Delivering research in end-of-life care: problems, pitfalls and future priorities.

abstract：:The relationship between opioid dose, dantron dose, bowel function and physical functioning (measured with the modified Barthel Index) was determined in a sample of 50 inpatients with advanced cancer. Data were collected prospectively from chart review and patient interviews one week after admission to allow for proto...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bennett M,Cresswell H

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in palliative care settings. To date, the clinical impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in palliative care is unknown. AIM:To determine prevalence and incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus col...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gleeson A,Larkin P,Walsh C,O'Sullivan N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:in community studies the prevalence of depression is higher in women than men; however, in palliative care settings this relationship is usually less strong, absent or reversed. AIM:to identify reasons for excess depression among men receiving palliative care. DESIGN:cross-sectional study. SETTING/PARTICI...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hayes RD,Lee W,Rayner L,Price A,Monroe B,Hansford P,Sykes N,Hotopf M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subject of communication between palliative care physicians and their patients regarding their diagnosis and prognosis has not been extensively researched. The purpose of this survey was to compare the attitudes and beliefs of palliative care specialists regarding communication with the terminally ill in Europe, S...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bruera E,Neumann CM,Mazzocato C,Stiefel F,Sala R

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history and development of an extra care sheltered housing complex, specifically designed and built for frail, ambulant, cancer patients is reviewed. Consideration is given to diagnosis, length of stay, place of death, family and social background. Problems are highlighted and the need for future research is discu...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sherry KL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family caregivers in palliative care often report feeling insufficiently prepared to handle the caregiver role. Preparedness has been confirmed as a variable that may actually protect family caregiver well-being. Preparedness refers to how ready family caregivers perceive they are for the tasks and demands i...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henriksson A,Årestedt K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective clinical study reports on the experience of palliative venting gastrostomy (PVG) in an integrated acute teaching hospital and hospice-based palliative care service over a seven-year period (1989-97). PVG was performed for 51 patients with refractory nausea and vomiting resulting from varying degrees...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Brooksbank MA,Game PA,Ashby MA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to analyze French general practitioners' attitudes toward prescribing opiate painkillers for dying patients and compare them with their attitudes toward making frequent home visits. One hundred and fifteen general practitioners indicated the acceptability of prescribing opiates in 48 scena...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mas C,Albaret MC,Sorum PC,Mullet E

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:the right for patients of all diagnoses to be in receipt of palliative care from an early point in the diagnosis of a life-limiting condition is now enshrined in policy in a number of countries and increased emphasis is placed upon the role of generalist palliative care. However, little is known as to how th...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gott M,Seymour J,Ingleton C,Gardiner C,Bellamy G

更新日期：2012-04-01 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:Hospital is the most common place of cancer death but concerns regarding the quality of end-of-life care remain. AIM:Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the Liverpool Care Pathway on the quality of end-of-life care provided to adult cancer patients during their last week of life in hospital. DES...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Costantini M,Pellegrini F,Di Leo S,Beccaro M,Rossi C,Flego G,Romoli V,Giannotti M,Morone P,Ivaldi GP,Cavallo L,Fusco F,Higginson IJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical pathways aim to ensure that individuals receive appropriate evidence-based care and interventions, with the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient focusing on end of life. However, controlled studies of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient, particularly outside of cancer settings, ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Brännström M,Fürst CJ,Tishelman C,Petzold M,Lindqvist O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Separate accounts of care were recorded weekly from staff, patients and relatives in a randomised sample of patients with terminal cancer referred to a home care service with readily available beds. Various services were involved but nurses made most contacts, 3.0 visits and 2.4 phone calls weekly, rising sharply in t...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hinton J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer to these patients. However, direct measurement of the prevalence of people in need of palliative care in the population has not been attempted. AIM:Determi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gómez-Batiste X,Martínez-Muñoz M,Blay C,Amblàs J,Vila L,Costa X,Espaulella J,Espinosa J,Constante C,Mitchell GK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The delivery of palliative care interventions is not widely integrated in chronic heart failure care as the recognition of palliative care needs is perceived as difficult. Tools may facilitate healthcare professionals to identify patients with palliative care needs in advanced chronic heart failure. AIM:To ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ament SM,Couwenberg IM,Boyne JJ,Kleijnen J,Stoffers HE,van den Beuken MH,Engels Y,Bellersen L,Janssen DJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although integrated care for existential suffering is an essential part of palliative care, little is known about its concept and efficacy as perceived by professionals. A questionnaire survey was carried out to 1) explore the underlying structure of psychosocial interventions recommended by specialists, 2) ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hirai K,Morita T,Kashiwagi T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakthrough pain (BKP) is a transitory flare of pain that occurs on a background of relatively well controlled baseline pain. Previous surveys have found that BKP is highly prevalent among patients with cancer pain and predicts more severe pain, pain-related distress and functional impairment, and relatively poor qua...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Caraceni A,Martini C,Zecca E,Portenoy RK,Ashby MA,Hawson G,Jackson KA,Lickiss N,Muirden N,Pisasale M,Moulin D,Schulz VN,Rico Pazo MA,Serrano JA,Andersen H,Henriksen HT,Mejholm I,Sjogren P,Heiskanen T,Kalso E,Pere

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review evaluates the evidence underpinning the provision of palliative day care services (PDS) to determine whether such services have a measurable effect on attendees' wellbeing. The majority of studies reviewed were qualitative and elicited individual perceptions of the benefits PDS. Although it was ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Stevens E,Martin CR,White CA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence supporting pharmacological treatment of death rattle is poor; yet, anticholinergic drugs feature in end-of-life care pathways and guidelines worldwide as a treatment option. AIM:This qualitative arm of a wider study aimed to explore important issues which health-care professionals associated wi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hirsch CA,Marriott JF,Faull CM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is widespread agreement that the families of hospice patients need to be prepared for the final days of life, yet current practices preparing families are not well described. Examining the gap between family needs and current practice will inform the development of effective preparatory interventions. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Kehl KA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of research, and the resulting quality of evidence available to guide palliative care, is dependent on the ethical decisions underpinning its design, conduct and report. Whilst much has been published debating the ethics of palliative care research, an assessment of the quality and synthesis of the central...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Duke S,Bennett H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anecdotal reports suggest nebulized lignocaine may help breathlessness in patients with cancer this has not been examined formally. We report a pilot study comparing nebulized lignocaine 100 mg and 200 mg with saline in six patients with cancer who were breathless at rest. Nebulized lignocaine was well tolera...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Wilcock A,Corcoran R,Tattersfield AE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Even though depression has serious and wide-ranging effects on outcomes in palliative care, errors in the identification of depressed patients are common. OBJECTIVES:To examine the clinical validity of widely publicised one- and two-question screening tools for depression in two palliative care settings. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Robinson JA,Crawford GB

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A normal vitamin D status is required for bones and muscles to maintain their function and structure, but it also contributes to the functional integrity of other multiple physiologic systems in the body. AIM:To assess the relationship of Vitamin D deficiency with health-related quality-of-life issues, fati...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Martínez-Alonso M,Dusso A,Ariza G,Nabal M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:E-technology is increasingly used in oncology to obtain self-reported symptom assessment information from patients, although its potential to provide a clinical monitoring tool in palliative care is relatively unexplored in the UK. This study aimed to evaluate the support provided to lung cancer patients post palliati...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Cox A,Illsley M,Knibb W,Lucas C,O'Driscoll M,Potter C,Flowerday A,Faithfull S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is a secondary observation of a larger pilot study. The Assessing Caregivers for Team Intervention via Video Encounters intervention project enabled caregiver participation in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings. This paper used the team observation scale to assess the impact of caregiver involvement on...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Wittenberg-Lyles E,Oliver DP,Demiris G,Burt S,Regehr K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Grounded Theory, this study examines the experience of 19 palliative care chaplains in counselling dying people. Taking a broad-based definition of counselling, and using unstructured individual interviews and group work, the study aimed to understand how palliative care chaplains work with patients at the point...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Nolan S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00