Barriers and drivers of public engagement in palliative care, Scoping review
The integral model of Palliative Care recognizes the community as essential element in improving quality of life of patients and families. It is necessary to find a formula that allows the community to have a ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 7, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca, Alicia Nebro-Gil, Virginia P. Aguiar-Leiva, Eva V íbora-Martín, Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras and Maria Luisa Martín-Rosello Tags: Research Source Type: research
Consensus-based recommendations for the development and expansion of palliative day care clinics in Germany: results of a Delphi study
Needs-based, patient-oriented palliative care includes palliative day care clinics as a specialized semi-inpatient care offer. However, the establishment and development of these facilities has been unsystemat... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 3, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Stephanie Stiel, Alexandra Ernst, Beate Apolinarski, Hanna A. A. R öwer, Lea de Jong, Birte Burger, Sabrina Schütte, Nils Schneider, Kathrin Damm, Jona T. Stahmeyer and Franziska A. Herbst Tags: Research Source Type: research
End of life decision making when home mechanical ventilation is used to sustain breathing in Motor Neurone Disease: patient and family perspectives
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) leads to muscle weakening, affecting movement, speech, and breathing. Home mechanical ventilation, particularly non-invasive ventilation (NIV), is used to alleviate symptoms and sup... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 2, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Eleanor Wilson, Jonathan Palmer, Alison Armstrong, Ben Messer, Edward Presswood and Christina Faull Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: “Being an informal caregiver – strengthening resources”: mixed methods evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention supporting informal caregivers in palliative care
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Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 2, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Tabea Thei ßen, Anneke Ullrich, Karin Oechsle, Julia Wikert, Carsten Bokemeyer and Aneta Schieferdecker Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Virtual consultations: the experience of oncology and palliative care healthcare professionals
To maintain continuity of care during the Covid-19 pandemic, virtual consultations (VC) became the mainstay of patient-healthcare practitioner interactions. The aim of this study was to explore the views of on... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 2, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Heledd Lewis, Mark Taubert and Annmarie Nelson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Development of palliative care clinical practice guidelines and referral care pathways for primary care practitioners in Pakistan
Despite a large burden of life-limitingillness, there exists a dearth of services of palliative care in Pakistan. International guidelines have questionable applicability in Pakistan due to the socioeconomic d... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - May 1, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Syeda Amrah Hashmi, Russell Seth Martins, Annum Ishtiaq, Nashia Ali Rizvi, Mohsin Ali Mustafa, Alina Pervez, Ayra Siddiqui, Syeda Fatima Shariq, Sarah Nadeem, Adil H. Haider and Muhammad Atif Waqar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
In response to the rapid aging population and increasing number of cancer patients, discussions on dignified end-of-life (EoL) decisions are active around the world. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 30, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Il Yun, Eun-Cheol Park, Chung Mo Nam, Jaeyong Shin, Suk-Yong Jang and Sung-In Jang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cancer-related fatigue and activities of daily living: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Cancer-related fatigue is a prevalent condition in all stages of oncologic disease that is poorly diagnosed, with a negative impact on physical function to perform activities of daily living. Fatigue is also o... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 27, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Iveth Urbano Chamorro and Julio C. de la Torre-Montero Tags: Research Source Type: research
Appropriate use of medication among home care adult cancer patients at end of life: a retrospective observational study
This study aimed to evaluate medication utilization among home care palliative patients with cancer at the end of life a... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 26, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Amani El Mughrabi, Sewar S. Salmany, Batool Aljarrat, Ala ’a Dabbous and Haya Ayyalawwad Tags: Research Source Type: research
Development and validation of impact of early integration of palliative care and oncology(IEI PCO) questionnaire: a survey for medical oncologists and nurses
Many associations have recently recommended early integration of oncology and palliative care for more standard cancer care and better quality of life. We aimed to create a questionnaire to assess the opinion ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 26, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Abdullah, Wafaa Mostafa Abd-El-Gawad, Sobhi Mostafa AboSerea, Fatma AbdelShakor Ali and Saima Ali Tags: Research Source Type: research
Rural healthcare professionals ’ participation in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): beyond a binary decision
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016 and amended in 2021. At the time that this study was conducted, the federal government was considering expanding the eligibility criteria to i... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 25, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Monique Sedgwick, Julia Brassolotto and Alessandro Manduca-Barone Tags: Research Source Type: research
Chinese and Belgian pediatricians ’ perspectives toward pediatric palliative care: an online survey
As pediatricians play a vital role in pediatric palliative care (PPC), understanding their perspectives toward PPC is important. PPC is established for a long time in Belgium, but has a shorter tradition in Ch... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yajing Zhong, Alice Cavolo, Veerle Labarque, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterl é and Chris Gastmans Tags: Research Source Type: research
End-of-life care in Germany between 2016 and 2020 – A repeated cross-sectional analysis of statutory health insurance data
The Hospice and Palliative Care Act of 2015 aimed at developing and regulating the provision of palliative care (PC) services in Germany. As a result of the legal changes, people with incurable diseases should... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 20, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Katharina van Baal, Melissa Hemmerling, Jona Theodor Stahmeyer, Stephanie Stiel and Kambiz Afshar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perspectives from patients with chronic lung disease on a telehealth-facilitated integrated palliative care model: a qualitative content analysis study
Chronic lung disease affects nearly 37 million Americans and often results in significant quality of life impairment and healthcare burden. Despite guidelines calling for palliative care (PC) integration into ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Jeannette Kates, Carrie Tompkins Stricker, Kristin L. Rising, Alexzandra T. Gentsch, Ellen Solomon, Victoria Powers, Venise J. Salcedo and Brooke Worster Tags: Research Source Type: research
Continuous palliative sedation until death: a qualitative study of palliative care clinicians ’ experiences
The practice of continuous palliative sedation until death is the subject of much medical and ethical debate, which is reflected in the inconsistency that persists in the literature regarding the definition an... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - April 18, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alexandra Guit é-Verret, Jessica Boivin, Andrew M. R. Hanna, James Downar, Shirley H. Bush, Isabelle Marcoux, Diane Guay, Diane Tapp, Julie Lapenskie and Bruno Gagnon Tags: Research Source Type: research
