Association of advance care planning with place of death and utilisation of life-sustaining treatments in deceased patients at Taipei City Hospital in Taiwan.

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：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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of conducting creative writing workshops (CWW) for patients with cancer to promote improvement in mood. METHOD:We piloted a prospective study to determine the feasibility of conducting CWW over a 4-week period. Patients were randomised 2:1 to either an intervention arm (IA) or to...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Zhu J,Hussain M,Joshi A,Truica CI,Nesterova D,Collins J,Saunders EFH,Hayes M,Drabick JJ,Joshi M

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:There has been rapid progress in palliative care in Africa since the World Health Assembly in 2005 which identified palliative care as an urgent humanitarian need. Palliative care is now recognised as a basic human right, and momentum has gathered to translate this into action. From being significantly present in only...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Grant L,Downing J,Namukwaya E,Leng M,Murray SA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Patients living with cystic fibrosis (CF) report impaired quality of life. Little is known about unmet supportive care needs among adults living with CF and how they are associated with demographic characteristics. OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of this study was to identify associations between demographic ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Obregon LL,Jeong K,Hoydich ZP,Yabes J,Pilewski J,Richless C,Moreines LT,Dellon EP,Goss CH,Arnold RM,Kavalieratos D

更新日期：2019-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant spinal cord compression (MSCC) in patients with short life expectancy is most frequently treated with radiotherapy and/or corticosteroids. Hypofractionation has been proven to be efficient in metastatic bone pain, but the level of evidence for hypofractionation in MSCC is limited. Searches were performed in ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Løhre ET,Lund JÅ,Kaasa S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nightmares can be a distressing symptom in patients living with serious illness. Prazosin, a selective alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist, has been suggested to treat nightmares, with most data supporting its use in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with metastatic breast can...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Santivasi W,Taylor E,Christensen A,Strand J

更新日期：2021-01-27 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：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：:Medicine regards the prevention of death as an important priority. Yet patients may have a range of priorities of equal or greater importance. These other priorities are often not discussed or appreciated by treating doctors. OBJECTIVES:We sought to identify priorities of care for patients attending an advance care p...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Milnes S,Corke C,Orford NR,Bailey M,Savulescu J,Wilkinson D

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many scholars claim that recent changes to Chinese society since economic reform have challenged longstanding forms of informal social care, such as filial piety. For instance there is a societal tension at work in contemporary Chinese society today. On the one hand decreasing co-residence in multi-generatio...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： He L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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:Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is beneficial for respiratory failure in motor neurone disease (MND) but some patients may wish to stop the intervention. Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that research is needed on NIV withdrawal. There is little in the literature ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Faull C,Rowe Haynes C,Oliver D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with advanced cancer do not report all symptoms, so assessment is best done systematically. However, for such patients, completion rates of some symptom instruments are <50%. Symptoms can be quantified by various scales including the Categorical Response Scale (CRS), Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) and...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Jeter K,Blackwell S,Burke L,Joyce D,Moran C,Conway EV,Cremen I,O'Connor B,Ui Dhuibhir P,Walsh D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Of the 40 million people globally in need of palliative care (PC), just 14% receive it, predominantly in high-income countries. Within fragile health systems that lack PC, incurable illness is often marked by pain and suffering, as well as burdensome costs. In high-income settings, PC decreases healthcare ...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Reid EA,Kovalerchik O,Jubanyik K,Brown S,Hersey D,Grant L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unprecedented scale of contemporary migration across countries over the last decade means that ageing and dying occur in a more globalised, multicultural context. It is therefore essential to explore the end-of-life experiences of older people from migrant backgrounds. METHODS:A scoping review of peer-r...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Gerber K,Maharaj E,Brijnath B,Antoniades J

更新日期：2020-12-09 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Communication about the end of life is especially important in the family context, as patients and their families are considered as the care unit in palliative care. Open end-of-life communication can positively affect medical, psychological and relational outcomes during the dying process for patient and fa...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Nagelschmidt K,Leppin N,Seifart C,Rief W,von Blanckenburg P

更新日期：2020-08-27 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：OBJECTIVES:This study explores the narrative accounts of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to identify events that potentially could act as triggers for provision of supportive and palliative care. Trigger events must have meaning for the patient/carer, be visible to professionals, and have value in provokin...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Cawley D,Billings J,Oliver D,Kendall M,Pinnock H

更新日期：2014-06-01 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 reports on qualitative data exploring the experiences and coping mechanisms of medical specialists from the specialties of intensive care, surgery, oncology and palliative care, when dealing with death and dying and their emotional connection with dying patients in the context of a life-threatenin...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Zambrano SC,Chur-Hansen A,Crawford GB

更新日期：2012-09-01 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:This study examined whether the choice of pain-related outcome to represent opioid efficacy influenced findings in a genetic association study. Data from the European Pharmacogenetic Opioid Study, which used opioid dose as the outcome, were analysed in respect of six alternative outcomes: average pain intensi...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Fladvad T,Fayers P,Skorpen F,Kaasa S,Klepstad P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review literature regarding online educational initiatives in palliative care which are targeted to update health professionals and prepare distance courses suitable for a Brazilian context. METHODS:7 databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, SCIELO, CINAHL, Science Direct and Scopus) were reviewed fo...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Taroco ALC Jr,Valente TCO,Carbogim CS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In October 2014 a detailed mapping study of volunteers in palliative care services in NSW was undertaken for the first time. This presentation will provide a thematic analysis of the initial findings. AIMS:The aim of this study was to provide a thematic analysis of the occupational terrain of palliative car...

journal_title：BMJ supportive & palliative care

authors： Hansen L,Huntir A

更新日期：2015-04-01 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