Audit of intrathecal drug delivery for patients with difficult-to-control cancer pain shows a sustained reduction in pain severity scores over a 6-month period.

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 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：:The purpose of this study was to compare patient and proxy (physician and nurse) assessments of symptoms in advanced cancer patients. The sample consisted of 49 patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Three independent assessments were completed for each patient on two occasions within...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Nekolaichuk CL,Bruera E,Spachynski K,MacEachern T,Hanson J,Maguire TO

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty junior residents completed a six-month training period. An anonymous postal questionnaire was sent to collect the residents' opinions on improvements in their knowledge, perception of priorities and usefulness of training. Responses were rated from 5 (a great deal) to 1 (not at all improved). A total of 33 (66%)...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Duong PH,Zulian GB

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：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：: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：: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:The lack of a clear definition of the palliative care patient hampers the comparison of results across different studies and impedes implementation of research findings in everyday practice. AIM:The aim of this article is to propose minimum characteristics that define a palliative care patient. DESIGN:The ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Van Mechelen W,Aertgeerts B,De Ceulaer K,Thoonsen B,Vermandere M,Warmenhoven F,Van Rijswijk E,De Lepeleire J

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there have been some studies looking at the impact on quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, to date no qualitative research looking at the specialist palliative needs of these patients has been conducted. AIM:This study aims to explore the specialist palliative care needs of ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bajwah S,Higginson IJ,Ross JR,Wells AU,Birring SS,Riley J,Koffman J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early palliative care improves quality of life during life-prolonging treatment for patients with cancer, but the role of nurses in facilitating the early involvement of palliative care is unclear. AIM:To conceptualize the psychosocial processes involved in the introduction and provision of palliative care ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mohammed S,Savage P,Kevork N,Swami N,Rodin G,Zimmermann C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the relationship between symptom severity and distress for multiple cancer symptoms, and examined patient demographic influences on severity and distress in advanced cancer. A Cochran-Armitage trend test determined whether symptom distress increased with severity. Chi-square, Fisher's exact test and logi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Kirkova J,Walsh D,Rybicki L,Davis MP,Aktas A,Tao Jin,Homsi J

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Psychological distress is highly prevalent among patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. AIMS:To perform an economic evaluation of a combined screening and treatment program targeting psychological distress in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer in comparison with usual care. DESIGN:Societal cos...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： El Alili M,Schuurhuizen CSEW,Braamse AMJ,Beekman ATF,van der Linden MH,Konings IR,Dekker J,Bosmans JE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous findings implicated rumination (recurrent dwelling on abstract concerns) in elevated psychological distress in palliative patients. We hypothesised that reducing rumination may be important in addressing psychological distress in palliative care. AIM:This study tested the prediction that a brief gu...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Galfin JM,Watkins ER,Harlow T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount and quality of information and awareness in cancer patients' is a topic frequently debated, but few studies have focussed on terminal patients. This is the objective of the present study that involved two different palliative home-care units in Italy, which recruited 550 terminal cancer patients. Data from ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Corli O,Apolone G,Pizzuto M,Cesaris L,Cozzolino A,Orsi L,Enterri L

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：: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:Communities have limited understanding of palliative care, creating barriers to informed choice around consideration of a full range of care options in the event of serious illness. Few empirically tested interventions are available to educate community about palliative care, and ultimately improve timely ac...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Collins A,McLachlan SA,Hill M,Collins S,Philip J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the process and results of a psychometric evaluation of a clinical audit tool, the Support Team Assessment Schedule (STAS), used to measure outcomes of palliative care. The STAS was developed in London, UK to audit community palliative care services provided by a support team. The purpose of this st...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Carson MG,Fitch MI,Vachon ML

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a review of tools that have been developed to assess pain in children, with a brief evaluation of their practicality and validity. There are some suggestions for the direction of future research in the development and use of the scales. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hain RD

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials in palliative care involve multiple issues relating to patient populations, interventions and endpoints. Careful data collection and analysis of variables are vital for good clinical research in this complex area. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mazzocato C,Sweeney C,Bruera E

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

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：: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 European Association for Palliative Care recommendation for starting morphine for cancer pain is dose titration with immediate release (IR) oral morphine given every 4 h with additionally doses for breakthrough pain. As part of a EU 6th framework programme to revise the guidelines we review the evidence regarding ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Klepstad P,Kaasa S,Borchgrevink PC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the lived health-care experiences of persons living with palliative stage Parkinson's disease and the family members who care for them. An exploratory phenomenological investigation was adopted to understand participant's lived health-care experiences and the needs flowing from them. Three family...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Giles S,Miyasaki J

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Prospective controlled clinical trials provide the highest level of evidence in palliative care. Both parallel and crossover studies have unique advantages and disadvantages. Excellent knowledge of the patient population, interventions and endpoints are useful in choosing the most appropriate trial. Open pilot studies...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mazzocato C,Sweeney C,Bruera E

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The majority of children and young people who die in the United Kingdom have pre-existing life-limiting illness. Currently, most such deaths occur in hospital, most frequently within the intensive care environment. AIM:To explore the experiences of senior medical and nursing staff regarding the challenges a...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mitchell S,Dale J

更新日期：2015-04-01 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