A Summary of Pediatric Palliative Care Team Structure and Services as Reported by Centers Caring for Children with Cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain, dyspnea, and depression are highly troubling near the end of life. OBJECTIVE:To characterize factors associated with clinically significant pain and the presence of dyspnea and depression during the last year of life in a nationally representative sample. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:H...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Singer AE,Meeker D,Teno JM,Lynn J,Lunney JR,Lorenz KA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After prenatal diagnosis of lethal fetal abnormality (LFA), some couples choose to continue the pregnancy rather than opt for termination of the pregnancy. This may result in the requirement for neonatal palliative care, which in France is prescribed by the Leonetti Law. These rare situations raise various q...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Tosello B,Dany L,Gire C,Bétrémieux P,Vriet-Ndour ME,Le Coz P,D'Ercole C,Siméoni U,Einaudi MA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with advanced pancreatic cancer is presented to demonstrate the clinical challenge of diagnosing depression in palliative care. The conundrum related to the relative roles of somatic and psychological symptoms in screening or diagnosing depression in these patients is illustrated and discussed. There is no c...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Pereira J,Bruera E

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 20% of deaths in the United States occur in the intensive care unit (ICU). Physician trainees lack the practical communication skills required for end-of-life care, including establishing patient preferences, participating in shared decision making, discussing prognosis, and delivering bad news...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Smith L,O'Sullivan P,Lo B,Chen H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients confronting a life-threatening illness such as advanced cancer, religious coping can be an important factor influencing their quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE:The study's main purpose was to examine the association between religious coping and QOL among 170 patients with advanced cancer. Both p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Tarakeshwar N,Vanderwerker LC,Paulk E,Pearce MJ,Kasl SV,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression and pain often coexist in terminally ill patients, but few studies have examined their relationship among larger samples. Other psychosocial factors experienced by patients may become barriers to pain management and affect the relationship between depression and pain. OBJECTIVE:This study aims to...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chan WC,Kwan CW,Chi I,Chong AM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Futile or potentially inappropriate care (futile/PIC) for dying inpatients leads to negative outcomes for patients and clinicians. In the setting of rising end-of-life health care costs and increasing physician burnout, it is important to understand the causes ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chamberlin P,Lambden J,Kozlov E,Maciejewski R,Lief L,Berlin DA,Pelissier L,Yushuvayev E,Pan CX,Prigerson HG

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-of-life care has become a priority in medical education internationally. A previous study of hospice patients and staff regarding medical students teaching in a hospice showed positive responses from patients and hospice staff. However concern was expressed by some staff regarding medical students' welfa...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Gadoud A,Adcock Y,Jones L,Koon S,Johnson M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of emergent palliative surgery in the setting of advanced malignancy remains a subject of controversy. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to identify clinical predictors of outcome in patients with cancer who undergo nonelective abdominal surgery. SETTING/SUBJECTS:Individuals who underwent ur...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Roses RE,Tzeng CW,Ross MI,Fournier KF,Abbott DE,You YN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Lack of guidance is highlighted as a barrier to deprescribing in palliative care. Two deprescribing tools exist, but with inclusion and exclusion criteria that limit utility. The tools have not previously been compared directly or used in an unselected palliati...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： McNeill R,Hanger HC,Chieng J,Chin P

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The concept of hope in palliative care is an important and neglected area of research. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive degenerative motor neuron disease, offers an excellent opportunity to study this construct as the illness is virtually always fatal. Our research explored the meaning of...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Fanos JH,Gelinas DF,Foster RS,Postone N,Miller RG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comprehensive information on end-of-life care in specialized palliative care settings is needed to assess the quality of care. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate medical treatments in the last two weeks of life in a national sample of palliative care units in Japan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Sato K,Miyashita M,Morita T,Tsuneto S,Shima Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Providers often use birth plans to document parents' wishes for their fetus with a life-limiting condition. Objective: The objective of the study was to (1) discover important components of a birth plan for parents ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Cortezzo DE,Bowers K,Cameron Meyer M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect of patient-directed electronic messages on health care proxy (HCP) use. DESIGN:Randomized control trial using an electronic message intervention to encourage patients to complete an HCP document. SETTING:General medical practice at a large tertiary care teaching institution. PARTICIP...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Cintron A,Phillips R,Hamel MB

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Community-dwelling adults with serious illness benefit from conversations about their goals for care. Objective: We undertook a project to increase the number of serious illness conversations occurring in an account...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Lally K,Tuya Fulton A,Ducharme C,Scott R,Filpo J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resumen Contexto: La Academia Pontificia de la Vida (PAV) es una institución académica de la Santa Sede (Vaticano) cuyo objetivo es promover una visión católica de la ética biomédica. La PAV invitó a una serie de expertos en Cuidados Paliativos (CP) de todo el mundo, de todas las creencias, a desarrollar recomendacion...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Centeno C,Sitte T,de Lima L,Alsirafy S,Bruera E,Callaway M,Foley K,Luyirika E,Mosoiu D,Pettus K,Puchalski C,Rajagopal MR,Yong J,Garralda E,Rhee JY,Comoretto N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper provides an evidence-based review of the principles underlying palliative care for heart failure (HF), including its pathogenesis, staging, assessment, prognosis, and treatment. Approaches to advanced care planning, symptom management, hospice eligibility, home inotropic infusions, device management and imp...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Stuart B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with cancer. No adequate term in Spanish has been defined to describe the English concept of fatigue. AIM:To identify the most suitable Spanish words that define the concept of fatigue and to check psychometric characteristics. METHOD:Consensus wit...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Centeno C,Portela Tejedor MA,Carvajal A,San Miguel MT,Urdiroz J,Ramos L,De Santiago A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living at home is an important factor for maintaining high quality of life among patients. Many studies have discussed parameters associated with place of death, but no studies have yet clarified which factors influence the length of stay at home during the end of life. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Otsuka M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Lung transplant recipients who experience serious illness could benefit from specialty palliative care (SPC), but evidence suggests that referral has been rare. Objective: Examine the characteristics of post-transpl...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nolley EP,DeSensi R,Nouraie M,Schenker Y,Morrell MR

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The provision of complementary therapy in palliative care is rare in Canadian hospitals. An Ontario hospital's palliative care unit developed a complementary therapy pilot project within the interdisciplinary team to explore potential benefits. Massage, aromatherapy, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch™ were provid...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Berger L,Tavares M,Berger B

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to clarify how physicians should interpret the answer "neither" to the single-question interview, "Are you depressed or not?" PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two hundred fifty-one patients with cancer were studied. The patients were directly interviewed, choosing one answer among these three:...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Ohno T,Noguchi W,Nakayama Y,Kato S,Tsujii H,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

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: The COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment in which existence is more fragile and existential fears or terror rises in people. Objective: Managing existential terror calls for being mature about mortality, som...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Emanuel L,Solomon S,Fitchett G,Chochinov H,Handzo G,Schoppee T,Wilkie D

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer and its treatment can significantly affect appearance and body integrity. A number of studies have explored the impact of cancer and its treatment on body image, primarily in head and neck and breast cancer. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the construct of body image dissatisfaction and its...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Rhondali W,Chisholm GB,Filbet M,Kang DH,Hui D,Cororve Fingeret M,Bruera E

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibiotic administration is frequent in terminal patients with cancer, yet the effects on survival are still under debate. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the status of infection and the benefit/burden of antibiotic administration on the survival of terminal patients with cancer with infecti...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Chih AH,Lee LT,Cheng SY,Yao CA,Hu WY,Chen CY,Chiu TY

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In advanced dementia, many difficult decisions may arise as the disease progresses, including whether to use feeding by tube. Several recent articles question the benefit of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in persons with advanced dementia. However, patients with advanced dementia are...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Shega JW,Hougham GW,Stocking CB,Cox-Hayley D,Sachs GA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Despite positive outcomes associated with specialist palliative care (PC) in diverse medical populations, little research has investigated specialist PC in surgical ones. Although cancer surgery is predominantly safe, operations can be extensive and unpredictab...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Aslakson RA,Chandrashekaran SV,Rickerson E,Fahy BN,Johnston FM,Miller JA,Conca-Cheng A,Wang S,Morris AM,Lorenz K,Temel JS,Smith TJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Many older adults with serious illness who depend on others for care have symptoms that are difficult to manage. Supporting caregivers in symptom assessment (SA) may reduce suffering. Objective: Pilot an SA-Toolkit ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Nouri S,Ritchie C,Chen P,Volow A,Li B,Tellez I,Sudore RL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In geriatrics, most risk factors associated with falls have been identified and management strategies developed accordingly. This is not the case in palliative care. The incidence rate of falls, the consequences related to falls, and other related factors were determined in elderly cancer patients hospital...

journal_title：Journal of palliative medicine

authors： Pautex S,Herrmann FR,Zulian GB

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00