Is the local network of palliative care formally established within the ASL (local health authority) of reference? Note: ALS indicates the Italian acronym of local health authority.

Is the local network of palliative care formally established within the ASL (local health authority) of reference? A Yes/No response is included for this question.

Palliative care delivered in acute settings (hospital inpatients) and long-term settings (nursing homes, residential facilities, hospices).

None

Participation among Home Palliative Care Units is voluntary by registering the unit in the web portal. The web portal is used to collect information based on 3 forms: an identity record to register relevant information of Home Palliative Care Units; a detailed questionnaire describing clinical, structure, and processes data (i.e., settings and services provided, staff, continuity of care, and outcomes assessment); all relevant activity data (i.e., patients, admissions, diagnosis, nurses/physician visits, and place of death).

Scaccabarozzi G, Lovaglio PG, Limonta F, Floriani M, Pellegrini G. Quality assessment of palliative home care in Italy. J Eval Clin Pract. 2017;00:1‐9. doi: 10.1111/jep.12704. Available here: fondazionefloriani.eu/wp-content/uploads/docs/PDF/Osservatorio.pdf Scaccabarozzi G, Lovaglio PG, Limonta F, Peruselli C, Bellentani M, Crippa M. Monitoring the Italian Home Palliative Care Services. Healthcare (Basel). 2019 Jan 2;7(1):4. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7010004.

Some limited details were extracted from: Scaccabarozzi G, Lovaglio PG, Limonta F, Floriani M, Pellegrini G. Quality assessment of palliative home care in Italy. J Eval Clin Pract. 2017;00:1‐9. doi: 10.1111/jep.12704. Available here: fondazionefloriani.eu/wp-content/uploads/docs/PDF/Osservatorio.pdf

This is a standard indicator drawn by the Law 38/2010 in Italy.