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Exploring access to end of life care for ethnic minorities with end stage kidney disease through recruitment in action research [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Variation in provision of palliative care in kidney services and practitioner concerns to provide equitable access led to the development of this study which focussed on the perspectives of South Asian patients and their care providers.
A Worth, C Pentheny O’Kelly De, D Coleman, E Wilkinson, Edwina Brown, Emma Wilkinson, F Murtagh, G Randhawa, Graham Warwick, Gurch Randhawa, J Kai, J Koffman, J Reit Papp Van, J Ritchie, JE Somerville, John Stoves, Ken Farrington, M Silva Gane Da, M Silva Gane Da, Maria Da Silva Gane, N Evans, P Roderick, Regina Magee, S Chandna, S Davison, S Gunda, Sue Sharman, Tahira Akhtar   +27 more
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Care and compassion at the end of life [PDF]

, 2012
Aim: To examine the provision of the ‘end of life care strategy’ and the perception of provision by patients and carers. Introduction: In determining what constitutes excellence in care at the end of life, one must firstly acknowledge ‘what care and ...
Brown, Michelle
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Naltrexone treatment for prolonged grief disorder: study protocol for a randomized, triple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background There is a lack of effective pharmacotherapy for prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Evidence suggests that the neurobiology of PGD involves the same circuitry as the reward pathway.
James Gang, James Kocsis, Jonathan Avery, Paul K. Maciejewski, Holly G. Prigerson   +4 more
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A systematic review and critical appraisal of quality indicators to assess optimal palliative care for older people with dementia [PDF]

, 2019
© The Author(s) 2019Background: A challenge for commissioners and providers of end-of-life care in dementia is to translate recommendations for good or effective care into quality indicators that inform service development and evaluation.
Claire Goodman, Cohen J, De Koning J, Elizabeth L Sampson, Higginson I., Louise Robinson, Murtagh F., Sarah Amador, Volicer L   +8 more
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Predictors of spiritual care provision for patients with dementia at the end of life as perceived by physicians : a prospective study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Spiritual caregiving is part of palliative care and may contribute to well being at the end of life. However, it is a neglected area in the care and treatment of patients with dementia.
Deliens, Luc, Gijsberts, Marie-Jose H, Hertogh, Cees MPM, van der Steen, Jenny T   +3 more
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The engagement of psychiatrists in the assessment of euthanasia requests from psychiatric patients in Belgium: a survey study

BMC Psychiatry, 2020
Background Since its legalisation in 2002, the number of times euthanasia has been carried out in response to requests from adults with psychiatric conditions (APC) has continued to increase.
Monica Verhofstadt, Kurt Audenaert, Kris Van den Broeck, Luc Deliens, Freddy Mortier, Koen Titeca, Koen Pardon, Dirk De Bacquer, Kenneth Chambaere   +8 more
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The impact of the euthanasia assessment procedure: a qualitative interview study among adults with psychiatric conditions

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Assisted dying for adults with psychiatric conditions (APC) is highly controversial but legally possible in a few countries, including Belgium.
Monica Verhofstadt, Kenneth Chambaere, Koen Pardon, Freddy Mortier, Axel Liégeois, Luc Deliens, Kurt Audenaert   +6 more
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Evidence-based planning and costing palliative care services for children : novel multi-method epidemiological and economic exemplar [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Children’s palliative care is a relatively new clinical specialty. Its nature is multi-dimensional and its delivery necessarily multi-professional.
A Craft, Audit Scotland, C Feudtner, C Knapp, Ciarán Humphreys, D Bainbridge, Department of Health, Department of Health Western Australia, F Finlay, Gareth R Davies, J Noyes, J Noyes, Jane Noyes, K Lowson, K McNamara-Goodger, L Brook, L Fraser, Llinos Haf Spencer, Lucie Hobson, M Doug, Mary Devins, Mary Lewis, NPC, Public Health Wales, R Hain, R Hain, R Hain, R Hain, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Richard Hain, Richard P Hastings, Scottish Children and Young People's Palliative Care Executive Group (SCYPPEx), T Hughes-Hallet, Together for Short Lives, V Sugar, Vasiliki Totsika, Virginia Bennett, World Health Organisation   +37 more
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Are the MORECare guidelines on reporting of attrition in palliative care research populations appropriate? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background Palliative care trials have higher rates of attrition. The MORECare guidance recommends applying classifications of attrition to report attrition to help interpret trial results.
Anna Oriani, Lesley Dunleavy, Paul Sharples, Guillermo Perez Algorta, Nancy J. Preston   +4 more
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Recommendations on priorities for integrated palliative care: transparent expert consultation with international leaders for the InSuP-C project

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) endorses integrated palliative care which has a significant impact on quality of life and satisfaction with care.
Sheila Payne, Sean Hughes, Joann Wilkinson, Jeroen Hasselaar, Nancy Preston   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source