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		Research article Talking about living and dying with the oldest old: public involvement in a study on end of life care in care homes Claire Goodman, Elspeth Mathie, Marion Cowe, Alex Mendoza, Daphne Westwood, Diane Munday, Patricia M Wilson, Clare Crang, Katherine Froggatt, Steve Iliffe, Jill Manthorpe, Heather Gage, Stephen Barclay BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:20 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge and attitude of final - year medical students in Germany towards palliative care - an interinstitutional questionnaire-based study Martin Weber, Sven Schmiedel, Friedemann Nauck, Bernd Alt-Epping BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:19 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Final year medical students in Germany acknowledge lack of confidence and a limited knowledge base when dealing with specific palliative care issues, highlighting the importance of developing a mandatory palliative care curriculum for these students.
		Research article Is it recorded in the notes? Documentation of end-of-life care and preferred place to die discussions in the final weeks of life Karen Cox, Nima Moghaddam, Kathryn Almack, Kristian Pollock, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:18 (4 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Age, gender, will, and use of home-visit nursing care are critical factors in home care for malignant diseases; a retrospective study involving 346 patients in Japan Yuko Kodama, Tomoko Matsumura, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Morihito Takita, Shohei Kawagoe, Yukihiro Kimura, Satoshi Hirahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideki Ohta, Shigeru Onozawa, Tadashi Wada, Yukiyasu Nakamura, Kazushi Nakano, Masahiro Kami, Koichiro Yuji BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:17 (1 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Piloting the role of a pharmacist in a community palliative care multidisciplinary team: an Australian experience Safeera Y Hussainy, Margaret Box, Sandy Scholes BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:16 (31 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The lived experience of breathlessness and its implications for care: a qualitative comparison in cancer, COPD, heart failure and MND Marjolein H Gysels, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:15 (17 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death Akiko M Saito, Mary Landrum, Bridget A Neville, John Z Ayanian, Craig C Earle BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:14 (21 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Study protocol: optimization of complex palliative care at home via telemedicine. A cluster randomized controlled trial Froukje Duursma, Henk J Schers, Kris CP Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:13 (9 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi Julia B Tapsfield, M Jane Bates BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:12 (9 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Intervention for depression among palliative care patients and their families: A study protocol for evaluation of a training program for professional care staff David J Hallford, Marita P McCabe, David Mellor, Tanya E Davison, Denisa L Goldhammer, Kuruvilla George, Shane Storer BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:11 (13 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expert opinion on detecting and treating depression in palliative care: A Delphi study Lauren Rayner, Annabel Price, Matthew Hotopf, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:10 (27 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identifying bereaved subjects at risk of complicated grief: Predictive value of questionnaire items in a cohort study Mai-Britt Guldin, Maja O'Connor, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders B Jensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:9 (16 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: three rapid evaluation field studies Liz Grant, Judith Brown, Mhoira Leng, Nadia Bettega, Scott A Murray BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:8 (12 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The experience of palliative patients and their families of a family meeting utilised as an instrument for spiritual and psychosocial care: A qualitative study Heather M Tan, Anne Wilson, Ian Olver, Christopher Barton BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:7 (24 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature Marjolein Gysels, Christopher Pell, Lianne Straus, Robert Pool BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:6 (9 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Study protocol The perspectives of clinical staff and bereaved informal care-givers on the use of continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: The study protocol of the UNBIASED study Jane Seymour, Judith Rietjens, Jayne Brown, Agnes van der Heide, Sigrid Sterckx, Luc Deliens, the UNBIASED study team BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:5 (4 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol "Card sorting": a tool for research in ethics on treatment decision-making at the end of life in Alzheimer patients with a life threatening complication Lionel Pazart, Chrystelle Vidal, Didier Chalon, Sophie Gauthier, Florent Schepens, Elodie Cretin, Jean-Louis Beal, Pierre Pfitzenmeyer, Régis Aubry BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:4 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors of dying at home for patients receiving nursing services in Japan: A retrospective study comparing cancer and non-cancer deaths Sumie Ikezaki, Naoki Ikegami BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:3 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative inpatients in general hospitals: a one day observational study in Belgium Marianne S Desmedt, Yolande L de la Kethulle, Myriam I Deveugele, Emmanuel A Keirse, Dominique J Paulus, Johan J Menten, Steven R Simoens, Paul J vanden Berghe, Claire M Beguin BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:2 (2 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Mapping hospice patients' perception and verbal communication of end-of-life needs: an exploratory mixed methods inquiry Bruce L Arnold BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:1 (27 January 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The use of opioids at the end of life: the knowledge level of Dutch physicians as a potential barrier to effective pain management Mette L Rurup, Christiaan A Rhodius, Sander D Borgsteede, Manon SA Boddaert, Astrid GM Keijser, H Roeline W Pasman, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:23 (12 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Although Dutch physicians have adequate knowledge regarding the use of opioids at the end of life, they often mistakenly consider these to be the appropriate drug for palliative sedation and for shortening life.
		Research article Effectiveness of a hand-held fan for breathlessness: a randomised phase II trial Claudia Bausewein, Sara Booth, Marjolein Gysels, Robert Kühnbach, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:22 (19 October 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Testing the feasibility of the Dignity Therapy interview: adaptation for the Danish culture Lise J Houmann, Susan Rydahl-Hansen, Harvey M Chochinov, Linda J Kristjanson, Mogens Groenvold BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:21 (22 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Debate European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) framework for palliative sedation: an ethical discussion Niklas Juth, Anna Lindblad, Niels Lynöe, Manne Sjöstrand, Gert Helgesson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:20 (13 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Frameworks should convey that the best interest and autonomous decisions of the patients are the primary concerns when considering palliative sedation and a patient's judgement on when suffering is intolerable should guide decision-making at the end of life.
		Research article 'Palliative care': a contradiction in terms? A qualitative study of cancer patients with a Turkish or Moroccan background, their relatives and care providers Fuusje M de Graaff, Anneke L Francke, Maria ETC van den Muijsenbergh, Sjaak van der Geest BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:19 (10 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Out-of-hours GPs and palliative care-a qualitative study exploring information exchange and communication issues Mark Taubert, Annmarie Nelson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:18 (12 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients Peter L Hudson, Cheryl Remedios, Kristina Thomas BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:17 (5 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany) Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzón, Eva Münster, Sabine Fischbeck, Michael Unrath, Matthias Claus, Tanja Martini, Martin Weber BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:16 (30 July 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Morphinofobia: the situation among the general population and health care professionals in North-Eastern Portugal Henk Verloo, Emmanuel K Mpinga, Maria Ferreira, Charles-Henri Rapin, Philippe Chastonay BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:15 (22 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States Maria Cepeda, Mila Etropolski, Rachel Weinstein, Daniel Fife, Raymond Boston, Amy Matcho BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:14 (18 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan Nanako Tamiya, Mikako Okuno, Masayo Kashiwakgi, Mariko Nishikitani, Etsuko Aruga BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:13 (15 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The National Tumor Association Foundation (ANT): A 30 year old model of home palliative care Marina Casadio, Guido Biasco, Amy Abernethy, Valeria Bonazzi, Raffaella Pannuti, Franco Pannuti BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:12 (8 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Paediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives Saskia Jünger, Andrea E Vedder, Sigurd Milde, Thomas Fischbach, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:11 (4 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Most pediatricians perceive palliative care to be part of their role, highlighting the importance of education in basic palliative care and the need for a specialist support network to implement palliative home care for children and adolescents.
		Research article Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts Saskia Jünger, Tania Pastrana, Martina Pestinger, Martina Kern, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:10 (2 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Destined to die in hospital? Systematic review and meta-analysis of place of death in haematological malignancy Debra A Howell, Eve Roman, Helen Cox, Alexandra G Smith, Russell Patmore, Anne C Garry, Martin R Howard BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:9 (1 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A proposed systems approach to the evaluation of integrated palliative care Daryl Bainbridge, Kevin Brazil, Paul Krueger, Jenny Ploeg, Alan Taniguchi BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:8 (10 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Palliative care patients require complex packages of treatment and social support in a seamless, cost-effective manner, and collaboration within the palliative care network that accounts for each contributing factor may provide optimal care that meets patients' needs.
		Research article Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief Bragi Skulason, Asgeir R Helgason BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:7 (29 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Case report End-of-life care in a COPD patient awaiting lung transplantation: a case report Daisy JA Janssen, Martijn A Spruit, Joan D Does, Jos MGA Schols, Emiel FM Wouters BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:6 (28 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: a grounded theory study Wendy D Duggleby, Kelly L Penz, Donna M Goodridge, Donna M Wilson, Beverly D Leipert, Patricia H Berry, Sylvia R Keall, Christopher J Justice BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:5 (26 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack, Sheila Kennedy BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:4 (8 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Nurses believe that advance care planning is an important part of practice, viewing their roles as being to engage with patients to elicit care preferences, facilitate family communication and enable a shift of care focus towards palliative care.
		Study protocol Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer Wendy D Duggleby, Allison M Williams BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:3 (26 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design Amy Waller, Afaf Girgis, Claire Johnson, Geoff Mitchell, Patsy Yates, Linda Kristjanson, Martin Tattersall, Christophe Lecathelinais, David Sibbritt, Brian Kelly, Emma Gorton, David Currow BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:2 (11 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article What "best practice" could be in Palliative Care: an analysis of statements on practice and ethics expressed by the main Health Organizations Gaia Barazzetti, Claudia Borreani, Guido Miccinesi, Franco Toscani BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:1 (7 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Policies and position statements from international health organizations generally lack a consistent model of palliative care, perhaps due to cultural variation and the need to adapt care to each patient's needs and values.
		Research article Policies to improve end-of-life decisions in Flemish hospitals: communication, training of health care providers and use of quality assessments Ina D'Haene, Robert H Vander Stichele, H Roeline W Pasman, Nele Noortgate, Johan Bilsen, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:20 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative Bart Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Maartje Willekens, Elmi Terpstra, Paul Giesen, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:19 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement Mette Neergaard, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders Jensen, Jens Sondergaard BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:18 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives: availability, content and effect of transferred information Bart PM Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Luc Deliens, Henriette Horst BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:17 (28 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V Cees DM Ruijs, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Gerrit van der Wal, Ad JFM Kerkhof BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:16 (3 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Visioning for secondary palliative care service hubs in rural communities: a qualitative case study from British Columbia's interior Valorie A Crooks, Heather Castleden, Nadine Schuurman, Neil Hanlon BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:15 (9 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article An open-label, 1-year extension study of the long-term safety and efficacy of once-daily OROS^®hydromorphone in patients with chronic cancer pain Magdi Hanna, Alberto Tuca, John Thipphawong BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:14 (15 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed

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		Research article Talking about living and dying with the oldest old: public involvement in a study on end of life care in care homes Claire Goodman, Elspeth Mathie, Marion Cowe, Alex Mendoza, Daphne Westwood, Diane Munday, Patricia M Wilson, Clare Crang, Katherine Froggatt, Steve Iliffe, Jill Manthorpe, Heather Gage, Stephen Barclay BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:20 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Knowledge and attitude of final - year medical students in Germany towards palliative care - an interinstitutional questionnaire-based study Martin Weber, Sven Schmiedel, Friedemann Nauck, Bernd Alt-Epping BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:19 (23 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Final year medical students in Germany acknowledge lack of confidence and a limited knowledge base when dealing with specific palliative care issues, highlighting the importance of developing a mandatory palliative care curriculum for these students.
		Research article Is it recorded in the notes? Documentation of end-of-life care and preferred place to die discussions in the final weeks of life Karen Cox, Nima Moghaddam, Kathryn Almack, Kristian Pollock, Jane Seymour BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:18 (4 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article Age, gender, will, and use of home-visit nursing care are critical factors in home care for malignant diseases; a retrospective study involving 346 patients in Japan Yuko Kodama, Tomoko Matsumura, Takuhiro Yamaguchi, Morihito Takita, Shohei Kawagoe, Yukihiro Kimura, Satoshi Hirahara, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideki Ohta, Shigeru Onozawa, Tadashi Wada, Yukiyasu Nakamura, Kazushi Nakano, Masahiro Kami, Koichiro Yuji BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:17 (1 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Piloting the role of a pharmacist in a community palliative care multidisciplinary team: an Australian experience Safeera Y Hussainy, Margaret Box, Sandy Scholes BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:16 (31 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The lived experience of breathlessness and its implications for care: a qualitative comparison in cancer, COPD, heart failure and MND Marjolein H Gysels, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:15 (17 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death Akiko M Saito, Mary Landrum, Bridget A Neville, John Z Ayanian, Craig C Earle BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:14 (21 September 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Study protocol: optimization of complex palliative care at home via telemedicine. A cluster randomized controlled trial Froukje Duursma, Henk J Schers, Kris CP Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:13 (9 August 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Hospital based palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa; a six month review from Malawi Julia B Tapsfield, M Jane Bates BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:12 (9 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Intervention for depression among palliative care patients and their families: A study protocol for evaluation of a training program for professional care staff David J Hallford, Marita P McCabe, David Mellor, Tanya E Davison, Denisa L Goldhammer, Kuruvilla George, Shane Storer BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:11 (13 June 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Expert opinion on detecting and treating depression in palliative care: A Delphi study Lauren Rayner, Annabel Price, Matthew Hotopf, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:10 (27 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identifying bereaved subjects at risk of complicated grief: Predictive value of questionnaire items in a cohort study Mai-Britt Guldin, Maja O'Connor, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders B Jensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:9 (16 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: three rapid evaluation field studies Liz Grant, Judith Brown, Mhoira Leng, Nadia Bettega, Scott A Murray BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:8 (12 May 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The experience of palliative patients and their families of a family meeting utilised as an instrument for spiritual and psychosocial care: A qualitative study Heather M Tan, Anne Wilson, Ian Olver, Christopher Barton BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:7 (24 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Research article End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature Marjolein Gysels, Christopher Pell, Lianne Straus, Robert Pool BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:6 (9 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Study protocol The perspectives of clinical staff and bereaved informal care-givers on the use of continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: The study protocol of the UNBIASED study Jane Seymour, Judith Rietjens, Jayne Brown, Agnes van der Heide, Sigrid Sterckx, Luc Deliens, the UNBIASED study team BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:5 (4 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol "Card sorting": a tool for research in ethics on treatment decision-making at the end of life in Alzheimer patients with a life threatening complication Lionel Pazart, Chrystelle Vidal, Didier Chalon, Sophie Gauthier, Florent Schepens, Elodie Cretin, Jean-Louis Beal, Pierre Pfitzenmeyer, Régis Aubry BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:4 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Predictors of dying at home for patients receiving nursing services in Japan: A retrospective study comparing cancer and non-cancer deaths Sumie Ikezaki, Naoki Ikegami BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:3 (3 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Palliative inpatients in general hospitals: a one day observational study in Belgium Marianne S Desmedt, Yolande L de la Kethulle, Myriam I Deveugele, Emmanuel A Keirse, Dominique J Paulus, Johan J Menten, Steven R Simoens, Paul J vanden Berghe, Claire M Beguin BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:2 (2 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Mapping hospice patients' perception and verbal communication of end-of-life needs: an exploratory mixed methods inquiry Bruce L Arnold BMC Palliative Care 2011, 10:1 (27 January 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The use of opioids at the end of life: the knowledge level of Dutch physicians as a potential barrier to effective pain management Mette L Rurup, Christiaan A Rhodius, Sander D Borgsteede, Manon SA Boddaert, Astrid GM Keijser, H Roeline W Pasman, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:23 (12 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Although Dutch physicians have adequate knowledge regarding the use of opioids at the end of life, they often mistakenly consider these to be the appropriate drug for palliative sedation and for shortening life.
		Research article Effectiveness of a hand-held fan for breathlessness: a randomised phase II trial Claudia Bausewein, Sara Booth, Marjolein Gysels, Robert Kühnbach, Irene J Higginson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:22 (19 October 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Testing the feasibility of the Dignity Therapy interview: adaptation for the Danish culture Lise J Houmann, Susan Rydahl-Hansen, Harvey M Chochinov, Linda J Kristjanson, Mogens Groenvold BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:21 (22 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Debate European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) framework for palliative sedation: an ethical discussion Niklas Juth, Anna Lindblad, Niels Lynöe, Manne Sjöstrand, Gert Helgesson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:20 (13 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Frameworks should convey that the best interest and autonomous decisions of the patients are the primary concerns when considering palliative sedation and a patient's judgement on when suffering is intolerable should guide decision-making at the end of life.
		Research article 'Palliative care': a contradiction in terms? A qualitative study of cancer patients with a Turkish or Moroccan background, their relatives and care providers Fuusje M de Graaff, Anneke L Francke, Maria ETC van den Muijsenbergh, Sjaak van der Geest BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:19 (10 September 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Out-of-hours GPs and palliative care-a qualitative study exploring information exchange and communication issues Mark Taubert, Annmarie Nelson BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:18 (12 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for family carers of palliative care patients Peter L Hudson, Cheryl Remedios, Kristina Thomas BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:17 (5 August 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany) Luis Carlos Escobar Pinzón, Eva Münster, Sabine Fischbeck, Michael Unrath, Matthias Claus, Tanja Martini, Martin Weber BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:16 (30 July 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Morphinofobia: the situation among the general population and health care professionals in North-Eastern Portugal Henk Verloo, Emmanuel K Mpinga, Maria Ferreira, Charles-Henri Rapin, Philippe Chastonay BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:15 (22 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Dose patterns in commercially insured subjects chronically exposed to opioids: a large cohort study in the United States Maria Cepeda, Mila Etropolski, Rachel Weinstein, Daniel Fife, Raymond Boston, Amy Matcho BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:14 (18 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Collaboration between physicians and a hospital-based palliative care team in a general acute-care hospital in Japan Nanako Tamiya, Mikako Okuno, Masayo Kashiwakgi, Mariko Nishikitani, Etsuko Aruga BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:13 (15 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The National Tumor Association Foundation (ANT): A 30 year old model of home palliative care Marina Casadio, Guido Biasco, Amy Abernethy, Valeria Bonazzi, Raffaella Pannuti, Franco Pannuti BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:12 (8 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Paediatric palliative home care by general paediatricians: a multimethod study on perceived barriers and incentives Saskia Jünger, Andrea E Vedder, Sigurd Milde, Thomas Fischbach, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:11 (4 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Most pediatricians perceive palliative care to be part of their role, highlighting the importance of education in basic palliative care and the need for a specialist support network to implement palliative home care for children and adolescents.
		Research article Barriers and needs in paediatric palliative home care in Germany: a qualitative interview study with professional experts Saskia Jünger, Tania Pastrana, Martina Pestinger, Martina Kern, Boris Zernikow, Lukas Radbruch BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:10 (2 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Destined to die in hospital? Systematic review and meta-analysis of place of death in haematological malignancy Debra A Howell, Eve Roman, Helen Cox, Alexandra G Smith, Russell Patmore, Anne C Garry, Martin R Howard BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:9 (1 June 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article A proposed systems approach to the evaluation of integrated palliative care Daryl Bainbridge, Kevin Brazil, Paul Krueger, Jenny Ploeg, Alan Taniguchi BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:8 (10 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Palliative care patients require complex packages of treatment and social support in a seamless, cost-effective manner, and collaboration within the palliative care network that accounts for each contributing factor may provide optimal care that meets patients' needs.
		Research article Identifying obstacles to participation in a questionnaire survey on widowers' grief Bragi Skulason, Asgeir R Helgason BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:7 (29 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Case report End-of-life care in a COPD patient awaiting lung transplantation: a case report Daisy JA Janssen, Martijn A Spruit, Joan D Does, Jos MGA Schols, Emiel FM Wouters BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:6 (28 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The transition experience of rural older persons with advanced cancer and their families: a grounded theory study Wendy D Duggleby, Kelly L Penz, Donna M Goodridge, Donna M Wilson, Beverly D Leipert, Patricia H Berry, Sylvia R Keall, Christopher J Justice BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:5 (26 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack, Sheila Kennedy BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:4 (8 April 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Nurses believe that advance care planning is an important part of practice, viewing their roles as being to engage with patients to elicit care preferences, facilitate family communication and enable a shift of care focus towards palliative care.
		Study protocol Living with hope: developing a psychosocial supportive program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer Wendy D Duggleby, Allison M Williams BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:3 (26 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Study protocol Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series design Amy Waller, Afaf Girgis, Claire Johnson, Geoff Mitchell, Patsy Yates, Linda Kristjanson, Martin Tattersall, Christophe Lecathelinais, David Sibbritt, Brian Kelly, Emma Gorton, David Currow BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:2 (11 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article What "best practice" could be in Palliative Care: an analysis of statements on practice and ethics expressed by the main Health Organizations Gaia Barazzetti, Claudia Borreani, Guido Miccinesi, Franco Toscani BMC Palliative Care 2010, 9:1 (7 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Policies and position statements from international health organizations generally lack a consistent model of palliative care, perhaps due to cultural variation and the need to adapt care to each patient's needs and values.
		Research article Policies to improve end-of-life decisions in Flemish hospitals: communication, training of health care providers and use of quality assessments Ina D'Haene, Robert H Vander Stichele, H Roeline W Pasman, Nele Noortgate, Johan Bilsen, Freddy Mortier, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:20 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative Bart Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Maartje Willekens, Elmi Terpstra, Paul Giesen, Luc Deliens BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:19 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement Mette Neergaard, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders Jensen, Jens Sondergaard BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:18 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives: availability, content and effect of transferred information Bart PM Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Luc Deliens, Henriette Horst BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:17 (28 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Unbearability of suffering at the end of life: the development of a new measuring device, the SOS-V Cees DM Ruijs, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Gerrit van der Wal, Ad JFM Kerkhof BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:16 (3 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Visioning for secondary palliative care service hubs in rural communities: a qualitative case study from British Columbia's interior Valorie A Crooks, Heather Castleden, Nadine Schuurman, Neil Hanlon BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:15 (9 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article An open-label, 1-year extension study of the long-term safety and efficacy of once-daily OROS^®hydromorphone in patients with chronic cancer pain Magdi Hanna, Alberto Tuca, John Thipphawong BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:14 (15 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed