Simulation to improve medical student confidence and preparedness to care for the dying: a feasibility study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As a rose geranium in sesame oil spray product has been anecdotally noted to improve nasal vestibulitis symptoms, this study was designed to assess whether patients with nasal vestibulitis associated with cancer-directed therapy experienced symptomatic improvements from it. METHODS:Patients with breast canc...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Cathcart-Rake EJ,Smith D,Zahrieh D,Loprinzi CL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A developing body of evidence has provided valuable insight into the experiences of caregivers of people with motor neuron disease; however, understandings of how best to support caregivers remain limited. AIM:This study sought to understand concepts related to the motor neuron disease caregiver experience ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Anderson NH,Gluyas C,Mathers S,Hudson P,Ugalde A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer-related pain is a significant and debilitating problem. Non-pharmacological treatments such as acupuncture may have an adjunctive role in controlling pain without the undesirable side effects of drug regimens and yet the evidence base remains limited. OBJECTIVES:The main objective of this systematic ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Paley CA,Tashani OA,Bagnall AM,Johnson MI

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to a small pilot study on palliative cancer patients at our ward, vitamin D supplementation had beneficial effects on pain (measured as opioid consumption), infections and quality of life (QoL) without having any significant side effects. OBJECTIVE:The primary objective of the 'Palliative-D' study...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Helde-Frankling M,Bergqvist J,Klasson C,Nordström M,Höijer J,Bergman P,Björkhem-Bergman L

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with advanced diseases and frail older adults often face decisions regarding life-prolonging treatment. Our aim was to provide an overview of the feasibility and effectiveness of tools that support communication between healthcare professionals and patients regarding decisions on life-prolonging trea...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Thodé M,Pasman HRW,van Vliet LM,Damman OC,Ket JCF,Francke AL,Jongerden IP

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:P-cadherin can act both as a tumour suppressor and an oncogene. The clinical prognostic value of P-cadherin overexpression in breast cancer (BC) remains unclear. We conducted a study-level meta-analysis to determine whether P-cadherin expression can help predict prognosis in BC. METHODS:A systematic literatu...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Qi R,Lin J,Chen S,Jiang J,Zhang X,Yao B,Zheng H,Jin Z,Yuan Y,Hou W,Hua B,Guo Q

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the body composition and dietary intake in the patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) during radiotherapy (RT), and explore the relationship between them. METHODS:This was a prospective, longitudinal observational study. Adult patients with HNC undergoing RT between March 2017 and August 20...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Zhuang B,Zhang L,Wang Y,Cao Y,Shih Y,Jin S,Li H,Gong L,Wang Y,Jin S,Lu Q

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper examined the potential of a new classification framework, The Spectrum of Children's Palliative Care Needs, to facilitate identification of children with palliative care needs for the purposes of minimum data set collection and population needs assessment. METHODS:Health and social care professio...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Shaw KL,Brook L,Mpundu-Kaambwa C,Harris N,Lapwood S,Randall D

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common in advanced cancer. Guidelines suggest that indefinite anticoagulation be considered for patients with ongoing active cancer. There are no data on the management of cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) at the end of life or when to stop anticoagulation as death approaches...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Noble S,Banerjee S,Pease NJ

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:General practitioners (GPs) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary palliative care (PC), the care they provide needs to be understood to inform best practice models of care. OBJECTIVE:To provide a comprehensive...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Senior H,Grant M,Rhee JJ,Aubin M,McVey P,Johnson C,Monterosso L,Nwachukwu H,Fallon-Ferguson J,Yates P,Williams B,Mitchell G

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently been reported as useful diagnostic markers in cancer; however, relationships of miRNAs with adverse events during chemotherapy have yet to be fully described. In this study, we examined the relationship between serum miRNA and the risk of peripheral neuropathy (PN), a common ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Noda-Narita S,Shimomura A,Tanabe Y,Kawauchi J,Matsuzaki J,Takizawa S,Aoki Y,Shimizu C,Tamura K,Ochiya T

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prognostication is an essential ability to clinicians. Nevertheless, it has been shown to be quite variable in acutely ill patients, potentially leading to inappropriate care. We aimed to assess the accuracy of physician's prediction of hospital mortality in acutely deteriorating patients referred for urgent...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Ramos JGR,Dias RD,Passos RDH,Batista PBP,Forte DN

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In healthcare, many service evaluation questionnaires use free-text boxes without formal mechanisms for analysis. Patients and carers spend time documenting concerns that are often ignored or managed locally in an ad hoc manner. Currently, palliative care experiences of patients and carers in Wales are measu...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Bowyer AV,Finlay I,Baillie J,Byrne A,McCarthy J,Sampson C,Snow V,Nelson A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health service planning in paediatric palliative care is complex, with the diverse geographical and demographic characteristics adding to the challenge of developing services across different nations. Accurate and reliable data are essential to inform effective, efficient and equitable health services. AIM:...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Bowers AP,Bradford N,Chan RJ,Herbert A,Yates P

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Switzerland, helping with assisted suicide under certain conditions is not prosecuted. With approximately 300 cases annually, this leaves behind a large group of bereaved people where its consequences are mostly unknown. The study aimed to explore family involvement in decision making prior to assisted su...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Gamondi C,Pott M,Forbes K,Payne S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Caregivers to patients with primary malignant brain tumours neglect their own physical and emotional needs during the disease trajectory. The aim of the systematic review was to explore how informal caregivers of patients with primary malignant brain tumour (high-grade glioma (HGG)) experience and manage thei...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Piil K,Nordentoft S,Larsen A,Jarden M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life areas between a representative sample of the Swiss population and palliative care patients, and (2) to what extent MIL ca...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Bernard M,Berchtold A,Strasser F,Gamondi C,Borasio GD

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An increasing number of patients with motor neuron disease (MND) in the UK and Ireland use assisted ventilation, and a small proportion of these use long-term tracheostomy ventilation (TV).1 2 NICE guidelines recommend that patients with MND should routinely receive specialist palliative care input.3 The aim...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Gleeson A,Johnson F

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life care at home, based on a literature review of the management of terminal haemorrhage for patients with advanced cancer, ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Ubogagu E,Harris DG

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a dramatic increase in liver disease over recent decades, with morbidity and mortality rates predicted to rise significantly. In order to effectively support this growing patient population we need to understand the experiences, key issues and priorities of people living and dying with advance...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Kimbell B,Murray SA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recruitment and training of Companion Volunteers has developed out of a Companion Sitter Training Programme begun in 2010. (Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy Vol 15. No 1, 2012). This programme was established to support patients emotionally and spiritually. While other services were available to off...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Murphy K

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Report the use of an objective tool, UK Gold Standards Framework (GSF) criteria, to describe the prevalence, recognition and outcomes of patients with palliative care needs in an Australian acute health setting. The rationale for this is to enable hospital doctors to identify patients who should have a patie...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Milnes S,Orford NR,Berkeley L,Lambert N,Simpson N,Elderkin T,Corke C,Bailey M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Patients with chronic cancer pain frequently suffer severe exacerbations of pain intensity which are difficult to control adequately via pharmaceutical management. Management of these episodes of breakthrough pain (BTP) presents a challenge both to the physician and the patient, and supplemental 'rescue' doses ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Paley CA,Johnson MI,Bennett MI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The collaboration between palliative care and neurology has developed over the last 25 years and this study aimed to ascertain the collaboration between the specialties across Europe. METHODS:This online survey aimed to look at collaboration across Europe, using the links of the European Association for P...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Oliver D,Borasio GD,Veronese S,Voltz R,Lorenzl S,Hepgul N

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Clinicians report that withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in motor neuron disease is challenging. We report on the evaluation of the process and outcomes called for by the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) guidance. METHODS:Excel analysis of a core data set, defined in...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Faull C,Wenzel D

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Ireland, weekend and night medical cover for community based patients is largely provided by general practice co-operatives. Doctors working in this service do not have direct access to patients' medical records which challenges continuity of care. OBJECTIVES:This study investigates the opinion of genera...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Kiely F,Murphy M,O'Brien T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence-based communication skills training for health and social care professionals is essential to improve the care of seriously ill patients and their families. We aimed to evaluate the self-reported impact of 'Difficult Conversations', a multidisciplinary half-day interactive workshop, and gain feedback...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Brighton LJ,Selman LE,Gough N,Nadicksbernd JJ,Bristowe K,Millington-Sanders C,Koffman J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the preferences of patients, family and staff for single or shared rooms in a UK hospice. METHOD:Semistructured interviews were conducted with patients, informal carers and staff at a hospice, focusing on room type preference. RESULTS:14 current and former hospice inpatients, 15 pati...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Williams C,Gardiner C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-of-life care practices in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are the focus of growing attention in Europe, due to rapidly increasing number of older persons living in LTCFs. The knowledge about end-of-life discussions or existence of written advance directives in the European LTCFs is scarce. This study's...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Andreasen P,Finne-Soveri UH,Deliens L,Van den Block L,Payne S,Gambassi G,Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD,Smets T,Lilja E,Kijowska V,Szczerbińska K,PACE consortium.

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the involvement of volunteers with direct patient/family contact in UK palliative care services for children and young people. METHOD:Cross-sectional survey using a web-based questionnaire. SETTING:UK specialist paediatric palliative care services. PARTICIPANTS:Volunteer managers/coordinators fro...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Burbeck R,Low J,Sampson EL,Scott R,Bravery R,Candy B

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00