Data Collection
Participants completed baseline questionnaires at the time of randomization with follow-up questionnaires at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months following the operation. Questionnaires could be completed electronically, on paper, or verbally and could be completed within 2 weeks of the specified date; participants were contacted by email or telephone a maximum of 3 times for survey completion. After each visit, palliative care clinicians completed a survey documenting visit length and content (eAppendix in 