Communication in end-stage cancer: review of the literature and future research

ED Trice, HG Prigerson - Journal of health communication, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Concerns have been raised about the quality of life and health care received by cancer
patients at the end of life (EOL). Many patients die with pain and other distressing symptoms …

Religious coping and use of intensive life-prolonging care near death in patients with advanced cancer

AC Phelps, PK Maciejewski, M Nilsson, TA Balboni… - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Context Patients frequently rely on religious faith to cope with cancer, but little is known
about the associations between religious coping and the use of intensive life-prolonging …

Racial differences in predictors of intensive end-of-life care in patients with advanced cancer

ET Loggers, PK Maciejewski, E Paulk… - Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Black patients are more likely than white patients to receive life-prolonging care
near death. This study examined predictors of intensive end-of-life (EOL) care for black and …

Racial and ethnic differences in end‐of‐life care in fee‐for‐service Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer

AK Smith, CC Earle… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine racial and ethnic variation in use of hospice and high‐intensity
care in patients with terminal illness. DESIGN: Retrospective, secondary data analysis …

Palliative care for Latino patients and their families: whenever we prayed, she wept

AK Smith, RL Sudore, EJ Pérez-Stable - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Latinos account for 15% of the US population, a proportion projected to grow to 30% by the
year 2050. Although there is tremendous diversity within this community, commonalities of …

Associations between United States acculturation and the end-of-life experience of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer

S DeSanto-Madeya, M Nilsson, ET Loggers… - Journal of Palliative …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Cultural beliefs and values influence treatment preferences for and
experiences with end-of-life (EOL) care among racial and ethnic groups. Within-group …

Palliative care across the continuum of cancer care

TB Sanft, JH Von Roenn - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer …, 2009 - jnccn.org
Optimal oncology care requires the integration of palliative medicine into oncology care
across the disease trajectory. All patients require screening for palliative care services at the …

Determining prognosis and predicting survival in end-of-life care

EG Yanneo - Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2009 - journals.lww.com
In many cases of clinical practice, this prediction capacity based on solid elements may be
key to determine or contraindicate certain therapeutic resources. Such is the case, for …

Le soignant face à l'enfant qui peut ou qui va mourir

D Oppenheim - Médecine thérapeutique/Pédiatrie, 2009 - jle.com
Il n'est pas facile pour un soignant de trouver la juste position face à un enfant qui peut ou
qui va mourir. Les difficultés cliniques et éthiques sont intimement liées, et inhérentes à cette …

[DOC][DOC] Development of a set of process and structure indicators for palliative care: the Europall project

SS Medline - Social Medicine, 2009 - researchgate.net
Supplementary online content: Title: Development of a set of process and structure indicators for
palliative care: the Europall project Manuscript ID: 2050296145621786 Overview Page Appendix …