[HTML][HTML] Patients' experiences of telehealth in palliative home care: scoping review

SA Steindal, AAG Nes, TE Godskesen, A Dihle… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Telehealth is increasingly being used in home care and could be one measure
to support the needs of home-based patients receiving palliative care. However, no previous …

Challenges on the provision of palliative care for patients with cancer in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of reviews

H Abu-Odah, A Molassiotis, J Liu - BMC palliative care, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

[HTML][HTML] Redefining palliative care—a new consensus-based definition

L Radbruch, L De Lima, F Knaul, R Wenk, Z Ali… - Journal of pain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Context The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a
consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health …

“Why Couldn't I Go in To See Him?” Bereaved families' perceptions of end‐of‐life communication during COVID‐19

S Feder, D Smith, H Griffin, ST Shreve… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background/Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic has resulted in rapid changes to end‐of‐
life care for hospitalized older adults and their families, including visitation restrictions. We …

An integrated palliative and respiratory care service for patients with advanced disease and refractory breathlessness: a randomised controlled trial

IJ Higginson, C Bausewein, CC Reilly… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom, which increases in
many diseases as they progress and is difficult to manage. We assessed the effectiveness of …

The effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of hospital‐based specialist palliative care for adults with advanced illness and their caregivers

S Bajwah, AO Oluyase, D Yi, W Gao… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Serious illness is often characterised by physical/psychological problems,
family support needs, and high healthcare resource use. Hospital‐based specialist palliative …

Referral criteria to palliative care for patients with heart failure: a systematic review

YK Chang, H Kaplan, Y Geng, L Mo, J Philip… - Circulation: Heart …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Patients with heart failure have significant symptom burden, care needs, and
often a progressive course to end-stage disease. Palliative care referrals may be helpful but …

Telemedicine in specialised palliative care: Healthcare professionals' and their perspectives on video consultations—A qualitative study

KF Funderskov, D Boe Danbjørg, M Jess… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives To explore the advantages and disadvantages of using video
consultations, as experienced by specialised palliative care healthcare professionals, who …

Barriers to palliative and hospice care utilization in older adults with cancer: A systematic review

J Parajuli, A Tark, YL Jao, J Hupcey - Journal of geriatric oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
The number of older adults with cancer and the need for palliative care among this
population is increasing in the United States. The objective of this systematic review was to …

Talking about end of life in general palliative care–what's going on? A qualitative study on end-of-life conversations in an acute care hospital in Denmark

H Bergenholtz, HU Timm, M Missel - BMC palliative care, 2019 - Springer
Background End-of-life (EOL) conversations in hospital should serve to give patients the
opportunity to consider future treatment options and help them clarify their values and …