Integrating palliative care into the trajectory of cancer care
D Hui, E Bruera - Nature reviews clinical oncology, 2016 - nature.com
Over the past five decades, palliative care has evolved from serving patients at the end of life
into a highly specialized discipline focused on delivering supportive care to patients with life …
into a highly specialized discipline focused on delivering supportive care to patients with life …
[HTML][HTML] Palliative care utilization in oncology and hemato-oncology: a systematic review of cognitive barriers and facilitators from the perspective of healthcare …
Background Despite the high potential to improve the quality of life of patients and families,
palliative care services face significant obstacles to their use. In countries with high-resource …
palliative care services face significant obstacles to their use. In countries with high-resource …
“Not the 'grim reaper service'”: an assessment of provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding palliative care referral barriers in heart failure
D Kavalieratos, EM Mitchell, TS Carey… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Although similar to cancer patients regarding symptom burden and prognosis,
patients with heart failure (HF) tend to receive palliative care far less frequently. We sought …
patients with heart failure (HF) tend to receive palliative care far less frequently. We sought …
Awareness and misperceptions of hospice and palliative care: a population-based survey study
A Shalev, V Phongtankuel, E Kozlov… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Despite the documented benefits of palliative and hospice care on improving
patients' quality of life, these services remain underutilized. Multiple factors limit the …
patients' quality of life, these services remain underutilized. Multiple factors limit the …
Supportive versus palliative care: What's in a name? A survey of medical oncologists and midlevel providers at a comprehensive cancer center
N Fadul, A Elsayem, JL Palmer, E Del Fabbro… - Cancer, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Palliative care has been progressively adopted by American cancer
centers; however, referrals to palliative care continue to occur late in the trajectory of illness …
centers; however, referrals to palliative care continue to occur late in the trajectory of illness …
[HTML][HTML] Racial and ethnic differences in preferences for end-of-life treatment
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Studies using local samples suggest that racial minorities
anticipate a greater preference for life-sustaining treatment when faced with a terminal …
anticipate a greater preference for life-sustaining treatment when faced with a terminal …
Palliative care in surgery: defining the research priorities
Given the acute and often life-limiting nature of surgical illness, as well as the potential for
treatment to induce further suffering, surgical patients have considerable palliative care …
treatment to induce further suffering, surgical patients have considerable palliative care …
Choosing and using screening criteria for palliative care consultation in the ICU: a report from the Improving Palliative Care in the ICU (IPAL-ICU) Advisory Board
JE Nelson, JR Curtis, C Mulkerin, M Campbell… - Critical care …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To review the use of screening criteria (also known as “triggers”) as a mechanism
for engaging palliative care consultants to assist with care of critically ill patients and their …
for engaging palliative care consultants to assist with care of critically ill patients and their …
Comparison of palliative care delivery in the last year of life between adults with terminal noncancer illness or cancer
Importance Palliative care improves health outcomes, but studies of the differences in the
delivery of palliative care to patients with different types of serious illness are lacking …
delivery of palliative care to patients with different types of serious illness are lacking …
[HTML][HTML] Journey mapping as a novel approach to healthcare: a qualitative mixed methods study in palliative care
S Ly, F Runacres, P Poon - BMC health services research, 2021 - Springer
Background Journey mapping involves the creation of visual narrative timelines depicting
the multidimensional relationship between a consumer and a service. The use of journey …
the multidimensional relationship between a consumer and a service. The use of journey …