Safety and efficacy of nebulized lignocaine in patients with cancer and breathlessness.

abstract：:Medical training teaches physicians to sit when breaking bad news, though there have been no controlled studies to support this advice. We aimed to establish cancer patients' preference for physician posture when physicians break bad news using a randomized controlled crossover trial in a department of palliative care...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bruera E,Palmer JL,Pace E,Zhang K,Willey J,Strasser F,Bennett MI

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is widespread agreement that the families of hospice patients need to be prepared for the final days of life, yet current practices preparing families are not well described. Examining the gap between family needs and current practice will inform the development of effective preparatory interventions. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Kehl KA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home-based care coordination and support programs for people with advanced illness work alongside usual care to promote personal care goals, which usually include a preference for home-based end-of-life care. More research is needed to confirm the efficacy of these programs, especially when disseminated on a...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sudat SEK,Franco A,Pressman AR,Rosenfeld K,Gornet E,Stewart W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the right for patients of all diagnoses to be in receipt of palliative care from an early point in the diagnosis of a life-limiting condition is now enshrined in policy in a number of countries and increased emphasis is placed upon the role of generalist palliative care. However, little is known as to how th...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gott M,Seymour J,Ingleton C,Gardiner C,Bellamy G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current end-of-life care policy and guidance recognises the important contribution of family carers, recommending that their needs should be assessed to support them in their caring role. How regular carer assessment is to be achieved is unclear, particularly because there is no evidence-based tool for direc...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ewing G,Grande G,National Association for Hospice at Home.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVES:Exploring terminal patients' perceptions of GPs' role in delivering continuous end-of-life care and identifying barriers to this. DESIGN:Qualitative interview study with patients (two consecutive interviews). SETTING:Primary care Belgium. PARTICIPANTS:Seventeen terminally ill cancer patients, informed abo...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Michiels E,Deschepper R,Van Der Kelen G,Bernheim JL,Mortier F,Vander Stichele R,Deliens L

更新日期：2007-07-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Globally, most care for people with life-limiting illnesses is provided by informal caregivers. Identifying characteristics of caregivers that may have unmet needs and negative outcomes can help provide better support to facilitate adjustment. AIM:We compared characteristics, expressed unmet needs and outco...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： DiGiacomo M,Hatano Y,Phillips J,Lewis J,Abernethy AP,Currow DC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a large multicentre study on palliative care units in Italy, carried out between 1 January and 30 June 1995, we describe the place, circumstances and 'quality of death' of patients admitted to home palliative care. Data presented refer to 401 patients (67% of the 601 patients randomly selected for evaluatio...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Peruselli C,Di Giulio P,Toscani F,Gallucci M,Brunelli C,Costantini M,Tamburini M,Paci E,Miccinesi G,Addington-Hall JM,Higginson IJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) is a widely used tool that has been specifically developed to measure the quality of life of patients facing a life-threatening illness. Preferably, a self-report instrument has an equal number of items worded positively and negatively. However, all the psychological sca...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henry M,Huang LN,Ferland MK,Mitchell J,Cohen SR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Death anxiety is important but understudied in palliative care. New self-report measurements have been developed, but their interpretation and clinical utility may not be evident. AIM:To inform our understanding of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer by exploring the relationship between this sel...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Tong E,Deckert A,Gani N,Nissim R,Rydall A,Hales S,Rodin G,Lo C

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review current understanding of the knowledge and information needs of informal caregivers in palliative settings. DATA SOURCES:Seven electronic databases were searched for the period January 1994--November 2006: Medline, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Embase, Ovid, Zetoc and Pubmed using a meta-search engine (Metal...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Docherty A,Owens A,Asadi-Lari M,Petchey R,Williams J,Carter YH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global prevalence of dementia is set to rise to almost 65 million people by 2030, providing policy makers and practitioners with significant challenges, not least within the realms of end-of-life care. The international literature would suggest that people with dementia may benefit from palliative forms ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ryan T,Gardiner C,Bellamy G,Gott M,Ingleton C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cough is a distressing symptom experienced by approximately 37% of patients with advanced cancer. Palliation of chronic nonproductive cough should always first address the underlying cause but in some patients chronic, nonproductive cough persists and antitussive agents are required. Opioids are the gold stand...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Doona M,Walsh D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe training in CBT techniques for 20 palliative care practitioners delivered as 12 days' equivalent teaching plus skills-building supervision over a six month period. Audiotapes of trainees' interactions with patients during their usual work were rated using a specially devised 'Cognitive First Aid' rating sc...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mannix KA,Blackburn IM,Garland A,Gracie J,Moorey S,Reid B,Standart S,Scott J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refractory breathlessness in advanced chronic disease leads to high levels of disability, anxiety and social isolation. These result in high health-resource use, although this is not quantified. AIMS:To measure the cost of care for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness and to identify...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Dzingina MD,Reilly CC,Bausewein C,Jolley CJ,Moxham J,McCrone P,Higginson IJ,Yi D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of the use of laxatives, and the relationship between doses of laxatives and of opioid analgesia, were determined by a prospective study of 498 hospice inpatients with advanced cancer. Laxatives were required by 87% of patients taking oral strong opioids, 74% of those on weak opioids and 64% of those not...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sykes NP

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer-associated thrombosis is common. Recommended treatment is daily injected low-molecular-weight heparin for 6 months. Most studies focus on prophylaxis and treatment; few have explored the patients' experience. AIMS:To identify and synthesise the available literature concerning patients' experience of ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Benelhaj NB,Hutchinson A,Maraveyas AM,Seymour JD,Ilyas MW,Johnson MJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Place of death is at times suggested as an outcome for palliative care services. This study aimed to describe longitudinal preferences for place of care and place of death over time for patients and their caregivers. Longitudinal paired data of patient/caregiver dyads from a prospective unblinded cluster randomised co...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Agar M,Currow DC,Shelby-James TM,Plummer J,Sanderson C,Abernethy AP

更新日期：2008-10-01 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:Terminal illness not only causes physical suffering but also spiritual distress. Spiritual care has been widely implemented by healthcare professionals to assist patients coping with spiritual distress. However, the effects of spiritual care need to be clear. AIM:To evaluate the effects of spiritual care on...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Chen J,Lin Y,Yan J,Wu Y,Hu R

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The Italian Survey of the Dying of Cancer (ISDOC) was undertaken to evaluate the experiences of Italian people dying from cancer during their last three months of life in all settings of care. STUDY DESIGN:A two-stage probability sample was used to estimate end-of-life outcomes of about 160 000 Italian...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Costantini M,Beccaro M,Merlo F,ISDOC Study Group.

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Benzodiazepines are widely used in palliative care, but few studies have attempted to study their use. AIM:To determine the frequency and nature of benzodiazepine prescribing in a palliative care setting. METHOD:The notes of a consecutive series of 100 patients who had died or been discharged from the hosp...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henderson M,MacGregor E,Sykes N,Hotopf M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing emphasis is being placed on the need for advanced care planning (ACP) at the end of life. The Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC) document is a patient-held record promoted by the End of Life Care Strategy as an ACP tool to promote discussion and communication amongst patients, family and health care provid...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Preston H,Fineberg IC,Callagher P,Mitchell DJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open pulmonary tuberculosis has been increasingly seen in HIV-infected patients in this hospice. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a new and serious threat and two cases have occurred in our hospice in the past two years. This infection poses a health risk to staff, patients, relatives and volunteers. Palliative car...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： McKeogh MM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is a secondary observation of a larger pilot study. The Assessing Caregivers for Team Intervention via Video Encounters intervention project enabled caregiver participation in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings. This paper used the team observation scale to assess the impact of caregiver involvement on...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Wittenberg-Lyles E,Oliver DP,Demiris G,Burt S,Regehr K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-of-life implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation discussions should commence before device implantation and be ongoing, yet many implantable cardioverter defibrillators remain active in patients' last days. AIM:To examine associations among implantable cardioverter defibrillator knowledge, pa...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： McEvedy SM,Cameron J,Lugg E,Miller J,Haedtke C,Hammash M,Biddle MJ,Lee KS,Mariani JA,Ski CF,Thompson DR,Chung ML,Moser DK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00