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Existential distress: identification and management by hospice and palliative medicine fellows
Correspondence to Dr Angela Yeh, Department of Medicine, Palliative Care Section, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; ayeh{at}mednet.ucla.edu Given the multidimensional ...
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Physical activity and prognosis and factors associated with low physical activity in patients with advanced or recurrent lung cancer: a retrospective, observational study ...
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Nutrition impact symptoms and weight loss in head and neck cancer during radiotherapy: a longitudinal study
Correspondence to Dr Qian Lu, Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China; luqian{at}bjmu.edu.cn; Dr Yan Sun, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China; ...
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Children’s unmet palliative care needs: a scoping review of parents’ perspectives
Background Children with life-limiting conditions often have complex needs, making it challenging for services to provide satisfactory care. Few studies consider whether services actually meet ...
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Effects of specialised nutritional interventions in patients with incurable cancer: a systematic review
Correspondence to Dr Livia Costa de Oliveira, Palliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; lillycostaoliveira{at}gmail.com Objective To evaluate current evidence of the ...
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Interprofessional palliative and end-of-life education: short-term and long-term outcomes – mixed-methods analysis
4 Henrietta Szold-Hadassah–Hebrew University School of Nursing in the Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel 7 Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel Interprofessional ...
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Early integration of basic palliative care in cancer: scoping review of cross-sectorial models – components, facilitators, barriers
Background Shared care between oncology specialists and general practice regarding the delivery of palliative care (PC) is necessary to meet the demands for a cohesive PC. The primary objective of ...
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What is a good death? A critical discourse policy analysis
Objective The concept of a good death is a motivating factor for end of life care policy; this article examines what English end-of-life care (EOLC) policy defines as a good death. Methods Critical ...
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Advance care plan barriers in older patients with end-stage renal disease: a qualitative nephrologist interview study
Objectives Older patients with end-stage renal disease are willing participants in advance care planning but just over 10% are engaged in this process. Nephrologists fear such conversations may upset ...
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Children and adolescent solid tumours and high-intensity end-of-life care: what can be done to reduce acute care admissions?
Despite improvements in survival, cancer remains the leading cause of non-accidental death in children and adolescents, who risk receiving high-intensity end-of-life (HI-EOL) care. Objective To ...
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Hospital deaths dashboard: care indicators
Correspondence to Dr Ollie Minton, Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton BN2 5BE, Brighton and Hove, UK; ollie.minton{at}nhs.net Objectives We wanted to ...
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What questionnaires exist to measure the perceived competence of generalists in palliative care provision? A critical literature review
Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in specialist ...