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Is the effect of non-invasive ventilation on survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis age-dependent? retrospective cohort study
Waltteri Siirala, Riku Aantaa, Klaus T Olkkola, Tarja Saaresranta, Arno Vuori BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:23 (24 May 2013)
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Home-based functional walking program for advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care: a case series
Sonya S Lowe, Sharon M Watanabe, Vickie E Baracos, Kerry S Courneya BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:22 (11 May 2013)
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Dysphagia as a predictor of outcome and transition to palliative care among middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke patients
Christa O¿Hana San Luis, Ilene Staff, Gilbert J Fortunato, Louise D McCullough BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:21 (10 May 2013)
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The development of an instrument that can identify children with palliative care needs: the Paediatric Palliative Screening Scale (PaPaS Scale): a qualitative study approach
Eva Bergstraesser, Richard D Hain, José L Pereira BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:20 (8 May 2013)
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Determinants of place of death: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Jyothi Jayaraman, KS Joseph BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:19 (1 May 2013)
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Evidence-based planning and costing palliative care services for children: novel multi-method epidemiological and economic exemplar
Jane Noyes, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Richard P Hastings, Richard Hain, Vasiliki Totsika, Virginia Bennett, Lucie Hobson, Gareth R Davies, Ciarán Humphreys, Mary Devins, Llinos Haf Spencer, Mary Lewis BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:18 (25 April 2013)
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BMC Palliative Care reviewer acknowledgement, 2012
Hayley Henderson BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:16 (25 April 2013)
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Using aggregated single patient (N-of-1) trials to determine the effectiveness of psychostimulants to reduce fatigue in advanced cancer patients: a rationale and protocol
Hugh EJ Senior, Geoffrey K Mitchell, Jane Nikles, Sue-Ann Carmont, Philip J Schluter, David C Currow, Rohan Vora, Michael J Yelland, Meera Agar, Phillip D Good, Janet R Hardy BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:17 (23 April 2013)
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Palliative care need and management in the acute hospital setting: a census of one New Zealand Hospital
Merryn Gott, Rosemary Frey, Deborah Raphael, Anne O’Callaghan, Jackie Robinson, Michal Boyd BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:15 (28 March 2013)
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Factors associated with place of death in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Aderaw Anteneh, Tekebash Araya, Awoke Misganaw BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:14 (26 March 2013)
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De-tabooing dying control - a grounded theory study
Hans O Thulesius, Helen Scott, Gert Helgesson, Niels Lynöe BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:13 (13 March 2013)
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Early evaluation predicts pain relief of irradiated bone metastases: a single-center prospective study
Pierre Truntzer, David Atlani, Marius Pop, Jean-Baptiste Clavier, Sébastien Guihard, Catherine Schumacher, Georges Noel BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:12 (13 March 2013)
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Symptom burden, palliative care need and predictors of physical and psychological discomfort in two UK hospitals
Tony Ryan, Christine Ingleton, Clare Gardiner, Chris Parker, Merryn Gott, Bill Noble BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:11 (26 February 2013)
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International recommendations for outpatient palliative care and prehospital palliative emergencies – a prospective questionnaire-based investigation
Christoph HR Wiese, Christoph L Lassen, Utz E Bartels, Mahmoud Taghavi, Saleem Elhabash, Bernhard M Graf, Gerd G Hanekop BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:10 (21 February 2013)
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What is the extent of potentially avoidable admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs?
Merryn Gott, Clare Gardiner, Christine Ingleton, Mark Cobb, Bill Noble, Michael I Bennett, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:9 (18 February 2013)
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Developing children’s palliative care in Africa through beacon centres: lessons learnt
Julia D Downing, Joan Marston, Casey Selwyn, Laura Ross-Gakava BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:8 (18 February 2013)
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Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review
Barbara Gomes, Natalia Calanzani, Marjolein Gysels, Sue Hall, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:7 (15 February 2013)
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Evidence from the literature suggests that as illness progresses, most people prefer to die at home and most do not change their preferred location to die, however, there is a significant minority whose views must be taken into account. |
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Towards a standardized method of developing quality indicators for palliative care: protocol of the Quality indicators for Palliative Care (Q-PAC) study
Kathleen Leemans, Joachim Cohen, Anneke L Francke, Robert Vander Stichele, Susanne JJ Claessen, Lieve Van den Block, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:6 (8 February 2013)
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Planning ahead with children with life-limiting conditions and their families: development, implementation and evaluation of ‘My Choices’
Jane Noyes, Richard P Hastings, Mary Lewis, Richard Hain, Virginia Bennett, Lucie Hobson, Llinos Haf Spencer BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:5 (5 February 2013)
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A new set of web-based resources for parents and children with life-limiting conditions can be used to help families with planning ahead and determining care preferences, with more needing to be done to train professionals to help engage with these families. |
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The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review
Natalie Bradford, Nigel R Armfield, Jeanine Young, Anthony C Smith BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:4 (1 February 2013)
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Impact of a home-based social welfare program on care for palliative patients in the Basque Country (SAIATU Program)
Emilio Herrera Molina, Roberto Nuño-Solinis, Gorka Espiau Idioaga, Silvia Librada Flores, Naomi Hasson, Juan F Orueta Medía BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:3 (30 January 2013)
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Evidence for the use of Levomepromazine for symptom control in the palliative care setting: a systematic review
Isabel Dietz, Andrea Schmitz, Ingrid Lampey, Christian Schulz BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:2 (19 January 2013)
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Decision-making capacity and communication about care of older people during their last three months of life
Pam J Kaspers, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Dorly JH Deeg, H Roeline W Pasman BMC Palliative Care 2013, 12:1 (10 January 2013)
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Using respiratory rate and thoracic movement to assess respiratory insufficiency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a preliminary study
Waltteri Siirala, Tarja Saaresranta, Arno Vuori, Sanna Salanterä, Klaus T Olkkola, Riku Aantaa BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:26 (27 December 2012)
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End-of-life medical decisions in France: a death certificate follow-up survey 5 years after the 2005 act of parliament on patients’ rights and end of life
Sophie Pennec, Alain Monnier, Silvia Pontone, Régis Aubry BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:25 (3 December 2012)
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Older patients’ attitudes towards and experiences of patient-physician end-of-life communication: a secondary analysis of interviews from British, Dutch and Belgian patients
Natalie Evans, H Roeline W Pasman, Sheila A Payne, Jane Seymour, Sabine Pleschberger, Reginald Deschepper, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, EuroImpact BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:24 (27 November 2012)
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The perspectives of bereaved family carers on dying at home: the study protocol of ‘unpacking the home: family carers’ reflections on dying at home
Sheila Payne, Sarah Brearley, Christine Milligan, David Seamark, Carol Thomas, Xu Wang, Susan Blake, Mary Turner BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:23 (22 November 2012)
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Integrating palliative care within acute stroke services: developing a programme theory of patient and family needs, preferences and staff perspectives
Christopher R Burton, Sheila Payne BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:22 (9 November 2012)
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Parental palliative cancer: psychosocial adjustment and health-related quality of life in adolescents participating in a German family counselling service
Franziska Kühne, Thomas Krattenmacher, Corinna Bergelt, Johanna C Ernst, Hans-Henning Flechtner, Daniel Führer, Wolfgang Herzog, Kai v Klitzing, Georg Romer, Birgit Möller BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:21 (30 October 2012)
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Parental disease status correlates with psychosocial distress and health-related quality of life in adolescents, although those whose parents are in the palliative phase may conceal their psychosocial burden or under-report stress symptoms.
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Clinical aspects of palliative care in advanced Parkinson’s disease
Johan Lokk, Ahmad Delbari BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:20 (25 October 2012)
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Electronic monitoring of symptoms and syndromes associated with cancer: methods of a randomized controlled trial SAKK 95/06 E-MOSAIC
David Blum, Dieter Koeberle, Karin Ribi, Shu-Fang Schmitz, Urs Utiger, Dirk Klingbiel, Florian Strasser BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:19 (24 September 2012)
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Is dignity therapy feasible to enhance the end of life experience for people with motor neurone disease and their family carers?
Brenda Bentley, Samar M Aoun, Moira O’Connor, Lauren J Breen, Harvey Chochinov BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:18 (20 September 2012)
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Perspectives on care and communication involving incurably ill Turkish and Moroccan patients, relatives and professionals: a systematic literature review
Fuusje M de Graaff, Patriek Mistiaen, Walter LJM Devillé, Anneke L Francke BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:17 (18 September 2012)
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Factors associated with the severity and improvement of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer presenting to an outpatient palliative care clinic
Sriram Yennu, Diana L Urbauer, Eduardo Bruera BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:16 (17 September 2012)
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After you: conversations between patients and healthcare professionals in planning for end of life care
Kathryn Almack, Karen Cox, Nima Moghaddam, Kristian Pollock, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:15 (17 September 2012)
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Recommendations for improving the end-of-life care system for homeless populations: A qualitative study of the views of Canadian health and social services professionals
Ryan McNeil, Manal Guirguis-Younger, Laura B Dilley BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:14 (15 September 2012)
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Palliative patients cared for at home by PAMINO-trained and other GPs – health-related quality of life as measured by QLQ-C15-PAL and POS
Katja Hermann, Peter Engeser, Joachim Szecsenyi, Antje Miksch BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:13 (21 August 2012)
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The broad spectrum of unbearable suffering in end-of-life cancer studied in dutch primary care
Cees DM Ruijs, Ad JFM Kerkhof, Gerrit van der Wal, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:12 (1 August 2012)
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One in four end-of-life cancer patients in Dutch primary care suffer unbearably, with many affected by severe psychological burden, highlighting the need to further develop physician psychological, social and existential suffering assessment skills to help reduce distress in these patients.
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Evaluation of a hospice rapid response community service: a controlled evaluation
Claire Butler, Laura M Holdsworth, Simon Coulton, Heather Gage BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:11 (30 July 2012)
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A national study of chaplaincy services and end-of-life outcomes
Kevin J Flannelly, Linda L Emanuel, George F Handzo, Kathleen Galek, Nava R Silton, Melissa Carlson BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:10 (2 July 2012)
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Chaplaincy services may contribute to a lower number of hospital deaths and increased hospice admissions, which might be attributable to chaplains' assistance to patients and families in making end-of-life decisions.
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The ACA training programme to improve communication between general practitioners and their palliative care patients: development and applicability
Willemjan Slort, Annette H Blankenstein, Bernardina S Wanrooij, Henriëtte E van der Horst, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:9 (27 June 2012)
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Home and community based care program assessment for people living with HIV/AIDS in Arba Minch, Southern Ethiopia
Taddese Zerfu, Yaliso Yaya, Selamawit Dagne, Kebede Deribe, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Sibhatu Biadgilign BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:8 (15 June 2012)
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Under-diagnosis of pain by primary physicians and late referral to a palliative care team
Masako Akashi, Eiji Yano, Etsuko Aruga BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:7 (7 June 2012)
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Cancer patients referred to a Palliative Care Team twenty days after admission are more likely to experience under-diagnosis of pain by primary care physicians, which may lead to a longer duration of hospitalization, highlighting the importance of early referral.
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An online survey of Australian physicians reported practice with the off-label use of nebulised frusemide
Phillip J Newton, Patricia M Davidson, Christine Sanderson, on behalf of the Improving Palliative Care through Clinical Trials (ImPaCCT) group BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:6 (30 April 2012)
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Assessment of the face validity of two pain scales in Kenya: a validation study using cognitive interviewing
Kristin TL Huang, Claudio Owino, Rachel C Vreeman, Mildred Hagembe, Festus Njuguna, R Strother, Gregory P Gramelspacher BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:5 (18 April 2012)
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Developing and testing a strategy to enhance a palliative approach and care continuity for people who have dementia: study overview and protocol
Christine Toye, Andrew L Robinson, Moyez Jiwa, Sharon Andrews, Fran McInerney, Barbara Horner, Kristi Holloway, Brigit Stratton BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:4 (2 April 2012)
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Autonomic dysfunction in patients with advanced cancer; prevalence, clinical correlates and challenges in assessment
Carol A Stone, Rose Anne Kenny, Brid Nolan, Peter G Lawlor BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:3 (1 March 2012)
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A region-based palliative care intervention trial using the mixed-method approach: Japan OPTIM study
Tatsuya Morita, Mitsunori Miyashita, Akemi Yamagishi, Nobuya Akizuki, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Yutaka Shirahige, Miki Akiyama, Kei Hirai, Motohiro Matoba, Masako Yamada, Taketoshi Matsumoto, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Kenji Eguchi BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:2 (11 January 2012)
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Outcomes 'out of africa': the selection and implementation of outcome measures for palliative care in Africa
Julia Downing, Steffen T Simon, Faith N Mwangi-Powell, Hamid Benalia, Barbara A Daveson, Irene J Higginson, Richard Harding, Claudia Bausewein, Project PRISMA BMC Palliative Care 2012, 11:1 (6 January 2012)
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Cancer Carepartners: Improving patients' symptom management by engaging informal caregivers
Maria J Silveira, Charles W Given, Kemp B Cease, Alla Sikorskii, Barbara Given, Laurel L Northouse, John D Piette BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:21 (25 November 2011)
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