Charity for the dying: who receives unreimbursed hospice care?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative chemotherapy is often administered to terminally ill cancer patients to relieve symptoms. Yet, unnecessary use of chemotherapy can worsen patients' quality of life due to treatment-related toxicities. Thus, accurate prediction of survival in terminally ill patients can help clinicians decide on th...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ng T,Chew L,Yap CW

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative cancer patients suffer from high levels of distress. There are physiological changes in relation to the level of perceived distress. OBJECTIVE:To study the efficacy of 5 minutes of mindful breathing (MB) for rapid reduction of distress in a palliative setting. Its effect to the physiological chan...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ng CG,Lai KT,Tan SB,Sulaiman AH,Zainal NZ

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：AIMS:To describe the place of death for patients with cancer in Singapore from 2000 to 2009, and determinants of death at home and in in-patient hospice compared to death in hospital. METHOD:Cross-sectional analysis of all patients registered with the Singapore Cancer Registry who had died in the study period (N=52120...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hong CY,Chow KY,Poulose J,Jin AZ,Devi A,Chee EM,Goh C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exploring preferences for and barriers to quality end-of-life care is essential to improving care for dying individuals. Young adults often are involved or will be involved in decisions about the care of a loved one, and little research has examined opinions about end-of-life care among this population. RES...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Webb NM,Tucker D

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Actions in preparation for death and talks about death between advanced cancer patients and their families are considered essential to achieve a good death. However, little is known about the prevalence of such actions compared with talks and their association with bereaved families' psychological morbidity....

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Mori M,Yoshida S,Shiozaki M,Morita T,Baba M,Aoyama M,Kizawa Y,Tsuneto S,Shima Y,Miyashita M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid dose escalation may cause hyperalgesia, mediated by the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) pathway. Methadone is an atypical opioid that inhibits hyperalgesia through NMDA-blockade, especially at low doses. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of using very-low-dose methadone as the sole long-acting opioid ag...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Salpeter SR,Buckley JS,Bruera E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicians constantly confront to death and respond in a variety of ways to the many deaths that they witness and to their own sense of mortality. Student-doctors should be exposed, prior to and during their clinical training, to these different types of responses, so that they can prepare for their encounters with th...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Donohoe M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Diabetes is increasingly prevalent globally, including in palliative care. Guidelines vary as to the ideal glycemic goals for patients near the end of life. The relationship between hyperglycemia and attributable symptoms late in life remains ill defined. ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kleinig PA,Woodman RJ,Currow DC

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Care team members may have different views on end-of-life care, which may influence perceptions of that care. METHODS:Twenty-seven consecutive deaths at a long-term care facility were identified. A structured interview of primary care team members (physician, nurse, and aide) was administered. The interview...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Flacker JM,Won A,Kiely DK,Iloputaife I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In advanced dementia, many difficult decisions may arise as the disease progresses, including whether to use feeding by tube. Several recent articles question the benefit of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in persons with advanced dementia. However, patients with advanced dementia are...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Shega JW,Hougham GW,Stocking CB,Cox-Hayley D,Sachs GA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Informal caregivers of hospice patients experience multiple stressors that can negatively impact physical, psychological, and emotional health. The goal of this qualitative study was to understand caregivers' needs to inform the feasibility, structure, and content of a telephone-based counseling intervention...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kutner J,Kilbourn KM,Costenaro A,Lee CA,Nowels C,Vancura JL,Anderson D,Keech TE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying people who are at risk of deteriorating and dying is essential to inform goals of care, appropriate treatment decisions, patient autonomy, and effective end-of-life care. Limited literature exists on predicting survival near the end of life for people with a hematological malignancy. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Button E,Gavin NC,Chan RJ,Chambers S,Butler J,Yates P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: The number of hospital-based palliative care consultation teams (PCCTs) has increased in Japan, and quality improvement (QI) of PCCTs is an issue. The Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine is building a framework for continuous QI of PCCT activities. ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nakazawa Y,Sakashita A,Kaizu M,Abo H,Ise Y,Shinada Y,Sugano K,Yamashiro A,Akizuki N,Kato M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The oral food intake of terminally ill cancer patients is known to gradually decrease, but there are few reports about how oral intake changes around the terminal stage. It is important to clarify changes in oral food intake, as such changes affect the support and care of terminally ill cancer patients. OBJ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ohno T,Tamura F,Kikutani T,Morita T,Sumi Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Employment-related issues have been largely overlooked in cancer patients needing palliative care. These issues may become more relevant as cancer evolves into more of a chronic illness and palliative care is provided independent of stage or prognosis. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the employment situations of ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Glare PA,Nikolova T,Alickaj A,Patil S,Blinder V

更新日期：2017-07-01 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: Despite positive outcomes associated with specialist palliative care (PC) in diverse medical populations, little research has investigated specialist PC in surgical ones. Although cancer surgery is predominantly safe, operations can be extensive and unpredictab...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Aslakson RA,Chandrashekaran SV,Rickerson E,Fahy BN,Johnston FM,Miller JA,Conca-Cheng A,Wang S,Morris AM,Lorenz K,Temel JS,Smith TJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To describe caregivers' reasons for transfer from home hospice to inpatient facilities, preferences for site of care and death, and their experiences during these transfers. DESIGN:Retrospective qualitative analysis of interviews with caregivers of deceased hospice patients who had undergone transfer. SETTI...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Evans WG,Cutson TM,Steinhauser KE,Tulsky JA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Recent advances in stroke care now enable patients with severe ischemic stroke owing to large vessel occlusion to safely undergo endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) up to 24 hours since their time of last known well, with the goal of improving functional out...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Sokol LL,Hauser JM,Lum HD,Forlizzi J,Cerf M,Caprio FZ,Young MJ

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: A broad consensus on the optimal structure, intensity, and timing of early specialist palliative care (SPC) intervention is lacking. Objective: To evaluate the benefit of an early and systematic palliative intervent...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Slama O,Pochop L,Sedo J,Svancara J,Sedova P,Svetlakova L,Demlova R,Vyzula R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Underutilization of hospice care continues to be a public health issue in the United States. Physician barriers related to incorrect knowledge and unfavorable attitudes have been hypothesized as part of the explanation. We conducted a mail survey of 264 area physicians, obtaining a response rate of 72% (n = 190). The ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ogle KS,Mavis B,Wyatt GK

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The optimal regimen of radiotherapy (RT) for bleeding from gastric cancer (GC) has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of low-dose, short-course palliative RT (LSP-RT) for bleeding from GC. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We reviewed the clinical data of 18 patients (26 ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kawabata H,Uno K,Yasuda K,Yamashita M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objectives: To discuss the outcomes of a formalized care transition process for palliative care patients from the hospital to the community. Background: Patients who received inpatient palliative care services from the speciali...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Paramanandam G,Boohene J,Tran K,Volk-Craft BE

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The majority of dying patients do not have access to necessary drugs to alleviate their most common symptoms, despite evidence of drug efficacy. Our aim was to explore the degree of consensus about appropriate pharmacological treatment for common symptoms in the last days of life for patients with cancer, among...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Lindqvist O,Lundquist G,Dickman A,Bükki J,Lunder U,Hagelin CL,Rasmussen BH,Sauter S,Tishelman C,Fürst CJ,OPCARE9.

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive information on end-of-life care in specialized palliative care settings is needed to assess the quality of care. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate medical treatments in the last two weeks of life in a national sample of palliative care units in Japan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Sato K,Miyashita M,Morita T,Tsuneto S,Shima Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is a dearth of international research on hospice physiotherapy. This study aims to profile hospice physiotherapy in an Irish setting in order to inform practice internationally. DESIGN:The study design consisted of a retrospective chart audit over 6 months. SETTING:The study took place at a specialist...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Cobbe S,Kennedy N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00