Is There Hope? Is She There? How Families and Clinicians Experience Severe Acute Brain Injury.

abstract：: Background: The lack of consumer knowledge and misconception of services could impede requests for and acceptance of palliative care. YouTube has been widely used for health information dissemination. Objective: To explore the ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Liu M,Cardenas V,Zhu Y,Enguidanos S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care team members may have different views on end-of-life care, which may influence perceptions of that care. METHODS:Twenty-seven consecutive deaths at a long-term care facility were identified. A structured interview of primary care team members (physician, nurse, and aide) was administered. The interview...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Flacker JM,Won A,Kiely DK,Iloputaife I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methadone use as a second-line agent for severe cancer-related pain is increasing in the field of hospice and palliative care. It has a number of qualities that make its use favorable, including lack of known active metabolites and presumed relative safety from adverse effects such as opioid-induced neurotoxicity (OIN...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Hoff AM,Hartwig KN,Rosielle DA

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to develop and validate a novel palliative medicine needs assessment tool for patients with cancer in the emergency department. METHODS:An expert panel trained in palliative medicine and emergency medicine reviewed and adapted a general palliative medicine symptom assessment tool, the Needs at the ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Richards CT,Gisondi MA,Chang CH,Courtney DM,Engel KG,Emanuel L,Quest T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with neurological disorders are the second most common patient population to receive inpatient palliative care services after cancer; however, there have been few reports describing the characteristics and needs of this population. OBJECTIVE:To understand which patients with neurological diagnoses ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Liu Y,Kline D,Aerts S,Youngwerth JM,Kutner JS,Sillau S,Kluger BM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standardized approaches for assessing and classifying cancer pain are required to improve treatment of patients with complex pain profiles. The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP) offers a starting point for the evolution of a standardized international classification system for cancer pa...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nekolaichuk CL,Fainsinger RL,Aass N,Hjermstad MJ,Knudsen AK,Klepstad P,Currow DC,Kaasa S,European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC).

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial agreement has been achieved on research priorities in palliative care over the past 15 years, as evidenced by consensus conferences and systematic reviews. Despite the presence of a widely endorsed research agenda, however, addressing the gaps in scientific knowledge has progressed slowly, sugges...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chen EK,Riffin C,Reid MC,Adelman R,Warmington M,Mehta SS,Pillemer K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Performing death pronouncement and communicating effectively with gathered family is an important skill relevant to end-of-life care. Often it is a responsibility of first-year residents who lack proper training or emotional preparation for the task. Residents' tension about this task presents an opportuni...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Marchand L,Kushner K

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inpatient palliative consultation are generally provided to seriously ill hospitalized patients with the intent to alleviate pain and suffering and develop a plan of care for the patient. Although numerous benefits of this service have been documented, little is known about hospital readmission rates and fac...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Enguidanos S,Vesper E,Lorenz K

更新日期：2012-12-01 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: 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:The study of how the quality of pediatric end-of-life care varies across systems of health care delivery and financing is hampered by lack of methods to adjust for the probability of death in populations of ill children. OBJECTIVE:To develop a prognostication models using administratively available data to ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Feudtner C,Hexem KR,Shabbout M,Feinstein JA,Sochalski J,Silber JH

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The longer-term effects of opioids for breathlessness are not known in people with chronic heart failure (CHF). OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to assess the longer-term effect of oral opioids on breathlessness due to CHF. METHODS:We conducted a 3-month open-label extension to a crossover randomized controlled trial...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Oxberry SG,Bland JM,Clark AL,Cleland JG,Johnson MJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical patients most commonly receive palliative care services within 24-48 hours of death, and reasons for this delay are poorly understood. Research with nonsurgeons suggests that physician characteristics and beliefs about death and dying may contribute to late referral. OBJECTIVE:To describe surgeon p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Dillon BR,Healy MA,Lee CW,Reichstein AC,Silveira MJ,Morris AM,Suwanabol PA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients want to be involved in decision making, but they may not be best served by being placed in the position of having to solve problems for which they lack knowledge and skills. This case report presents an exemplar family meeting in the ICU led by a palliative care spe...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Adams J,Bailey DE Jr,Anderson RA,Galanos AN

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized severe junctional epidermolysis bullosa is a rare mechanobullous skin disorder that is uniformly fatal. We present the case of an infant who received palliative pain management and ultimately proportionate palliative sedation. However, because of the extent of the patient's skin disease, we were unable to ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Pasichow KP,Frizzola M,Miller EG

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: The number of hospital-based palliative care consultation teams (PCCTs) has increased in Japan, and quality improvement (QI) of PCCTs is an issue. The Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine is building a framework for continuous QI of PCCT activities. ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nakazawa Y,Sakashita A,Kaizu M,Abo H,Ise Y,Shinada Y,Sugano K,Yamashiro A,Akizuki N,Kato M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While Judaism espouses the infinite value of human life, Judaism recognizes that all life is finite and, as such, its teachings are compatible with the principles of palliative medicine and end-of-life care as they are currently practiced. Jewish medical ethics as derived from Jewish law, has definitions for the four ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Kinzbrunner BM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the composition, availability, integration, communication, perceived barriers, and work load of pediatric palliative care (PPC) providers serving children and adolescents with cancer. OBJECTIVE:To summarize the structure and services of programs to better understand successes and gaps ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Weaver MS,Rosenberg AR,Tager J,Wichman CS,Wiener L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care is an evolving field with extensive studies demonstrating its benefits to patients, families, and the health care system. Many health systems have developed or are developing palliative care programs. The Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians (CSPCP) is often asked to recommend how many pallia...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Henderson JD,Boyle A,Herx L,Alexiadis A,Barwich D,Connidis S,Lysecki D,Sinnarajah A

更新日期：2019-11-01 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:There is heightened emphasis on teaching end-of-life (EOL) care in the medical school curriculum, but a relative paucity of tools focused on assessing key attitudinal changes due to curricula. OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the responsiveness of two validated measures of relevant attitudes to changes cause...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Schwartz CE,Clive DM,Mazor KM,Ma Y,Reed G,Clay M

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regardless of the payer and the period studied the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication use in the elderly ranged from 21% to 40%. OBJECTIVE:To look at potentially inappropriate prescribing in a group of Medicare+Choice beneficiaries in their last year of life (LYOL) in a large national manage...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Fahlman C,Lynn J,Finch M,Doberman D,Gabel J

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Employment-related issues have been largely overlooked in cancer patients needing palliative care. These issues may become more relevant as cancer evolves into more of a chronic illness and palliative care is provided independent of stage or prognosis. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the employment situations of ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Glare PA,Nikolova T,Alickaj A,Patil S,Blinder V

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To explore how staff recognize that a resident is dying and to present a typology of comfort measures. DESIGN:Exploratory, descriptive study involving qualitative methods and semistructured in-depth interviews with staff members of one nursing home. SETTING:A 120-bed nursing home that is part of a continuum...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Waldrop DP,Kirkendall AM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several methods exist to elicit end-of-life treatment preferences. However, little work has been done to elicit from patients themselves the aspects of treatment decision-making most important to them when making end-of-life treatment decisions. METHODS:Participants consisted of 23 patients, 60 years of age...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Fried TR,Bradley EH

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Rash is the most common side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors and negatively impacts quality of life. This single-institution study sought to explore how rash is currently managed outside a clinical trial setting and to further characterize general clinical aspects of this rash. MET...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Solomon BM,Jatoi A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Methadone (ME) is a highly effective opioid agonist used for difficult pain syndromes. However, in the management of cancer pain with strong opioids, rotation to a different opioid (opioid rotation) may be required because of side effects or poor pain control. Rotation from methadone to another opioid has ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Walker PW,Palla S,Pei BL,Kaur G,Zhang K,Hanohano J,Munsell M,Bruera E

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constipation is common in advanced cancer. Despite this, clinicians' understanding of the underlying changes affecting the colon and the rest of the gastrointestinal tract are limited. Two case histories are used to illustrate the problems encountered when the current approaches to diagnosing and managing altered bowe...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Clark K,Urban K,Currow DC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00