMA Intern Med. 2025. PMID: 39680398 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.