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Development of a complex palliative care intervention for patients with heart failure and their family carers: a theory of change approach
Development of a complex palliative care intervention for patients with heart failure and their family carers: a theory of change approach
Patients with heart failure have significant palliative care needs but few receive palliative care. Guidance is lacking on...
Translation and cultural adaptation of the Chinese version of the International ‘Care Of the Dying Evaluation’ (CODE™) tool for assessing the quality of care for dying patients from the perspective of bereaved family members
Translation and cultural adaptation of the Chinese version of the International ‘Care Of the Dying Evaluation’ (CODE™) tool for assessing the quality of care for dying patients from the perspective of bereaved family members
Culturally appropriate assessments are needed to improve care during the last days of life. One way of assessment is to us...
“Being empathetic, being accommodating, not only to the person you’re talking to, but also to yourself“– a qualitative study on preparing and conducting interviews with palliative care patients
“Being empathetic, being accommodating, not only to the person you’re talking to, but also to yourself“– a qualitative study on preparing and conducting interviews with palliative care patients
This study explores the necessary considerations for preparing and conducting qualitative interviews with palliative care ...
Understanding the benefits and limitations of mixing virtual and face-to-face consultations to outpatient palliative care services; a mixed-methods study
Understanding the benefits and limitations of mixing virtual and face-to-face consultations to outpatient palliative care services; a mixed-methods study
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a rapid increase in the use of virtual consultations across healthcare. Post-pandemic, this u...
A 15-year experience in pediatric palliative care: a retrospective hospital-based study
A 15-year experience in pediatric palliative care: a retrospective hospital-based study
The current Italian scenario of pediatric palliative care (PPC) services is characterized by inadequate coverage of the te...
Acceptance level of advance care planning and its associated factors among the public: A nationwide survey
Acceptance level of advance care planning and its associated factors among the public: A nationwide survey
Advance care planning (ACP) can contribute to individuals making decisions about their healthcare preferences in advance o...
Collaboration, coordination and communication as facilitators of transitions for patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review linked to the Pal-Cycles project
Collaboration, coordination and communication as facilitators of transitions for patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review linked to the Pal-Cycles project
Person-centred care is becoming increasingly recognised as an important element of palliative care. The current review syn...
Impact of training on knowledge, confidence and attitude amongst community health volunteers in the provision of community-based palliative care in rural Kenya
Impact of training on knowledge, confidence and attitude amongst community health volunteers in the provision of community-based palliative care in rural Kenya
Existing literature suggests multiple potential roles for community health volunteers (CHVs) in the provision of palliativ...
Misconception between palliative care and euthanasia among Thai general practitioners: a cross-sectional study
Misconception between palliative care and euthanasia among Thai general practitioners: a cross-sectional study
Palliative care lower medical expenses and enhances quality of life, but misconception with euthanasia delays timely care ...
“Being an informal caregiver – strengthening resources”: mixed methods evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention supporting informal caregivers in palliative care
“Being an informal caregiver – strengthening resources”: mixed methods evaluation of a psychoeducational intervention supporting informal caregivers in palliative care
Informal caregivers are key support for patients with progressive incurable diseases. However, their own needs often remai...
Building public engagement and access to palliative care and advance care planning: a qualitative study
Building public engagement and access to palliative care and advance care planning: a qualitative study
Research evidence suggests that a lack of engagement with palliative care and advance care planning could be attributed to...
Investigation of grief and posttraumatic growth related to patient loss in pediatric intensive care nurses: a cross-sectional study
Investigation of grief and posttraumatic growth related to patient loss in pediatric intensive care nurses: a cross-sectional study
Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) are clinical settings where patient loss is frequently experienced. A sense of prof...
The meaning of dying and death for children, their carers, and families: a scoping review
The meaning of dying and death for children, their carers, and families: a scoping review
The meaning of dying and death are underexplored concepts for Canadian children. Subsequently, it is unclear how children ...
Palliative care for children: methodology for the development of a national clinical practice guideline
Palliative care for children: methodology for the development of a national clinical practice guideline
Provision of paediatric palliative care for children with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions and their families ...
The meaning of dignity in care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in acute and intensive care
The meaning of dignity in care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in acute and intensive care
The pandemic Era has forced palliative care professionals to use a dignity-in-care approach in different settings from the...
Discharge to home from a palliative care unit: impact on survival and factors associated with home death after the discharge: a cohort study
Discharge to home from a palliative care unit: impact on survival and factors associated with home death after the discharge: a cohort study
Staying at home during the dying process is important for many patients; and palliative care units (PCUs) can help facilit...
A shared decision-making model in pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study of healthcare providers
A shared decision-making model in pediatric palliative care: a qualitative study of healthcare providers
Pediatric shared decision-making (SDM) is a fundamental part of family-centered care. Pediatric palliative care (PPC) is o...
Palliative care research utilising intersectionality: a scoping review
Palliative care research utilising intersectionality: a scoping review
Access to palliative care is recognised as a human right, yet clear disparities exist. There have been recent appeals to e...
The responsibility to quench thirst by providing drinks when a relative is dying spouses’ experience in specialist palliative home care
The responsibility to quench thirst by providing drinks when a relative is dying spouses’ experience in specialist palliative home care
Thirst and dry mouth are common symptoms in terminally ill patients. It is known that family members usually request drips...
Caring for patients during voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking (VSED): experiences of a palliative care team in Germany
Caring for patients during voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking (VSED): experiences of a palliative care team in Germany
Health-care professionals are confronted with patients who wish to end their lives through voluntarily stopping eating and...
Correction: Translation and cultural adaptation of the Greek integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS): challenges in a six-phase process
Correction: Translation and cultural adaptation of the Greek integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS): challenges in a six-phase process
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, whi...
Communication strategies used by medical physicians when delivering bad news at the Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study
Communication strategies used by medical physicians when delivering bad news at the Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study
Physicians’ communication with patients and their families is important during both the disease diagnosis and progno...
Experiences of the older spousal caregivers of patients with cancer during palliative chemotherapy: a qualitative descriptive study
Experiences of the older spousal caregivers of patients with cancer during palliative chemotherapy: a qualitative descriptive study
Several studies have characterized the experiences of family members caring for patients undergoing chemotherapy; however,...
Symptom and problem clusters in German specialist palliative home care - a factor analysis of non-oncological and oncological patients’ symptom burden
Symptom and problem clusters in German specialist palliative home care - a factor analysis of non-oncological and oncological patients’ symptom burden
Specialist palliative home care (SPHC) aims to maintain and improve patients’ quality of life in the community setti...
Healthcare practitioners’ perspectives of providing palliative care to patients from culturally diverse backgrounds: a qualitative systematic review
Healthcare practitioners’ perspectives of providing palliative care to patients from culturally diverse backgrounds: a qualitative systematic review
Palliative care practitioners are increasingly caring for patients and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. There i...
Interrater agreement of multi-professional case review as reference standard for specialist palliative care need: a mixed-methods study
Interrater agreement of multi-professional case review as reference standard for specialist palliative care need: a mixed-methods study
A wide variety of screening tools for the need for specialist palliative care (SPC) have been proposed for the use in onco...
Nurses’ perceptions of the challenges involved in providing of end-of-life care to people with heart failure: a context-based study
Nurses’ perceptions of the challenges involved in providing of end-of-life care to people with heart failure: a context-based study
High quality end-of-life care is essential. Yet for those experiencing heart failure, the provision of high-quality end- o...
How do navigation programs address the needs of those living in the community with advanced, life-limiting Illness? A realist evaluation of programs in Canada
How do navigation programs address the needs of those living in the community with advanced, life-limiting Illness? A realist evaluation of programs in Canada
We sought to identify innovative navigation programs across Canadian jurisdictions that target their services to individua...
Eye donation in hospice and hospital palliative care settings: perceptions, practice, and service development needs – findings from a national survey
Eye donation in hospice and hospital palliative care settings: perceptions, practice, and service development needs – findings from a national survey
New routes for supply of eye tissue are needed in the UK to support transplant surgery and medical research. Hospice care ...
Exploring the variations in death anxiety among oncology nurses in China: a latent class analysis
Exploring the variations in death anxiety among oncology nurses in China: a latent class analysis
Various factors have been found to be associated with high levels of death anxiety experienced by oncology nurses. The aim...
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