Evidence-based approach to management of fever in patients with end-stage dementia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial agreement has been achieved on research priorities in palliative care over the past 15 years, as evidenced by consensus conferences and systematic reviews. Despite the presence of a widely endorsed research agenda, however, addressing the gaps in scientific knowledge has progressed slowly, sugges...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chen EK,Riffin C,Reid MC,Adelman R,Warmington M,Mehta SS,Pillemer K

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Surgical patients most commonly receive palliative care services within 24-48 hours of death, and reasons for this delay are poorly understood. Research with nonsurgeons suggests that physician characteristics and beliefs about death and dying may contribute to late referral. OBJECTIVE:To describe surgeon p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Dillon BR,Healy MA,Lee CW,Reichstein AC,Silveira MJ,Morris AM,Suwanabol PA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced cancer can erode patients' wellbeing. Narrative interventions have improved patients' wellbeing, but might not be feasible for widespread implementation. OBJECTIVES:(1) Test the effects of miLivingStory, a telephone-based life review and illness narrative intervention with online resources and soci...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Wise M,Marchand LR,Roberts LJ,Chih MY

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In 1997, a biweekly, 18-month Palliative Care Seminar Series was started at Mount Sinai School of Medicine as a way to explore participants' beliefs about palliative care and to instill the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to improve care at the end of life. The goal of this study was to examine the effe...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Spiegel MJ,Meier DE,Goldhirsch S,Natale D,Morrison RS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) in patients with cancer is well recognized. Little is known, however, about the use of CAM in children with cancer during the end-of-life period. METHODS:We interviewed 96 parents of children who had died of cancer in Melbourne, Australia between 1996...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Heath JA,Oh LJ,Clarke NE,Wolfe J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Involvement of the palliative care service has potential for patient and family benefit in critically ill patients, regardless of etiology. Anecdotally, there is a lack of involvement of the palliative care (PC) service in the neuro-intensive care unit (neuro-I...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Tabibian BE,Salehani AA,Kuhn EN,Davis MC,Shank CD,Fisher Iii WS

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the United States, the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population is aging and the leading causes of death for those 55 and older are chronic diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and the complications of diabetes. Since 1955, the federally directed Indian Health Service, along with Tribal gov...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kitzes J,Berger L

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last 20 years, multiple interventions to better integrate palliative care and intensive care unit (ICU) care have been evaluated. This systematic review summarizes these studies and their outcomes. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Aslakson R,Cheng J,Vollenweider D,Galusca D,Smith TJ,Pronovost PJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Millions of older adults require Medicaid-funded home care, referred to as In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). Many of these individuals experience serious illness, disability, and common symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath. OBJECTIVE:To explore whether and how to integrate symptom assessment into...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Odierna DH,Katen MT,Feuz MA,McMahan RD,Ritchie CS,McSpadden S,Burns M,Volow AM,Sudore RL

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review studies that used direct observation (i.e., videotaping or audiotaping) methods in palliative/end-of-life care communication research. DESIGN:Descriptive thematic analysis. SETTING:Multinational studies were conducted in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. MEASUREMENTS:Extensive bibliogra...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Fine E,Reid MC,Shengelia R,Adelman RD

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transfusion is not an exceptional circumstance in palliative cancer patients (PCPs). This makes it necessary to confront not only medical aspects but also those of infrastructure and ethical issues. On some occasions, literature needs to be consulted to work out the best approach in a patient's particular ca...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Uceda Torres ME,Rodríguez Rodríguez JN,Sánchez Ramos JL,Alvarado Gómez F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain, dyspnea, and depression are highly troubling near the end of life. OBJECTIVE:To characterize factors associated with clinically significant pain and the presence of dyspnea and depression during the last year of life in a nationally representative sample. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:H...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Singer AE,Meeker D,Teno JM,Lynn J,Lunney JR,Lorenz KA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Palliative care is an essential part of medicine, but most physicians have had no formal opportunity to acquire basic skills in palliative care. In Japan, the Palliative care Emphasis program on symptom management and Assessment for Continuous Medical Education (PEACE) was launched to provide formal primary p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Yamamoto R,Kizawa Y,Nakazawa Y,Ohde S,Tetsumi S,Miyashita M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In February 2002, the palliative care team was established in Ikeda Municipal Hospital to improve palliative care. We investigated changes in the incidences of side effects related to opioids, and evaluated palliative care team activities. METHODS:Regarding inpatients for whom narcotics were prescribed in our ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Myotoku M,Nakanishi A,Kanematsu M,Sakaguchi N,Hashimoto N,Koyama F,Yamaguchi S,Ikeda K,Konishi H,Hirotani Y

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An advance directive, a description of one's future preferences for medical treatment, must be easily available to care providers to ensure that one's treatment preferences are honored. The transition of our health care system to an electronic medical record complicated the availability of a patient's written advance ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Bricker LJ,Lambing A,Markey C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer pain assessment and management are integral to palliative medicine. This paper reviews recent publications in the period 1999-2004 in the broad categories of epidemiology, pain assessment, nonpharmacologic approaches to cancer pain (radiation therapy, anesthetic blocks, palliative surgery and chemotherapy, comp...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chang VT,Janjan N,Jain S,Chau C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Many older adults with serious illness who depend on others for care have symptoms that are difficult to manage. Supporting caregivers in symptom assessment (SA) may reduce suffering. Objective: Pilot an SA-Toolkit ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nouri S,Ritchie C,Chen P,Volow A,Li B,Tellez I,Sudore RL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Life review, a narrative-based intervention, helps individuals organize memories into a meaningful whole, providing a balanced view of the past, present, and future. Examining how the content of memories contributes to life's meaning improves some clinical outc...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Dang M,Noreika D,Ryu S,Sima A,Ashton H,Ondris B,Coley F,Nestler J,Fabbro ED

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for palliative care for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasingly recognized. Patients starting renal replacement therapy are now elderly, with a median age of 65 years, and with multiple comorbid conditions. Quality of life is often poor and with advance care planning, patients can be enab...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Brown EA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2002, Means to a Better End: A Report of Dying in America Today, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) report, was issued that included grades for each state on their ability to provide end-of-life care. Most states, including California, rated as mediocre and the report called for extensive efforts at ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Virani R,Malloy P,Ferrell BR,Kelly K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients confronting a life-threatening illness such as advanced cancer, religious coping can be an important factor influencing their quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE:The study's main purpose was to examine the association between religious coping and QOL among 170 patients with advanced cancer. Both p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Tarakeshwar N,Vanderwerker LC,Paulk E,Pearce MJ,Kasl SV,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Constipation is a common and distressing condition in patients with cancer, especially those taking opioid analgesics. Many institutions prevent and treat constipation with titrated laxatives, which is known as a bowel protocol. An effective and well-tolerated bowel protocol is a very important component of ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hawley PH,Byeon JJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：: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：:Achieving the best quality of life for patients and their families when a disease becomes progressive and no longer remains responsive to curative therapy is the primary goal of palliative care. A comprehensive care plan focusing on control of physical symptoms as well as psychological, social, and spiritual issues th...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Dalal S,Del Fabbro E,Bruera E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2017, the Ohio Pediatric Palliative Care and End-of-Life Network (OPPEN) published nine domains of high-quality care for pediatric home-based hospice and palliative care (HBHPC). Eight domains established by the National Consensus Project (NCP) were validated for pediatric HBHPC, and a ninth domain of "Co...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Thienprayoon R,Alessandrini E,Frimpong-Manso M,Grossoehme D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the United States braces for full implementation of health care reform, the eyes of the nation are on Medicaid. The large number of newly eligible Medicaid beneficiaries may challenge health care resources and ultimately impact quality of care. This is a special concern among current Medicaid beneficiarie...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Lindley LC,Lyon ME

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment in which existence is more fragile and existential fears or terror rises in people. Objective: Managing existential terror calls for being mature about mortality, som...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Emanuel L,Solomon S,Fitchett G,Chochinov H,Handzo G,Schoppee T,Wilkie D

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00