abstract：:COVID-19 has stressed the healthcare system in ways our society has not seen before. Less visibly, elderly patients and their caregivers have been stressed as well, both by the virus and by the public health measures required to slow its spread. After months of isolating, patients with dementia and their caregivers ar...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Hamilton CK,Paniagua MA,Jones CA

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advance care planning is not well implemented in Belgian hospital practice. In order to obtain successful implementation, implementation theory states that the adopters should be involved in the implementation process. This information can serve as a basis for creating better implementation strategies. AIM:...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Vanderhaeghen B,Bossuyt I,Menten J,Rober P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing movement to increase palliative care consults from the emergency department (ED) to reduce healthcare costs and improve quality of life. The surprise question is a screening tool that emergency medicine physicians may be able to use towards achieving this goal. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Zeng H,Eugene P,Supino M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Palliative, end-of-life care (PEOLC) providers are poorly resourced in addressing the needs of patients with mental health challenges, and the dying experiences of this cohort-particularly those with a comorbid, chronic and persistent mental illness (CPMI)-are poorly documented. We sought to explore the exper...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Park T,Hegadoren K,Workun B

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The use of chemotherapy at the end of life in advanced cancer patients has increased and end of life care has become increasingly aggressive. The aim of this study is to evaluate patients receiving chemotherapy in the last 3 months of life and the aggressiveness of end-of-life support of these...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Urvay S,Civelek B,Özaslan E,Sürel AA

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic disparities in home death have been noted in the literature. Home-based palliative care increases access to home death and has been suggested as a means to decrease these disparities. AIM:Our study examines the association between socioeconomic status and other demographic factors on place of ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Wales J,Kalia S,Moineddin R,Husain A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the perception of attending physicians, medical residents, and undergraduate medical students about death and dying, the end of life (EoL), and palliative care (PC) during training and clinical practice, highlighting knowledge gaps, and the changes needed in medical school curricula. METHOD:Cross-s...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Corradi MLG,Duim E,Rodrigues CIS

更新日期：2020-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the intersection between masculinity, military culture, and hospice and palliative care (HPC). The authors conducted a narrative literature review, supplemented with clinical annotations, to identify the impact of masculinity and military culture on the following topics salient to end-of-life car...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Plys E,Smith R,Jacobs ML

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bleeding occurs with some regularity at the end of life. Patients often endure fatigue, weakness, pain, dyspnea and anxiety. These symptoms are magnified in visually apparent bleeds. Management can be particularly challenging as we attempt to balance therapies with goals of care. Children are at risk for suc...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Dulin JD,Coyne PJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Little is known about how clinicians perceive prognostic uncertainty. Our study objective was to identify factors that influence how prognostic uncertainty is viewed by physicians, as it relates to their communications with families. DESIGN:Thirty semi-structured interviews with qualitative content analysis...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Peoples HA,Boone B,Blumenthal-Barby JS,Bruce CR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a significant symptom burden despite maximal medical therapy, yet few are referred for concomitant palliative care. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utilization and impact of palliative care on the location of death and to identify clinical v...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Kraskovsky V,Schneider J,Mador MJ,Provost KA

更新日期：2019-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE::The primary objective of this study was to quantify cancer family caregiver (FCG) quality of life (QOL) in a Southern Albanian population and to determine whether differences exist between 4 domains of QOL (physical, psychological, social, and spiritual). This study also sought to compare QOL in our cohort to ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Judkins J,Laska I,Paice J,Kumthekar P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND::Following the Supreme Court of Canada's Carter Decision, medical assistance in dying (MAID) became possible with individual court orders in February 2016. Subsequently, on June 17, 2016, legislation was passed that eliminated the need for court orders, essentially making physicians the arbiters of these req...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Ball IM,Hodge B,Jansen S,Nickle S,Sibbald RW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doctor-patient communication is a quintessential part of medical care. Yet, several factors challenge its effectiveness. The author, a third year Pediatrics resident, explores the ways medical education creates distance between doctors' and patients' ability to achieve mutual understanding in the clinical setting and ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Fenton R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical professional societies have traditionally opposed physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E), but this opposition may be shifting. We present 5 reasons why physicians shouldn't be involved in PAS-E. 1. Slippery slopes: There is evidence that safeguards in the Netherlands and Belgium are ineffective and ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Sprung CL,Somerville MA,Radbruch L,Collet NS,Duttge G,Piva JP,Antonelli M,Sulmasy DP,Lemmens W,Ely EW

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inpatient palliative care consultation has been demonstrated to improve quality of life as well as decrease hospital readmissions, intensive care unit transfers, and hospital costs for people with a life limiting illness. The clinical teaching units (CTUs) at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) routinely admit patien...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Maddison AR,Malik S,Smaggus A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In traditional Chinese culture, death was sensitive and mentioning it was sacrilegious and to be avoided. Many Chinese families object to telling the patient a "bad" diagnosis or prognosis, which may hinder the chance in advance care planning (ACP) discussion. While death remains an inevitable consequence of being bor...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Cheng HWB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care is one of the newer health specialties and continues to mature. While there has been remarkable progression of clinical skills and education, there has been a lack of focus on palliative care interdisciplinary leadership or development of leadership skills. This article highlights the importance of int...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Dahlin C,Coyne P,Goldberg J,Vaughan L

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) requires hospitals, home health agencies, nursing homes, and hospice providers to offer new patients information about advance directives. There is little evidence regarding whether encounters with these health-care providers prompt advance directive completion by pa...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Koss C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Little is known regarding the extent to which dying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receive life-sustaining procedures and palliative care in US hospitals. We examined temporal trends and the impact of palliative care on the use of life-sustaining procedures in this population. MATERIALS...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Shen JJ,Ko E,Kim P,Kim SJ,Lee YJ,Lee JH,Yoo JW

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study assesses the relationship between patient dignity in advanced cancer and the following variables: psychological distress, preparatory grief, and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. METHODS:The sample consisted of 120 patients with advanced cancer. The self-administered questionnair...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Kostopoulou S,Parpa E,Tsilika E,Katsaragakis S,Papazoglou I,Zygogianni A,Galanos A,Mystakidou K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Informal hospice caregivers play a key role in managing patients' pain at home, but lack of adherence to doctor-prescribed analgesic regimens and medication errors are significant barriers to truly effective pain management. A digital pain diary may improve caregiver management of pain at home; however, most digital p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Mayahara M,Wilbur J,O'Mahony S,Breitenstein S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One challenge for those who manage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is to understand patients' needs. AIM:The aim of this study was to examine the needs of Singapore ALS patients from their perspective as well as that of their caregivers and healthcare professionals in order to develop a template for bet...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Ang K,Umapathi T,Tong J,Ng J,Tseng LJ,Woo IM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Physical activity (PA) has a positive effect on the cardiorespiratory fitness, lung cancer symptoms, and quality of life of lung cancer patients. The aim of our study was to identify barriers to, and facilitators of PA in lung cancer patients. METHODS:We collected data from five patients diagnosed with primary, ad...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Mas S,Quantin X,Ninot G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS-r) Scale on a tertiary palliative care unit. METHOD:There were 92 admitted patients who participated in the study; the scale was administered to those able to participate on day 1 (n = 35, 38 percent), on day 4 (n = 2...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Beddard-Huber E,Jayaraman J,White L,Yeomans W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Practice guidelines indicate that patients who have months to weeks left to live should not be offered chemotherapy. We examined factors associated with clinician-reported poor performance status as determined by the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) and subsequent initiation of intravenous (IV) chemotherapy...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Porter J,Earle C,Atzema C,Liu Y,Howell D,Seow H,Sutradhar R,Dudgeon D,Husain A,Sussman J,Barbera L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:By examining clinical parameters associated with survival time and analyzing patients' survival times using prognostic scores, this study aimed to provide helpful information related to the treatment of terminal cancer patients. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 415 inpatients who died in ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Kim AS,Youn CH,Ko HJ,Kim HM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to characterize the strategies and psychosocial conditions that influence how resilient people live in the face of advanced cancer. METHODS:Grounded theory interviews and a survey of 10 resilient people with advanced cancer were collected and analyzed. FINDINGS:Personal assets - including p...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Wise M,Marchand L

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to characterize the attitudes of older adults on an inpatient palliative care unit toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. METHODS:A consecutive sample of 33 inpatients (61 to 98 years old) completed a questionnaire that examined their attitudes toward CAM to determ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Grief CJ,Grossman D,Rootenberg M,Mah L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current definitions of "symptom burden" are largely derived from clinicians, and there are many variations in the way the term is used, defined, and operationalized. The aim of this study was to explore patient perceptions of symptom burden in the context of advanced and incurable disease. A group of 58 cancer patient...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Gill A,Chakraborty A,Selby D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paramedics play an important role in out-of-hospital health care. They provide unscheduled care, assisting both patients with minor injuries and those experiencing life-threatening emergencies. Increasingly, paramedics are called on to manage chronic and complex health needs, including symptom relief for patients at t...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Lord B,Récoché K,O'Connor M,Yates P,Service M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In Poland, medical curricula cover palliative care for adults, not for children. This paper evaluates feedback of students who participated in a pilot pediatric palliative care education program. METHOD:An anonymous questionnaire was designed for the students; they were asked to assess each aspect of the pr...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Korzeniewska-Eksterowicz A,Kedzierska B,Cynker-McCarthy M,Przysło Ł,Stolarska M,Nowicki GF,Młynarski W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency department (ED) use is a quality-of-care indicator for community-based end-of-life (EOL) care. This study examined ED use by EOL home care clients. The sample included all EOL home care clients who received care from one community care access centre in Ontario, Canada. Information on health was gathered usin...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Brink P,Partanen L

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Families of patients are well poised to comment on the end-of-life (EOL) care received by those patients and can provide feedback to care providers and decision makers. To better understand family-member evaluations of the quality of in-patient EOL care, this study draws on qualitative interview data (n = 24) to ident...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Stajduhar KI,Funk L,Cohen SR,Williams A,Bidgood D,Allan D,Norgrove L,Heyland D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multi-centre study of adjuvant "burst" ketamine in palliative care in-patients documents its effectiveness, duration of pain relief, and adverse effects (AE) profile. Patients received a three-to-five day continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) of ketamine escalated from 100 to 300 to 500 mg/24 hours if required....

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Jackson K,Ashby M,Howell D,Petersen J,Brumley D,Good P,Pisasale M,Wein S,Woodruff R

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006, the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) collaborated to develop an interdisciplinary palliative training program for health professionals in the Indian health system. Their goal was to improve clinician knowledge and skills in palliative care, to train future trainers, and to i...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Arenella C,Finke B,Domer T,Kaur JS,Merriman MP,Ousley A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health system restructuring combined with the preferences of many terminally ill care recipients and their caregivers has led to an increase in home-based palliative care, yet many care recipients die within institutional settings such as hospitals. This study sought to determine the place of death and its...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Masucci L,Guerriere DN,Cheng R,Coyte PC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Spain, there is a general tendency to conceal the prognosis from a terminally ill patient. We conducted grounded-theory-based, phenomenological, qualitative research on this using a final sample of 42 in-depth interviews with doctors and nurses from different fields. We found that most health professionals believe ...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Schmidt Rio-Valle J,García Caro MP,Montoya Juarez R,Prados Peña D,Muñoz Vinuesa A,Pappous A,Cruz Quintana F

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study compared 100 consecutive non-cancer (NC) patients referred to a palliative care consult team (PCT) in a Swiss university hospital to 506 cancer (C) patients referred during the same period. The frequencies of reported symptoms were similar in both groups. The main reasons for referral in the N...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Cantin B,Rothuisen LE,Buclin T,Pereira J,Mazzocato C

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family care giving is important for the quality of life of terminally ill patients and their family members. Although family caregivers are generally eager to provide palliative care, at some point it may become too demanding, and then volunteers can make a difference. This four-study paper presents the experiences of...

journal_title：Journal of palliative care

authors： Luijkx KG,Schols JM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00