Feasibility of a physical exercise intervention for patients on a palliative care unit: a critical analysis
Recent exercise intervention studies have shown promising results in improving quality of life (QoL) and physical function (PF) in diverse chronic disease and advanced cancer patients. However, the effects of ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 28, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Inken Schwonke, Nils Freitag, Paula Aschendorf, Kerstin Wucharz, Johanna Thieme, Iris Appelmann, Moritz Schumann and Frank Elsner Tags: Research Source Type: research
Practitioner perspectives on the use of acceptance and commitment therapy for bereavement support: a qualitative study
There is currently a high demand for bereavement support coupled with inconclusive findings as to the efficacy of existing approaches. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) aims to improve human functioning ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 28, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Nikolaus Willi, Anna Pancoast, Ioanna Drikaki, Xueying Gu, David Gillanders and Anne Finucane Tags: Research Source Type: research
Avoidable emergency department visits among palliative care cancer patients: novel insights from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East
Several studies emerging from developed countries have highlighted a significant number of potentially avoidable emergency department (ED) visits by cancer patients during the end-of-life period. However, ther... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 28, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hagir Salama, Mohamed H. Omer, Areez Shafqat, Ahmed Binahmed, Ghadah Muhammed Alghamdi, Mohammed Saeed, Mohamed Madani Alfagi, Bayan Saeed Alqahtany, Feda Alshoshan, Dalia Salih, Ahmed Hashim, Mohammad Alkaiyat and Abdullah Algarni Tags: Research Source Type: research
“The great escape”: how an incident of elopement gave rise to trauma informed palliative care for a patient experiencing multiple disadvantage
This case report from Scotland, UK illustrates how unresolved traumatic experiences across the life course can affect a patient ’s engagement with palliative care and offers insights into the flexibility and ad... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 28, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sam Quinn, Libby Ferguson, Derek Read and Naomi Richards Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Music therapy for supporting informal carers of adults with life-threatening illness pre- and post-bereavement; a mixed-methods systematic review
Music therapy interventions with informal carers of individuals with life-threatening illness at pre- and post-bereavement is an increasingly important clinical area. This systematic review is the first to syn... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 27, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: K. Gillespie, T. McConnell, A. Roulston, N. Potvin, C. Ghiglieri, I. Gadde, M. Anderson, J. Kirkwood, D. Thomas, L. Roche, M. O. ’Sullivan, A. McCullagh and L. Graham-Wisener Tags: Research Source Type: research
Digital advance care planning with severe mental illness: a retrospective observational cohort analysis of the use of an electronic palliative care coordination system
People living with severe mental illness (SMI) face significant health inequalities, including in palliative care. Advance Care Planning (ACP) is widely recommended by palliative care experts and could reduce ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 26, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Rea Kaur Gill, Joanne Droney, Gareth Owen, Julia Riley and Lucy Stephenson Tags: Research Source Type: research
The state of transience, and its influence on the wish to die of advanced disease patients: insights from a qualitative phenomenological study
The experience of Wish to Die is common in patients living with Advanced Disease. It has been studied worldwide and qualitative studies have contributed to the understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 26, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alazne Belar, Maria Arantzamendi, Philip Larkin, I ñaki Saralegui, Yolanda Santesteban, Nerea Alonso, Marina Martínez and Carlos Centeno Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prognostic model for overall survival of head and neck cancer patients in the palliative phase
Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) enter the palliative phase when cure is no longer possible or when they refuse curative treatment. The mean survival is five months, with a range of ... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 24, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Arta Hoesseini, Aniel Sewnaik, Boyd N. van den Besselaar, Jang Zhang, Nikki van Leeuwen, Jose A. Hardillo, Robert Jan Baatenburg de Jong and Marinella P. J. Offerman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Advancing screening tool for hospice needs and end-of-life decision-making process in the emergency department
Predicting mortality in the emergency department (ED) is imperative to guide palliative care and end-of-life decisions. However, the clinical usefulness of utilizing the existing screening tools still leaves s... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Yu-Jing Wang, Chen-Yang Hsu, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Hsiu-Hsi Chen and Chao-Chih Lai Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparison of actigraphy with a sleep protocol maintained by professional caregivers and questionnaire-based parental judgment in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions
Actigraphy offers a promising way to objectively assess pediatric sleep. Aim of the study was investigating the extent to which actigraphy used in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions is cons... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Larissa Alice Kubek, Benedikt Claus, Boris Zernikow and Julia Wager Tags: Research Source Type: research
Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022
Although there is growing demand for hospice care in China due to its aging population and increasing cancer rates, the sector remains slow to expand. Oncology nurses are the primary providers of hospice care,... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 23, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Jing Zhao, Yu Wang, Binbin Xiao, Fucheng Ye, Jianfei Chen, Yingjuan Huang, Ting Li, Xiaoli Chen, Hongmei Ma, Qing Zhang and Zhijie Zou Tags: Research Source Type: research
Spiritual care needs and their attributes among Chinese inpatients with advanced breast cancer based on the Kano model: a descriptive cross-sectional study
Numerous previous research have established the need for spiritual care among patients with cancer globally. Nevertheless, there was limited research, primarily qualitative, on the spiritual care needs of Chin... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 22, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Zhangyi Wang, Xiaochun Tang, Liping Li, Huifang Zhou, Yue Zhu, Lamei Chen, Tao Su, Mengru Liu, Xiaoli Pang, Xiaoke Yi, Li Liu, Jingjing Liu and Mengsu Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Validation of the Collett-Lester fear of death scale in occupational therapy students: psychometric testing and implications for palliative care education
The fear of death is a common experience among healthcare students and professionals that may impact the quality of care provided to patients, particularly those receiving palliative care. The Collett-Lester F... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 21, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Daniel Guti érrez-Sánchez, Inmaculada López-Leiva, Stella Martín-de-las-Heras, Leticia Rubio and Jaime Martín-Martín Tags: Research Source Type: research
Serious illness communication skills training for emergency physicians and advanced practice providers: a multi-method assessment of the reach and effectiveness of the intervention
EM Talk is a communication skills training program designed to improve emergency providers ’ serious illness conversational skills. Using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 21, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Oluwaseun Adeyemi, Alexander D. Ginsburg, Regina Kaur, Allison M. Cuthel, Nicole Zhao, Nina Siman, Keith S Goldfeld, Lillian Liang Emlet, Charles DiMaggio, Rebecca Liddicoat Yamarik, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Joshua Chodosh and Corita R. Grudzen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Communication strategies for adults in palliative care: the speech-language therapists ’ perspective
Communication disorders are a challenge that many patients in palliative care (PC) may encounter. This intervention area is emerging for the speech-language therapist (SLT), the professional who works in preve... (Source: BMC Palliative Care)
Source: BMC Palliative Care - February 21, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: C átia Dias, Inês Tello Rodrigues, Hernâni Gonçalves and Ivone Duarte Tags: Research Source Type: research
