The impacts and effectiveness of support for people bereaved through advanced illness: A systematic review and thematic synthesis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronically homeless individuals have high rates of hospitalization and death, and they may benefit from the completion of advance directives. AIM:To determine the rate of advance directive completion using a counselor-guided intervention, identify characteristics associated with advance directive completio...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Leung AK,Nayyar D,Sachdeva M,Song J,Hwang SW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this literature review we evaluated the feasibility and clinimetric quality of quality-of-life (QoL) measurement instruments suitable for use in palliative care. METHODS:We conducted a systematic literature review to identify instruments measuring (at least one domain of) QoL. We selected articles that pres...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Albers G,Echteld MA,de Vet HC,Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD,van der Linden MH,Deliens L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a decision-making and treatment checklist developed to facilitate the at-home palliative sedation process, we assessed the incidence and efficacy of palliative sedation for end-of-life cancer patients with intractable symptoms who died at home. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 370 patients who ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Alonso-Babarro A,Varela-Cerdeira M,Torres-Vigil I,Rodríguez-Barrientos R,Bruera E

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is the most common psychiatric illness in patients with terminal cancer. Depression not only lowers the quality of life for the patients and their families, but patients who are depressed may also have physical symptoms that are difficult to palliate and that improve as their depression is appropriately tre...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Lloyd Williams M,Payne S

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Objective of this study is to examine physicians' practices regarding information disclosure to terminally ill patients and to their relatives, without informing the patient. A questionnaire had been sent to a random sample of 3014 Belgian physicians from different specialties frequently involved in end-of-life care. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Michiels E,Deschepper R,Bilsen J,Mortier F,Deliens L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors related to admission of patients with terminal cancer who had been referred to a reputable home care service were examined in 415 patients referred in a two-year period and in a prospective study of a randomized one in three sample of the 232 adults still alive one week after referral, who were able to con...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hinton J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient misunderstandings about prognosis may be related to lack of communication. AIM:This study aimed to examine prognosis discussions held with hospitalized patients for whom palliative care consultations were requested, and if prognosis discussions did not occur, to explore why not. DESIGN:This was a s...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Chang A,Datta-Barua I,McLaughlin B,Daly B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive palliative care programs are often implemented on a community level, and to evaluate such interventions, randomization by cluster (community) may be the only feasible method. In trials randomizing individual subjects, the importance of proper concealment has been stressed. In cluster randomized trials, h...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Jordhøy MS,Fayers PM,Ahlner-Elmqvist M,Kaasa S

更新日期：2002-01-01 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 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：: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：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：:It is important to support general practitioners (GPs) in maintaining and developing their palliative care skills as most of the final year of a patient's life is spent at home under the care of the primary health care team. The training needs and uptake of GPs have been explored, but little is known about how GP educ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Shipman C,Addington-Hall J,Barclay S,Briggs J,Cox I,Daniels L,Millar D

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients approaching death often have a decreasing oral intake, which can be distressing for relatives. Little is known about the relatives' experiences with and perceptions of oral intake at the end of life. AIM:This study aims to contribute to a more thorough understanding of relatives' concerns regarding...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Raijmakers NJ,Clark JB,van Zuylen L,Allan SG,van der Heide A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately one-third of rapid response team consultations involve issues of end-of-life care. We postulate a greater occurrence in patients with a life-limiting illness, in whom the opportunity for advance care planning and palliative care involvement should be offered. AIMS:We aim to review the characte...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sulistio M,Franco M,Vo A,Poon P,William L

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:This study looked at the efficacy of drug treatment in managing death rattle in a 30-bedded specialist palliative care unit. The study was conducted in two phases. In the first, patients received hyoscine hydrobromide as the antimuscarinic; glycopyrrolate was used in the second phase. The patients in the two phases we...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Back IN,Jenkins K,Blower A,Beckhelling J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative care requires a multidisciplinary care team. General practitioners often ask specialised palliative home care teams for support. Working with specialised nurses offers learning opportunities, also called workplace learning. This can be enhanced by the presence of a learning facilitator. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Pype P,Mertens F,Wens J,Stes A,Van den Eynden B,Deveugele M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As end-of-life (EoL) care expands across Europe and the world, service developments are increasingly studied. The sociocultural context in which such changes take place, however, is often neglected in research. AIM:To explore sociocultural factors in EoL care in Belgium as represented by the literature. DE...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Andrew EV,Cohen J,Evans N,Meñaca A,Harding R,Higginson I,Pool R,Gysels M,PRISMA.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Liverpool Care Pathway was used in UK hospitals (late 1990s to July 2014) in an attempt to generate hospice-style high-quality end-of-life care in acute settings. Despite being widely established, there was limited research or contextual evidence regarding this approach or its impact. Growing criticism f...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Twigger S,Yardley SJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the lack of clear benefits of feeding via gastrostomy tube in dementia patients, its use has been increasing. The views of health professionals, patients and their carers differ widely about the perceived benefits, which makes decision-making difficult and stressful. The palliative care approach of facilitatin...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Shah SH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Informal caregivers of people with motor neurone disease (MND) take on an extensive role. Caregivers are at increased risk of experiencing psychological distress and burden, yet, there is a lack of intervention programmes to support them. AIM:The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and acce...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ugalde A,Mathers S,Hennessy Anderson N,Hudson P,Orellana L,Gluyas C

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examined the influence of a hospital palliative care team on the activity of a local hospice home care team over a four-year period from May 1989 to April 1993 in East Leeds. The increasing referral to death interval observed in home care patients over this period appears to be due to the pres...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bennett M,Corcoran G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population ageing will lead to more deaths with an uncertain trajectory. Identifying patients at risk of dying could facilitate more effective care planning. AIM:To determine whether screening for likely death within 12 months is more effective using screening tools or intuition. DESIGN:Randomised controll...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mitchell GK,Senior HE,Rhee JJ,Ware RS,Young S,Teo PC,Murray S,Boyd K,Clayton JM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a person is diagnosed with a severe disease, it seems plausible that existential questions and death anxiety are easily intensified. The aims of this study were to explore whether this is the case, to what extent patients and their next of kin experience death anxiety, and how these experiences are expressed. Fol...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Adelbratt S,Strang P

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is necessary to develop palliative care to meet existing and future needs of patients and their families. It is important to include knowledge of patient preferences when developing high-quality palliative care services. Previous reviews have focused on patient preferences with regard to specific componen...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sandsdalen T,Hov R,Høye S,Rystedt I,Wilde-Larsson B

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Palliative Care Problem Severity Score is a clinician-rated tool to assess problem severity in four palliative care domains (pain, other symptoms, psychological/spiritual, family/carer problems) using a 4-point categorical scale (absent, mild, moderate, severe). AIM:To test the reliability and acceptabi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Masso M,Allingham SF,Johnson CE,Pidgeon T,Yates P,Currow D,Eagar K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 95 children referred for palliative care was carried out at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in southern Malawi, to determine the prevalence of different symptoms and signs. Seventy-seven percent of the children had HIV, 17% had cancer and 6% had a variety of other diagnoses. The commonest symptoms spontane...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Lavy V

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise Before Life Ends) II was one of the first randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effects of a concurrent oncology palliative care intervention on quality of life, mood, and symptom control for advanced cancer patients and their caregivers. However, little is known ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Maloney C,Lyons KD,Li Z,Hegel M,Ahles TA,Bakitas M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00