[HTML][HTML] Timely palliative care: personalizing the process of referral

D Hui, Y Heung, E Bruera - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Timely palliative care is palliative care personalized based on patients'
needs and delivered at the optimal time and setting. It involves a systematic process to …

[HTML][HTML] Models of integration of specialized palliative care with oncology

J Mathews, B Hannon, C Zimmermann - Current treatment options in …, 2021 - Springer
Opinion statement Evidence from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses has
shown that early integration of specialized palliative care improves symptoms and quality of …

[HTML][HTML] Palliative care in paediatric oncology: an update

N Salins, S Hughes, N Preston - Current oncology reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of this Review The purpose of this review is to describe the evolution of
palliative care in paediatric oncology, the needs of children and their families in a paediatric …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating palliative care principles to improve patient care and quality of life in urologic oncology

LA Hugar, EM Wulff-Burchfield, GS Winzelberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Palliative care—specialized healthcare focused on improving quality of life for patients with
serious illnesses—can help urologists to care for patients with unmet symptom, coping and …

[HTML][HTML] Stigma about palliative care: origins and solutions

J Alcalde, C Zimmermann - ecancermedicalscience, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite high-level evidence demonstrating the benefits of integrating palliative care early in
the trajectory of advanced cancer, there remains a stigma surrounding this important …

[HTML][HTML] Stigma of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers on early palliative care

E Bandieri, E Borelli, F Gilioli, S Bigi, C Mucciarini… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Early palliative care represents a successful model of care for advanced
cancer patients and their caregivers. Yet, early palliative care provision remains confined to …

[HTML][HTML] Hospice vs Palliative care: A comprehensive review for primary care physician

M Sheikh, S Sekaran, H Kochhar, AT Khan… - Journal of family …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
End-of-life medical services in the form of Hospice or Palliative care were initiated in the
middle of 1900 in order to comfort the dying patients and support their families. There are a …

Palliative care is the umbrella, not the rain—a metaphor to guide conversations in advanced cancer

C Zimmermann, J Mathews - JAMA oncology, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Conclusions Timely palliative care improves symptoms and quality of life for patients with
advanced cancer and for their families. Palliative care can be provided from the time of …

Unrepresented, unheard and discriminated against: A qualitative exploration of relatives' and professionals' views of palliative care experiences of people of African …

F Dewhurst, L Tomkow, M Poole… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: People of African and Caribbean descent experienced disproportionately high
mortality from COVID-19 and have poor access to palliative care. Aim: To explore palliative …

Performance of the Palliative Prognostic Index for cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

SQ Yoong, D Porock, D Whitty, WWS Tam… - Palliative …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Clinician predicted survival for cancer patients is often inaccurate, and
prognostic tools may be helpful, such as the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI). The PPI …