Depressive symptoms in advanced cancer. Part 1. Assessing depression: the Mood Evaluation Questionnaire.

abstract：:Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in patients with terminal cancer. Depression not only lowers the quality of life for the patients and their families, but patients who are depressed may also have physical symptoms that are difficult to palliate and that improve as their depression is appropriately tre...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Lloyd Williams M,Payne S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care relationships are crucial in tailoring the end-of-life care of a person with intellectual disabilities (ID) to their needs. Yet, almost all studies on end-of-life care for people with ID have been conducted among caregivers. The views of people with ID about care relationships at the end of life have no...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bekkema N,de Veer AJ,Hertogh CM,Francke AL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the experience of managing 31 patients with severe dysphagia in motor neurone disease. Thirteen patients were fed nasogastrically and the remaining 18 were managed conservatively without a nasogastric tube. The introduction of nasogastric feeding led to the development of new problems in some patien...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Scott AG,Austin HE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the burden of illness has focused predominantly on family caregivers, with little consideration of the other side of the caregiving relationship-care recipients' perspectives on having become a 'burden to others'. However, there is now a small but growing body of evidence to suggest that worry about crea...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： McPherson CJ,Wilson KG,Murray MA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing emphasis is being placed on the need for advanced care planning (ACP) at the end of life. The Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC) document is a patient-held record promoted by the End of Life Care Strategy as an ACP tool to promote discussion and communication amongst patients, family and health care provid...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Preston H,Fineberg IC,Callagher P,Mitchell DJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroparesis is an under-recognised cause of refractory nausea and vomiting in patients with malignancy. The most common aetiologies are paraneoplastic and postsurgical dysmotility. There are little data on the efficacy of treatment to direct the management of patients with this symptom. We present a case a...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Franco M,Koulaeva E

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews a number of studies relating to religion and coping with chronic illness, emphasizing those aspects relevant to palliative care. After pointing out that religious and existential needs are common in chronic illness, a critical examination is made of those studies which purport to demonstrate associa...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Dein S,Stygall J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No systematic meta-analysis is available on the prevalence of cancer patients' accurate prognostic awareness and differences in accurate prognostic awareness by publication year, region, assessment method, and service received. AIM:To examine the prevalence of advanced/terminal cancer patients' accurate pro...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Chen CH,Kuo SC,Tang ST

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cough is a distressing symptom experienced by approximately 37% of patients with advanced cancer. Palliation of chronic nonproductive cough should always first address the underlying cause but in some patients chronic, nonproductive cough persists and antitussive agents are required. Opioids are the gold stand...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Doona M,Walsh D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The perspectives of patients and relatives are important in the improvement of the quality of health care. However, the quality of end-of-life care has not been systematically evaluated in Scandinavia. AIM:To develop or adapt and subsequently validate a questionnaire assessing the quality of end-of-life car...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ross L,Neergaard MA,Petersen MA,Groenvold M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This case report describes an end-stage cancer patient with intractable neuropathic pain and delirium who was successfully managed during the last 3 weeks of her life with a continuous subcutaneous infusion of dexmedetomidine. CASE PRESENTATION:A 55-year-old woman with locally advanced cervical cancer and u...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hilliard N,Brown S,Mitchinson S

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral administration of mixtures of morphine with other drugs has become common practice in palliative care. Such mixtures are sometimes found to be incompatible but compatibility data are scarce. An attempt was made to develop a quick and simple investigation strategy to obtain complete information on the compat...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Vermeire A,Remon JP,Schrijvers D,Demeulenaere P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 95 children referred for palliative care was carried out at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in southern Malawi, to determine the prevalence of different symptoms and signs. Seventy-seven percent of the children had HIV, 17% had cancer and 6% had a variety of other diagnoses. The commonest symptoms spontane...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Lavy V

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A study designed to explore the experiences of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their carers, particularly with regard to ongoing and palliative care needs. METHODS:The participants were nine men and one woman with severe COPD and the carers of eight of the men, in East ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Seamark DA,Blake SD,Seamark CJ,Halpin DM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bisphosphonates are the treatment of choice for hypercalcaemia of malignancy (HCM) but there is no consensus regarding which drug or dose should be given. We designed a systematic review to investigate the efficacy of bisphosphonates in the treatment of HCM. METHODS:We identified randomized controlled trial...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Saunders Y,Ross JR,Broadley KE,Edmonds PM,Patel S,Steering Group.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of ever increasing emphasis on cost-effectiveness of health care, and with the introduction of the internal market, there is now an urgent need for information on the costs and quality of palliative care. This paper highlights the complexities involved in acquiring and measuring such information and discusse...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Tierney AJ,Sladden S,Anderson J,King M,Lapsley I,Llewellyn S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) is a widely used tool that has been specifically developed to measure the quality of life of patients facing a life-threatening illness. Preferably, a self-report instrument has an equal number of items worded positively and negatively. However, all the psychological sca...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henry M,Huang LN,Ferland MK,Mitchell J,Cohen SR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The WHO definitions of palliative care have been adopted in Denmark and implemented in The National Guidelines from 1999, but service developments have been very slow and not according to the recommendations. Attitudes to palliative care of Danish doctors and nurses may in part account for this. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Vejlgaard T,Addington-Hall JM

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A universal consensus regarding standardized pain outcomes does not exist. The personalized pain goal has been suggested as a clinically relevant outcome measure. AIM:To assess the feasibility of obtaining a personalized pain goal and to compare a clinically based personalized pain goal definition versus a ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Fainsinger R,Nekolaichuk C,Fainsinger L,Muller V,Fainsinger L,Amigo P,Brisebois A,Burton-Macleod S,Ghosh S,Gilbert R,Tarumi Y,Thai V,Wolch G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Death anxiety is important but understudied in palliative care. New self-report measurements have been developed, but their interpretation and clinical utility may not be evident. AIM:To inform our understanding of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer by exploring the relationship between this sel...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Tong E,Deckert A,Gani N,Nissim R,Rydall A,Hales S,Rodin G,Lo C

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The word 'euthanasia' has been used with a variety of meanings, all of which refer to one precise action: the killing of a suffering person. A moral evaluation of such an act can lead us either to condemn it a priori, shutting the door upon any argument, or to allow further discussion. But the issue must be discussed,...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Di Mola G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review current understanding of the knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative settings. DATA SOURCES:Seven electronic databases were searched for the period January 1994--November 2006: Medline, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Embase, Ovid, Zetoc and Pubmed using a meta-search engine (Metal...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Docherty A,Owens A,Asadi-Lari M,Petchey R,Williams J,Carter YH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of cognitive impairment in patients who are receiving hospice care can affect numerous practical, ethical and legal aspects of their healthcare. A number of factors can contribute to cognitive impairment in these patients. Prevalence rates of cognitive impairment vary widely, but it remains under-recognis...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Irwin SA,Zurhellen CH,Diamond LC,Dunn LB,Palmer BW,Jeste DV,Twamley EW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Informal carers play a key supportive role for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, caring can have a considerable impact on health and wellbeing. Carers may have unidentified support needs that could be a target for intervention. Literature on the support needs of informal carers ha...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Micklewright K,Farquhar M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dementia is a life limiting illness and is becoming a major cause of death in developed countries. Many people with dementia die in nursing homes or long-term residential care settings. Spouse caregivers of people with dementia living in nursing homes find themselves in a position which is difficult to under...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hennings J,Froggatt K,Payne S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that the palliative care needs of certain people, such as those from minority ethnic groups, are not being met. The aim of this study was to investigate whether place of death from cancer differs between ethnic groups. A total of 101,516 patients resident in South East England and who died fr...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Coupland VH,Madden P,Jack RH,Møller H,Davies EA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Being at peace is important for the quality of life of dying cancer patients, but its features, and the role of the doctor in facilitating peace, are unclear. AIM:We sought to understand the features of a peaceful patient, and patients' preferences regarding the role of the doctor in facilitating a sense of...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Best M,Butow P,Olver I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we review the challenges facing the delivery of research in end-of-life care in the UK and internationally as health policies begin to focus on improving care. These include the problems of terminology in this field of enquiry and the lack of emphasis on clinical studies relating to the medical aspects o...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bennett MI,Davies EA,Higginson IJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless persons tend to die younger than the housed population and have complex, often unmet, end-of-life care needs. High levels of illicit drug use among this population are a particular challenge for health and social services professionals involved in end-of-life care services delivery. This article explores the ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： McNeil R,Guirguis-Younger M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports UK doctors' opinions about legalisation of medically assisted dying (euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide), comparing this with the UK general public. A postal survey of 3733 UK medical practitioners was done. The majority of UK doctors are opposed to legalisation, contrasting with the UK gener...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Seale C

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00