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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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