A brief guided self-help intervention for psychological distress in palliative care patients: a randomised controlled trial.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is often suggested that terminally ill patients favour end-of-life care at home. Yet, it is unclear how these preferences are formed, if the process is similar for patients and family caregivers, and if there are discrepancies between preferences for place of care and place of death. Understanding these n...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gerber K,Hayes B,Bryant C

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:People with dementia requiring palliative care have multiple needs, which are amplified in long-term care settings. The European Association for Palliative Care White Paper offers recommendations for optimal palliative care in dementia integral for this population, providing useful guidance to inform interve...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Kochovska S,Garcia MV,Bunn F,Goodman C,Luckett T,Parker D,Phillips JL,Sampson EL,van der Steen JT,Agar MR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare but usually fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in patients who are immunocompromised. It is characterized by rapid neurological deterioration associated with progressive white matter changes on imaging and is confirmed by isolation of th...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Cotton PJ,Le B

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：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：: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：: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:Making palliative care accessible to all citizens who are in need of this type of care requires effective policies and education. Moreover, healthcare professionals have an ethical and legal responsibility to ensure quality palliative care. Nevertheless, palliative care has had traditionally a limited emphas...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Martins Pereira S,Hernández-Marrero P

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:This study compares terminally ill patients and their family caregivers in terms of the physical and emotional status of the patients, the adequacy of the support provided for the patients and where the patients would be most appropriately placed during the last stage of their lives. Patients and caregivers shared sim...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Spiller JA,Alexander DA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, most care for people with life-limiting illnesses is provided by informal caregivers. Identifying characteristics of caregivers that may have unmet needs and negative outcomes can help provide better support to facilitate adjustment. AIM:We compared characteristics, expressed unmet needs and outco...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： DiGiacomo M,Hatano Y,Phillips J,Lewis J,Abernethy AP,Currow DC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with advanced cancer experience multiple demands and losses that place them at risk for experiencing psychological distress. Researchers can face challenges in conducting research among this population because of their poor levels of physical and cognitive functioning. This paper aims to develop our understan...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ryan D,Gallagher P,Wright S,Cassidy E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) produced a previous undergraduate palliative medicine syllabus in 1992. This study describes the process of developing the new APM consensus syllabus against the background of changes in medical education and palliative medicine since 1992. The syllabus was derived by mean...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Paes P,Wee B

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this population-based study, we found that parents who are aware that their child will die from a malignancy are more likely to care for their child at home during the child's last month of life compared to parents who are not aware. End-of-life home care was comparable to hospital care for satisfactory pain relief...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Surkan PJ,Dickman PW,Steineck G,Onelöv E,Kreicbergs U

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe training in CBT techniques for 20 palliative care practitioners delivered as 12 days' equivalent teaching plus skills-building supervision over a six month period. Audiotapes of trainees' interactions with patients during their usual work were rated using a specially devised 'Cognitive First Aid' rating sc...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mannix KA,Blackburn IM,Garland A,Gracie J,Moorey S,Reid B,Standart S,Scott J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Delirium Observation Screening Scale (DOS) is designed to detect delirium by nurses' observations and has shown good psychometric properties. Its use in palliative care unit patients has not been studied. AIM:To determine diagnostic and concurrent validity, internal consistency, and user-friendliness of...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Detroyer E,Clement PM,Baeten N,Pennemans M,Decruyenaere M,Vandenberghe J,Menten J,Joosten E,Milisen K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive disorders are common among cancer patients. Ketamine can quickly relieve depression, and its subcutaneous administration appears to be as effective as and probably safer than its standard intravenous administration. Herein, we report a case verifying the antidepressant effect of a subcutaneous esk...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Barbosa MG,Delfino RS,Sarin LM,Jackowski AP

更新日期：2020-06-01 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: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 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：:Place of death is at times suggested as an outcome for palliative care services. This study aimed to describe longitudinal preferences for place of care and place of death over time for patients and their caregivers. Longitudinal paired data of patient/caregiver dyads from a prospective unblinded cluster randomised co...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Agar M,Currow DC,Shelby-James TM,Plummer J,Sanderson C,Abernethy AP

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open pulmonary tuberculosis has been increasingly seen in HIV-infected patients in this hospice. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a new and serious threat and two cases have occurred in our hospice in the past two years. This infection poses a health risk to staff, patients, relatives and volunteers. Palliative car...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： McKeogh MM

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：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：:The question of whether a coherent tradition in research and research methods (or paradigm) exists in palliative care is explored in this paper through an examination of the discussion and debate surrounding palliative care; attempts at achieving consensus for research through priority setting exercises; and a critica...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Corner J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing demand for primary care practitioners to play a key role in palliative care delivery. Given this, it is important to understand their perceptions of the barriers and enablers to optimal palliative care, and how commonly these are experienced. AIM:To explore the type and prevalence of bar...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Carey ML,Zucca AC,Freund MA,Bryant J,Herrmann A,Roberts BJ

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：:To date, the experiences of out-of-hours general practitioners with regard to palliative care patients and their management are yet to be evaluated, since the new General Medical Services contract came into force. In 2007 the National Institute for Health Research highlighted the need to identify factors that improve ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Taubert M,Nelson A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global prevalence of dementia is set to rise to almost 65 million people by 2030, providing policy makers and practitioners with significant challenges, not least within the realms of end-of-life care. The international literature would suggest that people with dementia may benefit from palliative forms ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ryan T,Gardiner C,Bellamy G,Gott M,Ingleton C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00