Percutaneous cervical cordotomy for the management of pain from cancer: a prospective review of 45 cases.

abstract：: Background: This study examines communication profiles and associated attitudes toward health care professionals in interviews with family caregivers of hospitalized patients with confirmed multidrug-resistant organisms (e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Peters J,Dykes N,Heckel M,Ostgathe C

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing recognition of the value of advance care planning for children with life-limiting conditions. It is important that we acknowledge and reflect on the challenges that this work presents in order to optimize practice. OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to review advance care planning for children with l...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Heckford E,Beringer AJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 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：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：: 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：: Background: Despite the association between chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about the longitudinal course of pain and PTSD during cancer treatment. Objectives: We examined the prevalence ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Sager ZS,Wachen JS,Naik AD,Moye J

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To continuously assess overall quality of life (QOL) and disease progression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at different stages of the disease and compare the results between these two variables. DESIGN/SUBJECTS:Twenty-six patients with ALS were interviewed with a questionnaire to asse...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nygren I,Askmark H

更新日期：2006-04-01 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:When identifying patients for palliative care, medical specialists find it necessary to disclose "hidden" patients: the patient's relatives. The issue has been discussed sporadically in Bulgaria; the present study was part of a larger investigation that examined the opinion of medical specialists, patients, ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Foreva G,Assenova R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residents struggle with advance care planning (ACP) discussions in the inpatient setting, and may not be aware of newer models for ACP that stress the importance of giving prognostic information and making a recommendation about cardiopulmonary resuscitation to patients and families. METHODS:A controlled st...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Jacobsen J,Robinson E,Jackson VA,Meigs JB,Billings JA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-of-life care quality deficiencies have in part been linked to inadequate physician skill in the technical and communication domains of palliative care. Yet few studies have examined physicians' perspectives regarding their experiences caring for patients approaching the end of life. OBJECTIVE:To underst...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Winzelberg GS,Patrick DL,Rhodes LA,Deyo RA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 21 million noninstitutionalized Americans with physical disabilities will ultimately face end-of-life [EOL] issues. Studies have documented disparate care and poorer outcomes for persons with preexisting disabilities who have life-limiting illnesses, which raises the question of how EOL experiences may d...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Volker DL,Zolnierek C,Harrison T,Walker J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliating the whole person requires that medicine attend more fully to the phenomenon of existential suffering. The role of social factors, in particular, is often overlooked in attempts to understand why end-of-life suffering does not always respond to physiologic, psychological, and spiritual interventions. Using q...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Williams BR

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Research shows an increased symptom burden in young adult (YA) cancer patients compared with their older adult counterpart. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to identify differences in clinical characteristics and related outcomes between YA and older adult cancer patients admitted for cancer-related pa...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Devlin SM,Murphy JD,Yeung HN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Striking changes occurred in health care in the United States between 2000 and 2013, including growth of hospice and hospital-based palliative care teams, and changes in Medicare payment policies. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare informants' reports and ratings of the quality of end-of-life ca...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Teno JM,Freedman VA,Kasper JD,Gozalo P,Mor V

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence base to support palliative care clinical practice is inadequate and opportunities to improve the palliative care evidence base remain despite the field's rapid growth. OBJECTIVE:To examine current NIH funding of palliative medicine research, changes since our 2013 report, and trends since our 2...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Brown E,Morrison RS,Gelfman LP

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain, not responsive to opioid analgesics, remains a problem for patients with chronic and cancer pain as well as their families, and clinicians. Opioid antagonists have various uses in pain and palliative care. Their use in the reversal of tolerance and hyperalgesia remains at the basic science level and ha...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Loitman JE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate prognostication of the trajectory of an illness provides multiple benefits in end-of-life care. Prognostic information facilitates more realistic decision making regarding ongoing treatment, fosters risk-benefit considerations of specific interventions, and contributes to appropriate utilization of ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Head B,Ritchie CS,Smoot TM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is currently known about physicians': (1) level of involvement in and comfort delivering palliative care in the inpatient setting, (2) perceived barriers to referring patients to an inpatient Palliative Care Consult Service (PCCS), and (3) attitudes regarding palliative care. METHODS:Eligible partici...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Snow CE,Varela BR,Pardi DA,Adelman RD,Said S,Reid MC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychiatric research in the 1950s and 1960s showed potential for psychedelic medications to markedly alleviate depression and suffering associated with terminal illness. More recent published studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine when administered in a medically ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Byock I

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients and families can make informed decisions at the end-of-life if they have had discussions regarding their wishes, but this is not regularly done due to poor understanding of advance directives (AD). OBJECTIVE:The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of an AD video to educate patients in both ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Toraya C

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objective: Characterize hospice staff practices and perspectives on discussing end-of-life care preferences with patients/families, including those desiring intensive treatment and/or full code. Background: Patients in the Unit...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Dressler G,Garrett SB,Hunt LJ,Thompson N,Mahoney K,Sudore RL,Ritchie CS,Harrison KL

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In palliative care, steroids are often used to alleviate symptoms such as pain, fatigue, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. Steroids occasionally induce psychiatric adverse effects. It has been reported that treatment of the steroid-induced psychiatric symptoms involves dosage reduction or discontinuation of steroid, and...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Okishiro N,Tanimukai H,Tsuneto S,Ito N

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Objective: This report describes a pilot hospice inpatient unit dedicated to individuals experiencing distressing behaviors from dementia. Background: Patients with dementia who experience distressing symptoms cannot be well ma...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hamilton G,Volk-Craft BE

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ donation is generally accepted within the medical profession as a beneficial practice with demand continuing to exceed supply. For patients who are dying from cancer opportunities for organ donation are generally limited to eye donation. Between July 1, 2006 and 30 June 2007 over 2000 deaths occurred in nine pal...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Roach R,Broadbent AM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the volume and cost of inpatient care during the last year of life, there is a critical need to identify patterns of dying as a means of planning end-of-life care services, especially for the growing number of older persons who receive services from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Duffy SA,Copeland LA,Hopp FP,Zalenski RJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: A major goal of hospice care is to provide individually tailored emotional and spiritual support to caregivers of hospice patients. Objectives: Examine the association between reported emotional support and caregive...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Parast L,Elliott MN,Haas A,Teno J,Bradley M,Weech-Maldonado R,Anhang Price R

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Cancer pain can remain refractory despite escalating opioids and adjuvants. Systemic Lidocaine is an option, but current approaches are hospital centered. While advantageous in advanced cancer, evidence is lacking for parenteral Lidocaine use in community-based...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chong PH,Yeo ZZ

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00