Meaning in life and quality of life: palliative care patients versus the general population.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The financial impact of family caregiving in a palliative care context has been identified as an issue which requires further research. However, little is known about how research should be conducted in this area. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore the opinions of family caregivers in New Zealan...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Gardiner C,Allen R,Moeke-Maxwell T,Robinson J,Gott M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient held records need to be evaluated in palliative care settings. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate how patients, families and professionals in a specialist palliative setting use a patient held record created through close consultation with patients and carers. METHODS:A mixed methods prospective longitudinal c...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： White C,Sproule J,Brogan P,Watson M

更新日期：2018-08-18 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：OBJECTIVES:Mechanical ventilation (MV) has been shown to improve survival and quality of life in motor neuron disease (MND). However, during the progression of MND, there may come a point when MV is no longer felt appropriate. Association of Palliative Medicine Guidelines have been recently published to help clinicians...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Messer B,Armstrong A,Doris T,Williams T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Survey of Bereaved People was conducted by the Office for National Statistics on behalf of NHS England for the first time in 2011, and repeated annually thereafter. It is thought to be the first time that nationally representative data have been collected annually on the experiences of all people who have...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Hunt KJ,Richardson A,Darlington AE,Addington-Hall JM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Junior doctors are frequently required to discuss resuscitation status with patients. They generally lack experience, confidence and skill in having these conversations. However, there is currently no formal postgraduate education requirement to improve or develop in this area. The aim of this educational intervent...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Ferguson L,Clark H,de Beer W

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the position of formal service providers in the networks of those providing end-of-life care in the home from the perspective of the informal network. METHODS:Using third-generation social network analysis, this study examined the nature and strength of relationships of informal caring networks w...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Leonard R,Horsfall D,Rosenberg J,Noonan K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over time, palliative care has become "professionalised", placing a burden on health care systems to manage the suffering of individuals and families with advancing, life-limiting illness. The need to develop resources, infrastructure and policy to enhance the capacity for communities to facilitate and suppo...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Whitfield K,LaBrie M

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association of the use of hospice care on patient experience and outcomes of care. Promoting high-value, safe and effective care is an international healthcare imperative. However, the extent to which hospice care may improve the value of care is not well characterised. METHODS:A secondary ana...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Kleinpell R,Vasilevskis EE,Fogg L,Ely EW

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the healthcare system's capacity to provide intensive care to all patients who deteriorate as a result of the disease. This poses a unique challenge to healthcare teams of rationing care during pandemic when resources are scarce. Healthcare providers will need to acquire ne...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Fadul N,Elsayem AF,Bruera E

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative sedation is the intentional use of sedatives to manage refractory symptom(s), such as pain and/or terminal restlessness. This case report describes the successful use of propofol, an ultra-fast-acting anaesthetic agent commonly used for anaesthesia induction and maintenance to manage refractory agitated del...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Sulistio M,Wojnar R,Michael NG

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To report the results of a combined case series analysis of subcutaneous levetiracetam (Keppra) for the management of seizures in palliative care patients. METHODS:A comprehensive literature review on the use of subcutaneous levetiracetam was performed, and these data were combined with a prospective observ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Sutherland AE,Curtin J,Bradley V,Bush O,Presswood M,Hedges V,Naessens K

更新日期：2018-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The legalisation of medical assistance in dying in numerous countries over the last 20 years represents a significant shift in practice and scope for many clinicians who have had little-to-no training to prepare them to sensitively respond to patient requests for hastened death. AIMS:Our objective was to re...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Patel T,Christy K,Grierson L,Shadd J,Farag A,O'Toole D,Lawson J,Vanstone M

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) develops into a life-threatening condition 2 to 4 years after the onset of symptoms. Although many people with the disease decide in favour of life-sustaining measures, thoughts about hastening death are not uncommon. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to examine the scope of literat...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Erdmann A,Spoden C,Hirschberg I,Neitzke G

更新日期：2021-01-04 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:To identify those factors which adversely affected recruitment to a large multicentre palliative care study. METHODS:Patient accrual to a multicentre, observational, palliative care study was monitored at three critical junctures in the research process. (1) Eligibility-did the patient fulfil the study entr...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Stone PC,Gwilliam B,Keeley V,Todd C,Kelly LC,Barclay S

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Loss of appetite is prevalent in palliative care and distressing for patients and families. Therapies include corticosteroids or progestogens. This study explores the net effect of dexamethasone on anorexia. METHODS:Prospective data were collected when dexamethasone was started for anorexia as part of routi...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Hatano Y,Moroni M,Wilcock A,Quinn S,Csikós Á,Allan SG,Agar M,Clark K,Clayton JM,Currow DC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) comprises approximately 0.02% of all malignant tumours, which are a very small fraction of a group of cancers that affect in 0.7 to 2 in 1 000 000 people per year. Recurrence is very common even after complete resection and prognosis is poor. We report a case of a sporadic form of ACC fo...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Shuayb M,Das A,Uddin MN

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Effective communication is a prerequisite to the delivery of good palliative care. The increasing use of web-based technologies and social media challenges us to reassess traditional communication styles and to define appropriate applications of evolving technologies. The use of Skype, blogging and webcams by patients...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Battley JE,Balding L,Gilligan O,O'Connell C,O'Brien T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to use data from Belgium to analyse distinctions between palliative sedation and euthanasia. There is a need to reduce confusion and improve communication related to patient management at the end of life specifically regarding the rapidly expanding area of patient care that incorporates a sp...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Cohen-Almagor R,Ely EW

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Palliative sedation is a highly debated medical practice, particularly regarding its proper use in end-of-life care. Worldwide, guidelines are used to standardise care and regulate this practice. In this review, we identify and compare national/regional clinical practice guidelines on palliative sedation aga...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Abarshi E,Rietjens J,Robijn L,Caraceni A,Payne S,Deliens L,Van den Block L,EURO IMPACT.

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Education and training are seen as 'absolutely essential parts of providing palliative care'. As part of a larger study to explore the extent of palliative care need in two acute hospital settings, we report the perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding their training and educational needs. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Ingleton C,Gardiner C,Seymour JE,Richards N,Gott M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence is mixed regarding the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on place of death. This cohort study investigated the effect of ACP programmes on place of death and utilisation of life-sustaining treatments for patients during end-of-life (EOL) care. METHODS:This prospective cohort study identified dec...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Yen YF,Lee YL,Hu HY,Sun WJ,Ko MC,Chang SS,Chen CC,Huang SJ,Chu D

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:: Milford Care Centre is the only hospice in Ireland to make a strategic decision to embrace a public health approach to palliative care, through the development, implementation and evaluation of the Compassionate Communities Project. This presentation seeks to examine why Milford made the decision to move toward a co...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： McLoughlin K,Rhatigan J,Richardson M,Lloyd R

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Compared with the current inpatient consultation model, a novel corounding model of care whereby palliative specialists round with oncology teams, increases healthcare collaboration and may improve quality of care for inpatients. Whether this translates to better pain control for patients is unexplored. OBJ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Ng CZ,Cheung YB,Koh ARX,Teo HR,Mok NKM,Yang GM

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

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