The Louisiana State Penitentiary: Angola prison hospice.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The World Health Organization (WHO) explicitly recommends the integration of palliative care (PC) early in the disease trajectory as part of the WHO definition of PC. Our comprehensive cancer center decided: (1) to include this recommendation in the administrative directives for principles of cancer care a...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Gaertner J,Wolf J,Ostgathe C,Toepelt K,Glossmann JP,Hallek M,Voltz R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inpatient palliative consultation are generally provided to seriously ill hospitalized patients with the intent to alleviate pain and suffering and develop a plan of care for the patient. Although numerous benefits of this service have been documented, little is known about hospital readmission rates and fac...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Enguidanos S,Vesper E,Lorenz K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the growth and outcomes of the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group (PCRC). BACKGROUND:Despite advances, significant gaps remain in the evidence base to inform care for people with serious illness. To generate this needed evidence and bolster research capacity, the Palliative Care Research ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ritchie CL,Pollak KI,Kehl KA,Miller JL,Kutner JS

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Growing evidence suggests that pediatric palliative care (PPC) teams influence the care received by children and young adults with chronic, life-limiting illnesses. Little is known about how PPC involvement affects advance care planning (ACP) and circumstances ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Harmoney K,Mobley EM,Gilbertson-White S,Brogden NK,Benson RJ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objective: This report describes a pilot hospice inpatient unit dedicated to individuals experiencing distressing behaviors from dementia. Background: Patients with dementia who experience distressing symptoms cannot be well ma...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hamilton G,Volk-Craft BE

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have focused on men as caregivers at the end-of-life. The objective of this secondary data analysis was to examine the experiences of men involved in end-of-life caregiving, focusing on caregiver strain. METHODS:We used a random sample of Oregon death certificates to telephone survey family care...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Fromme EK,Drach LL,Tolle SW,Ebert P,Miller P,Perrin N,Tilden VP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hospice emergency kits (HEKs) are provided by many home hospice agencies, little is known about their use, side effects, and perceived impact. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate HEK medication utilization, side effects, and impact as perceived by home hospice patients and their caregivers. METHODS:We conducted...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Bailey FA,Williams BR,Goode PS,Woodby LL,Granstaff US,Echt KV,Redden DT,Kvale E,Burgio KL

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methadone use as a second-line agent for severe cancer-related pain is increasing in the field of hospice and palliative care. It has a number of qualities that make its use favorable, including lack of known active metabolites and presumed relative safety from adverse effects such as opioid-induced neurotoxicity (OIN...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hoff AM,Hartwig KN,Rosielle DA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with serious illness frequently rely on religion/spirituality to cope with their diagnosis, with potentially positive and negative consequences. Clergy are uniquely positioned to help patients consider medical decisions at or near the end of life within a religious/spiritual framework. OBJECTIVE:We a...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Sanders JJ,Chow V,Enzinger AC,Lam TC,Smith PT,Quiñones R,Baccari A,Philbrick S,White-Hammond G,Peteet J,Balboni TA,Balboni MJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relief of distressful symptoms in terminally ill patients with cancer is of prime importance. Use of sedation to accomplish this has been the focus of recent medical studies in countries other than Japan. We investigated the influence on consciousness of sedative drugs in a Japanese hospice. DESIGN AND SUBJ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kohara H,Ueoka H,Takeyama H,Murakami T,Morita T

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resumen Contexto: La Academia Pontificia de la Vida (PAV) es una institución académica de la Santa Sede (Vaticano) cuyo objetivo es promover una visión católica de la ética biomédica. La PAV invitó a una serie de expertos en Cuidados Paliativos (CP) de todo el mundo, de todas las creencias, a desarrollar recomendacion...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Centeno C,Sitte T,de Lima L,Alsirafy S,Bruera E,Callaway M,Foley K,Luyirika E,Mosoiu D,Pettus K,Puchalski C,Rajagopal MR,Yong J,Garralda E,Rhee JY,Comoretto N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognostication plays a key role in palliative care (PC). It is critical for advance care planning, determining hospice eligibility, and communication. In contrast to subjective clinical prognostication, evidence-based prognostication (EBP) uses existing validated data to quantify prognosis; however, the ext...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Bruggeman AR,Heavey SF,Ma JD,Revta C,Roeland EJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about young caregivers of people with advanced life-limiting illness. Better understanding of the needs and characteristics of these young caregivers can inform development of palliative care and other support services. METHODS:A population-based analysis of caregivers was performed from pilote...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Burns CM,LeBlanc TW,Abernethy A,Currow D

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the role of volunteers is at the heart of hospice care, little is known about hospice volunteer training and volunteer activity. METHOD:A survey was used to assess current training programs for hospice volunteers. Hospices were invited to participate in the study from a link on the website for the ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Wittenberg-Lyles E,Schneider G,Oliver DP

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seriously ill older adults in the emergency department (ED) may benefit from palliative care referral, yet little is known about how to identify these patients. OBJECTIVES:To assess the performance and determine the acceptability of a content-validated palliative care screening tool. DESIGN:We surveyed Eme...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ouchi K,Block SD,Schonberg MA,Jamieson ES,Aaronson EL,Pallin DJ,Tulsky JA,Schuur JD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies examining individuals' preferences reflect a broad consensus that the end of life is a period during which medical care should be different from that in other periods in patients' lives. More specifically, patients, families, and health care providers believe that medical care during this unique period should ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Lamont EB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Insufficient knowledge of palliative radiotherapy (PRT) among hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) physicians is thought to be a barrier to the provision of high-quality palliative care. Objective: To assess the ne...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Martin EJ,Jones JA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is commonly written that more patients wish to die at home than currently achieve this. However, the evidence for preferences for place of terminal care and death has not been systematically reviewed. AIM:To carry out a systematic literature review of the preferences for place of care and death among adv...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Higginson IJ,Sen-Gupta GJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the widespread implementation of hospice in the United States has led to tremendous advances in the care of the dying, there has been no widely accepted psychological theory to drive needs assessment and intervention design for the patient and family. The humanistic psychology of Abraham Maslow, especially hi...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Zalenski RJ,Raspa R

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central pain syndromes are a complex, diverse group of clinical conditions that are poorly understood. We present a patient with progressive, debilitating central pain and co-existing mood disorders that was refractory to multimodal pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies, but that ultimately responded to electro...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Strand JJ,Warner LL,Kamdar MM,Flaherty AW,Jackson VA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides an evidence-based review of the principles underlying palliative care for heart failure (HF), including its pathogenesis, staging, assessment, prognosis, and treatment. Approaches to advanced care planning, symptom management, hospice eligibility, home inotropic infusions, device management and imp...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Stuart B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background : Tumor fever and infection are common febrile etiologies among advanced cancer patients. To date, only few studies have been conducted to differentiate between tumor fever and infections. Objective: This study aimed ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Odagiri T,Morita T,Sakurai H,Yamada H,Matsuo N,Matsumoto Y,Matsuda Y,Yoshioka A,Watanabe H,Shimoyama S,Kohara H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Securing a first job following training is an exciting and daunting task. Little formal guidance is available and trainees often find themselves confused, uncertain, and overwhelmed. This article is designed to provide a basic framework for fellows and new graduates to search for positions, apply, interview, and negot...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Weckmann MT,Block S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For most families, the preferred location of death for their child is home, yet most children still die in the hospital. Many children with life-threatening and life-limiting illness are medically dependent on technology, and palliative transport can serve as a bridge from the intensive care unit to the family's home ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Thorvilson MJ,Manahan AJ,Schiltz BM,Collura CA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of thalidomide and placebo on anorexia-cachexia and its related symptoms, body composition, resting metabolic rate, and serum cytokines and their receptors in patients with advanced cancer. METHODS:Included in the study were patients with advanced cancer with weight loss greater tha...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Yennurajalingam S,Willey JS,Palmer JL,Allo J,Del Fabbro E,Cohen EN,Tin S,Reuben JM,Bruera E

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rash is the most common side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors and negatively impacts quality of life. This single-institution study sought to explore how rash is currently managed outside a clinical trial setting and to further characterize general clinical aspects of this rash. MET...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Solomon BM,Jatoi A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences and perceptions of hospice nurses caring for residents in long-term care facilities. The study used a fax-back survey to gather data from 69 hospice nursing and nurse managers in 24 hospices across one Midwestern state. Respondents reported negative experiences...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Parker-Oliver D

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic administration is frequent in terminal patients with cancer, yet the effects on survival are still under debate. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the status of infection and the benefit/burden of antibiotic administration on the survival of terminal patients with cancer with infecti...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chih AH,Lee LT,Cheng SY,Yao CA,Hu WY,Chen CY,Chiu TY

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Young adults represent a minority in research; they are often considered too young or too old for participation. There is sparse information, especially in bereavement research, regarding how this age group perceives research participation and what they conside...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Udo C,Lövgren M,Sveen J,Bylund-Grenklo T,Alvariza A,Kreicbergs U

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A faculty development course was offered at the Medical College of Wisconsin to bolster existing medical student and housestaff training opportunities in palliative medicine. An 8- week, 12 contact-hour course was designed to provide up to 15 faculty members training in the practice and teaching of end-of-life care. F...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Weissman DE

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00