Does being religious help or hinder coping with chronic illness? A critical literature review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastroparesis is an under-recognised cause of refractory nausea and vomiting in patients with malignancy. The most common aetiologies are paraneoplastic and postsurgical dysmotility. There are little data on the efficacy of treatment to direct the management of patients with this symptom. We present a case a...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Franco M,Koulaeva E

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence supporting pharmacological treatment of death rattle is poor; yet, anticholinergic drugs feature in end-of-life care pathways and guidelines worldwide as a treatment option. AIM:This qualitative arm of a wider study aimed to explore important issues which health-care professionals associated wi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hirsch CA,Marriott JF,Faull CM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in palliative care settings. To date, the clinical impact of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in palliative care is unknown. AIM:To determine prevalence and incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus col...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gleeson A,Larkin P,Walsh C,O'Sullivan N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have undertaken a systematically searched literature review using a realist logic of analysis to help synthesise the diverse range of literature available on hospice at home services. AIM:To find out in the existing literature what features of hospice at home models work best, for whom and under what cir...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hashem F,Brigden C,Wilson P,Butler C

更新日期：2020-01-01 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:Cytochrome P450 3A is the most relevant drug-metabolizing enzyme in humans as it is involved in the elimination of 50% of marketed drugs. Nothing is known about the activity of cytochrome P450 3A in palliative care patients who have complicated symptoms often associated with a terminal illness. AIM:In order...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Geist M,Bardenheuer H,Burhenne J,Mikus G

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To be able to distinguish end-stage palliative sedation from euthanasia without having to refer to intentions that are difficult to verify, physicians must be able to manage palliative sedation appropriately (i.e., see that death is not hastened as a result of disproportionate medication). In the present study, we ass...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Reuzel RP,Hasselaar GJ,Vissers KC,van der Wilt GJ,Groenewoud JM,Crul BJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of cognitive impairment in patients who are receiving hospice care can affect numerous practical, ethical and legal aspects of their healthcare. A number of factors can contribute to cognitive impairment in these patients. Prevalence rates of cognitive impairment vary widely, but it remains under-recognis...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Irwin SA,Zurhellen CH,Diamond LC,Dunn LB,Palmer BW,Jeste DV,Twamley EW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphine, the recommended drug for the management of moderate to severe cancer pain, is metabolized predominantly to the glucuronides morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G) and morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G). The quantitative clinical importance of these metabolites following the administration of oral morphine is unclear. This s...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Quigley C,Joel S,Patel N,Baksh A,Slevin M

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Between October 2001 and May 2002 the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each Multicentre Research Ethics Committee (MREC) in England, Wales and Scotland took part in a semi-structured interview to ascertain the attitudes of MRECs to palliative care research. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using a grounded ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Stevens T,Wilde D,Paz S,Ahmedzai SH,Rawson A,Wragg D

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In rural settings, relationships between place and self are often stronger than for urban residents, so one may expect that rural people would view dying at home as a major feature of the 'good death'. AIM:To explore the concept of the 'good death' articulated by rural patients with life-limiting illnesses,...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Rainsford S,Phillips CB,Glasgow NJ,MacLeod RD,Wiles RB

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to further validate a novel instrument to measure satisfaction with end-of-life care, called the Canadian Health Care Evaluation Project (CANHELP) questionnaire. Data were collected by a cross-sectional survey of patients who had advanced, life-limiting illnesses and their family caregive...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Heyland DK,Cook DJ,Rocker GM,Dodek PM,Kutsogiannis DJ,Skrobik Y,Jiang X,Day AG,Cohen SR,Canadian Researchers at the End of Life Network.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrathecal drug delivery is known to be effective in alleviating cancer pain in patients for whom the conventional World Health Organization approach has proved insufficient. A multidisciplinary interventional cancer pain service was established in the West of Scotland in 2008 with the aim of providing a sa...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mitchell A,McGhie J,Owen M,McGinn G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family caregivers in palliative care often report feeling insufficiently prepared to handle the caregiver role. Preparedness has been confirmed as a variable that may actually protect family caregiver well-being. Preparedness refers to how ready family caregivers perceive they are for the tasks and demands i...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henriksson A,Årestedt K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We developed a new single point of access to integrated palliative care, respiratory medicine and physiotherapy: the breathlessness support service for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness. This study aimed to describe patients' experiences of the service and identify the aspects valu...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Reilly CC,Bausewein C,Pannell C,Moxham J,Jolley CJ,Higginson IJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：: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: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：:Attitudes to companion animals were surveyed among 50 patients and staff at a day care hospice. Dog visits were welcomed by all but two. Of the 37 patients studied, only seven had a companion animal, often their closest companion. Many more would like to keep an animal, but were prevented by age, frailty or accommodat...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Phear DN

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) was developed to improve the delivery of palliative care in general practice. AIM:The aim of the study was to evaluate the first phase of GSF in terms of its acceptability to primary care teams, effectiveness in changing practice and professionals' views on the consequence...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Thomas K,Noble B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system of 12-hour nursing shifts was adopted at a newly-opened independent hospice. This paper presents the results from an exploratory, descriptive study in which nursing staff reported perceived advantages, disadvantages and satisfaction with the 12-hour shift system. A small sample (n = 11) of both qualified and ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hodgson LA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakthrough pain (BKP) is a transitory flare of pain that occurs on a background of relatively well controlled baseline pain. Previous surveys have found that BKP is highly prevalent among patients with cancer pain and predicts more severe pain, pain-related distress and functional impairment, and relatively poor qua...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Caraceni A,Martini C,Zecca E,Portenoy RK,Ashby MA,Hawson G,Jackson KA,Lickiss N,Muirden N,Pisasale M,Moulin D,Schulz VN,Rico Pazo MA,Serrano JA,Andersen H,Henriksen HT,Mejholm I,Sjogren P,Heiskanen T,Kalso E,Pere

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccum assisted closure (VAC) therapy is a novel method of wound healing using topical negative pressure across the wound bed and containing all exudate within a sealed system. We report the use of VAC therapy to control pain and exudate of a malignant wound. ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ford-Dunn S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the experiences of people involved in UK palliative care day services (PCDS) and identify the important outcomes of this service. METHODS:Focus groups were carried out separately with patients, informal carers and volunteers from four purposively selected palliative care day units and with day un...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Low J,Perry R,Wilkinson S

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：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 history and development of an extra care sheltered housing complex, specifically designed and built for frail, ambulant, cancer patients is reviewed. Consideration is given to diagnosis, length of stay, place of death, family and social background. Problems are highlighted and the need for future research is discu...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sherry KL

更新日期：1995-07-01 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