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Impact and Sustainability of a Palliative Care Education Module in Patients With Heart Failure
CONCLUSIONS: This sustainable project again demonstrated education on PC increases utilization of PC but does not statistically impact mortality, re-admissions, or transfers to higher levels of care.PMID:38048776 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231220255 (Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care)
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - December 4, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shelley L Thompson Allison Lindgren Jaime McDermott Stephanie G Barnes Carolina D Tennyson Bradi Granger Source Type: research

Advance Care Planning in Patients with Suspected or Proven COVID: Are We Meeting Our Own Standards?
CONCLUSION: Adherence to the local ACP policy mandating such discussions was low. This reinforces the need for prioritising ACP discussions, especially for unwell patients such as those with COVID, likely involving further input to improve awareness and rates of formal documentation.PMID:38032286 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231218476 (Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care)
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Oyungerel Byambasuren Jananee Myooran Aishah Virk Rida Hanna Onur Tanglay Sarah Younan Nikk Moore Paul Middleton Danielle N í Chróinín Source Type: research

Aggressive End-of-Life Treatments Among Inpatients With Cancer and Non-cancer Diseases Using a Japanese National Claims Database
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Nov 29:10499091231216888. doi: 10.1177/10499091231216888. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTo describe aggressive treatments at end-of-life among inpatients with cancer and non-cancer diseases and to evaluate factors associated with these treatments using the Japanese national database (NDB). We conducted a retrospective cohort study among inpatients aged ≥ 20 years who died between 2012 and 2015 using a sampling dataset of NDB. The outcome was the proportion of aggressive treatments in the last 14 days of life. We considered the underlying causes of death as cancer, dementia/senility, and heart...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 29, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shintaro Togashi Kento Masukawa Maho Aoyama Kazuki Sato Mitsunori Miyashita Source Type: research

Ecology of End-of-life Medical Care for Advanced Cancer Patients in China
CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides insights into the end-of-life care-seeking behavior of advanced cancer patients in China and our findings serve as a useful benchmark for estimating the use of end-of-life medical care. It highlights the need for the establishment of an accessible and patient-centered palliative care and hospice system.PMID:38015873 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231219254 (Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care)
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 28, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Fei Yang Anli Leng Jun Jing Mary Miller Bee Wee Source Type: research

End-of-Life Medical Decisions: The Link Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Treatment Preferences
CONCLUSION: Overall, EOL medical treatment preferences varied among participants. The study findings indicate that adults develop different preferences for EOL medical treatment, with some of the variation attributable to sociodemographic characteristics such as age and race.PMID:38008990 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231218988 (Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care)
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 27, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Ashley Shayya Yuchi Young Source Type: research

Medication Use Evaluation of Docusate Sodium in Constipation Prophylaxis and Opioid Induced Constipation at the WPB VA HCS Community Living Center
CONCLUSION: Oral docusate sodium did not reduce the requirement for rescue constipation medications in the WPB VAHCS CLC population. When evaluating constipation treatment, docusate sodium may supply minimal benefit and could be identified as nonessential for deprescribing efforts. Morphine was the most constipating opioid used in this patient population, requiring more aggressive bowel regimens.PMID:37999649 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231218390 (Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care)
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 24, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Wesley Faulkner Sandra DiScala Christine Vartan Belal Dakroub Michael Silverman Mythili Bharadwaj Source Type: research