CONTEXT: Although shown to be an independent predictor of actual survival (AS) duration,
previous reports have identified significant inaccuracy in clinician estimates of survival …

CONTEXT: Patients, caregivers, and clinicians require high levels of information regarding
prognosis when conditions are incurable. OBJECTIVES: 1) To validate the Palliative …

Purpose: To empirically describe the sleep experience of family caregivers (n= 13) of
advanced cancer patients. Method: Mixed methodology using: family interviews; Epworth …

Despite a growing literature on the psychosocial impact of the threat of cancer recurrence,
underserved populations, such as those from the Appalachian region, have been …

Life span scholars investigate the numerous, inevitable changes that occur as we age.
These changes are physiological, biological, psychological, sociological, and even spiritual …

Objective: To determine how palliative care physicians view the accuracy and importance of
prognostication, what information they consider, and what processes they use. Methods: A …

Despite their proximity to death because of advanced old age and disability necessitating
institutionalization, the oldest-old have rarely been the recipients of a comprehensive …

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a chronic and incurable disease which can be kept steady
for a long time with continuous oncologic therapy. There are various treatment options …

Performance scales are important predictors of response to therapy and survival. Both the
Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) and the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) measure …

Background: Each year more than 240,000 Canadians die from terminal and chronic
illnesses. It is estimated that 62% of those deaths require palliative care. Palliative care is a …