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Palliative Medicine Reports
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ISSN 2689-2820 · SAGE Publishing · 384 articles in the index
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Supporting Family Caregivers of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia in Their Last Week of Life: A Survey Among Bereaved Family Caregivers
Background: Family caregivers of people with dementia in nursing homes may need support from healthcare providers, especially when death is approaching. Objective: To increase our understanding of family caregivers’ experiences in their relative’s last week of life before and during the pandemic…
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Older Danes’ Preferences for Their Final Days: A Survey of 1499 Participants
Background: Death is inevitable, yet documentation on wishes for the final days of life remains scarce in the literature. Meanwhile, the growing elderly population has brought increased focus on end-of-life care. This study explored wishes and expectations regarding end-of-life care and preferences…
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Imminent Respiratory Collapse in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report and Discussion
Airway obstruction is a distressing and potentially life-threatening complication in patients with advanced head and neck cancers, particularly squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the pharynx. This case highlights the clinical, ethical, and interdisciplinary complexities involved in managing airway…
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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Instrument for the Diagnosis of the Complexity of Palliative Care Needs
Background: In recent years, the palliative care (PC) paradigm is evolving from a prognosis-based approach to one centered on complexity, also in response to the aging population and the increase in chronic diseases. It is therefore necessary to strengthen PC networks with effective management of…
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Lessons Learned: A Case for Reforming Siloed, Referral-Based Oncologic Palliative Care for High-Risk Opioid Patients
The breadth and complexity of knowledge and services required for the delivery of medical care has resulted in team member specialization and subspecialization to meet the needs of our patients. As a collateral effect, medical care has become increasingly fragmented and insular with various…
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Allostatic Load Borne by Caregivers of Children with Serious Conditions: Acceptability of Self-Reported Data
Background: Stress due to a child’s serious medical condition affects the entire family. The cumulative stress burden (“allostatic load”) has deleterious health and economic effects. Objective: Demonstrate adequate caregiver willingness to disclose health care utilization and work/school…
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Evaluating the Impact of a Novel Competency-Based Education Workshop on Interns’ Perceived Preparedness in Providing Generalist End-of-Life Palliative Care
Objectives: Palliative Care provision is a key competency for all physicians. Junior doctors are actively involved in the delivery of end-of-life care in hospitals despite often feeling unprepared to do so. There has been a recent shift toward competency-based education in palliative care. The…
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Place of Death of Cancer Patients Treated at a German Comprehensive Cancer Center
Background: Public health research includes end-of-life care. Place of death is an indicator of end-of-life care quality. Objective: We assessed the place of death of cancer patients treated at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), caring for an average of 2220 primary cases per year. Methods…
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Facilitated Versus Self-Directed Educational Modalities in Palliative Care Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the CAPACITI Intervention
Background: Community Access to Palliative Care via Interprofessional Teams Improvement (CAPACITI) is a virtual educational program designed to support primary care providers in delivering a palliative approach to care. This study evaluated whether expert-facilitated sessions result in greater…
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Evaluation of a Community-Based Advance Care Planning Campaign for a General Adult Population
Background: Early advance care planning (ACP) has been widely recommended, but overall uptake remains low. Most efforts to improve formal ACP adoption, namely living will (LW) and health care agent (HCA) documentation, focus on medical settings targeted at older adults with serious or chronic…
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Description of a National Initiative to Train and Implement Processes of Primary Palliative Care in the Public Health System in Brazil
Objective: To describe the first national project in Brazil to systematically bring palliative care (PC) knowledge and practices to public health services. Materials and Methods: Descriptive case study of “Palliative Care Program in the SUS—hospital care, specialized outpatient care and home care,”…
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Effects of High-Resolution Natural Sound with Inaudible High-Frequency Components on Healing, Symptoms, and Sleep Satisfaction in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effects of high-resolution natural sound with inaudible high-frequency components (HNIH) on healing, symptoms, sleep satisfaction, and autonomic nerve function among terminally ill cancer patients. Methods: We conducted a single-arm, open-label study of…
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Physicians’ Confidence in Primary Palliative Care and Preferred Methods of Responding: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Survey
Background: Collaborative methods are necessary to meet patient palliative care (PC) needs because of the inadequate supply of PC specialists. Objective: This study aimed to conduct a needs assessment and determine primary care, emergency, and hospital physicians’ general attitudes about primary…
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Patient, Provider, and Health System Determinants of Hospice Length of Stay
Background: Benefits of hospice care, such as improvement in quality of life and reduced costs, depend on duration of enrollment in hospice services, making timely hospice referral essential. Patient-, provider-, and system-level factors associated with hospice referral timing and length of stay…
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Conducting Research in Palliative Care as Viewed by Interprofessional Care Teams: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Introduction: Conducting studies in palliative care can be challenging. It has been highlighted that the interprofessional team may have their own reasons for not engaging in research projects. We aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to the involvement of palliative care team members in…
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Designing and Developing Interprofessional Learning Experiences in Palliative Care: A Collaborative Workshop Approach
Background: Team-based care is vital in palliative care, but there is limited interprofessional education (IPE) among health care providers, leading to siloed learning. This project addresses this gap by developing a workshop focused on the active dying process, promoting shared competencies among…
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Sex as a Predictor of Dignity-Related Distress Among Patients with Advanced Cancer
Objective: To explore the role of sex as a predictive factor for dignity-related distress among advanced cancer patients. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional survey design, utilizing a Chinese version of the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI). The participants were 294 patients with advanced…
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Structured Palliative Care Training Enhances Nursing Competence: Evidence from Breast Cancer Care
Background: Advanced breast cancer patients often require palliative care (PC) to manage significant symptoms, relying heavily on nurses’ competence. Objective: Evaluate whether a structured PC training program can enhance nurses’ competence in breast cancer care. Methods: After an online…
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Bereaved Parents as Communication Workshop Facilitators for Clinicians Caring for Seriously Ill Children
Introduction: The Serious Illness Conversation Guide-Pediatrics (SICG-Peds) is a validated tool and training program that increases clinicians’ confidence in leading complex conversations with seriously ill pediatric patients and their families. We initiated a pilot project incorporating bereaved…
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Attitudes Toward Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide Among Norwegian Palliative Care Physicians
Background: Data from other countries have indicated that palliative care physicians are more opposed to assisted dying compared with other physicians. However, little is known about reasons for support/opposition among palliative care physicians. Objectives: To explore Norwegian palliative care…