Training nurses to facilitate and implement CURA in palliative care institutions: development and evaluation of a blended learning program
Healthcare professionals in palliative care are found to be confronted with moral challenges on a frequent basis. CURA is a low-threshold instrument for dialogical ethical reflection that was developed to deal... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 21, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Malene van Schaik, Charlotte Kr öger, Lisa Zuidema, Margreet Stolper, Guy Widdershoven, H. Roeline Pasman and Suzanne Metselaar Tags: Research Source Type: research
Palliative care in Ethiopia ’s rural and regional health care settings: a qualitative study of enabling factors and implementation challenges
Palliative care is limited in Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, where more than 78% of the population live. Current initiatives and research are focused on urban settings and are primarily donor dependent... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 17, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Atsede Aregay, Margaret O ’Connor, Jill Stow, Nicola Ayers and Susan Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
Burnout and quality of life in Portuguese healthcare professionals working in oncology and palliative care —a preliminary study
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families who are facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of sufferin... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Florbela Gon çalves and Margarida Gaudêncio Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adaptation and validation of the Brazilian version of the Measure of Moral Distress for Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP BR) in the context of palliative care
The Measure of Moral Distress for Health Care Professionals (MMD-HP) scale corresponds to the update of the globally recognized Moral Distress Scale –Revised (MDS-R). Its purpose is to measure moral distress, w... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 11, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Julianna Rodrigues Beltr ão, Marianna Rodrigues Beltrão, Rafaella Stradiotto Bernardelli, Renato Soleiman Franco, Elizabeth G. Epstein and Carla Corradi-Perini Tags: Research Source Type: research
The state of undergraduate palliative care education at Austrian medical schools – a mixed methods study
There is an increasing demand for universal, high-quality access to palliative care in Austria. To ensure this, the implementation of palliative care in the medical studies curriculum is essential. This is the... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 10, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: V éronique Toussaint, Piret Paal, Rainer Simader and Frank Elsner Tags: Research Source Type: research
Innovative communication approaches for initializing pediatric palliative care: perspectives of family caregivers and treating specialists
Effective cooperation between a pediatric palliative care team (PPCT), primary treating specialists, patients and families is crucial for high quality care of children with complex life-limiting conditions. Se... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 10, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Lucie Hrdlickova, Kristyna Polakova and Martin Loucka Tags: Research Source Type: research
Specialist palliative care until the very end of life - reports of family caregivers and the multiprofessional team
Specialist palliative care (SPC) includes care for incurably ill patients and their family caregivers at home or on a palliative care ward until the very end of life. However, in the last days of life, patient... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 10, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anneke Ullrich, Sven Goldbach, Wiebke Hollburg, Bettina Wagener, Annette Rommel, Marten M üller, Denise Kirsch, Katrin Kopplin-Foertsch, Holger Schulz, Carsten Bokemeyer and Karin Oechsle Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patient-reported outcome measures in children, adolescents, and young adults with palliative care needs —a scoping review
Measuring outcomes facilitates evaluation of palliative services for children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYAs) with life-limiting and/or life-threatening (LL/LT) conditions. Implementation of patient-rep... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 6, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Heidi Holmen, Anette Winger, Simen A. Steindal, Kirsti Riiser, Charlotte Castor, Lisbeth Gravdal Kvarme, Kari L. Mariussen and Anja Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
Barriers and facilitators to palliative care for patients with non-curable cancer in Colombia: perspectives of allied health and social care professionals
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of people with life-limiting illness and their families by addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering. Allied Health and Social Care ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 6, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Cindy V. Mendieta, Esther de Vries, Maria Elizabeth Gomez-Neva, Angela Maria Mu ñoz-Escudero, Jose Andrés Calvache and Tracey McConnell Tags: Research Source Type: research
Swallowing disorders and mortality in adults with advanced cancer outside the head and neck and upper gastrointestinal tract: a systematic review
Although oncological palliative care is increasingly being offered by multidisciplinary teams, there is still a lack of data about some symptoms handled by these teams, such as dysphagia, in patients with adva... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 6, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Danielle Nunes Moura Silva, La élia Cristina Caseiro Vicente, Vanessa Laís Pontes Glória and Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche Tags: Research Source Type: research
A survey of palliative care domains and the palliative care provision confidence of Thai family practitioners
Despite continuously growing, palliative care in Thailand still needs further development. Many family physicians provide various levels of palliative care. However, there is no information regarding what aspe... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 5, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Itthipon Wongprom and Arthit Chaithanasarn Tags: Research Source Type: research
Palliative care in Malawi: a scoping review
Universal access to palliative care remains a distant goal in many low resource settings, despite the growing evidence of its benefits. The unmet need for palliative care is evident in Africa, but great stride... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - October 4, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Natalie Palumbo, Alyssa Tilly, Eve Namisango, Christian Ntizimira, Lameck Thambo, Maria Chikasema and Gary Rodin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Physicians ’ attitudes and experiences about withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in pediatrics: a systematic review of quantitative evidence
One of the most important and ethically challenging decisions made for children with life-limiting conditions is withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments (LST). As important (co-)decision-makers in t... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - September 29, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yajing Zhong, Alice Cavolo, Veerle Labarque and Chris Gastmans Tags: Research Source Type: research
Implementing palliative care education into primary care practice: a qualitative case study of the CAPACITI pilot program
CAPACITI is a virtual education program that teaches primary care teams how to provide an early palliative approach to care. After piloting its implementation, we conducted an in-depth qualitative study with C... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - September 28, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Midori Matthew, Daryl Bainbridge, Valerie Bishop, Christina Sinding, Samantha Winemaker, Frances Kilbertus, Katherine Kortes-Miller and Hsien Seow Tags: Research Source Type: research
National survey on the availability of oncology palliative care services at tertiary general and cancer hospitals in China
This nationwide survey studied the level of palliative care (PC) access for Chinese patients with cancer among cancer care providers either in tertiary general hospitals or cancer hospitals in China. (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - September 28, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Xiaomei Li, Xin Shelley Wang, Haili Huang, Miao Liu, Yinan Wu, Jiaojiao Qiu, Boran Zhang, Linhong Cui and David Hui Tags: Research Source Type: research
