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Designing the Hospice of the future: Developing a partnership with the next generation

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Community engagement is essential to co-design new models of integrated, people-centred health services. Young people and adolescents form a significant population of the community; however their input is often overlooked when designing ...
Lonan Oldam, Lottie Morris, Giovanna Cruz, Lynsey Christian, Hollie Quaye, Gillian Street   +5 more
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Hospice care utilisation among elderly patients who died with hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States

JHEP Reports, 2021
Background & Aims: The benefits of hospice care in Medicare recipients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have not been fully evaluated, which we aimed to study. Methods: We used nationally representative samples of the Medicare beneficiaries in the
Victor de Avila, James M. Paik, Leyla de Avila, Linda Henry, Denise Mohess, Alva Roche-Green, Zobair M. Younossi   +6 more
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Cognition and attitudes of hospice care among healthcare providers: a case study of Sichuan Province

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Under the background of the increasing aging population and cancer burden in China, the role of hospice care has become increasingly prominent.
Meng Ling, Pengru Chen, Qiaoying He, Yi Long, Lei Cheng, Chuan You   +5 more
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Hospice Care Pilot Program Independently Pioneered by Community Health Centers in Shanghai: a Cross-sectional Survey [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
Background Survival assessment, psychological counseling and other services included in the comprehensive hospice care program conform to the hospice care philosophy, and may be independently delivered to patients to satisfy their needs in a pioneering ...
Xueying LI, Limei JING, Yifan XU, Tianshu CHU, Yunjia ZHAO, Ruiyang CHEN, Xiaohan TENG, Shuijing LI
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An Exploration of the Challenges for Oncology Nurses in Providing Hospice Care in Mainland China: A Qualitative Study

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021
Objective: Although there has been an increasing emphasis on assisting nurses with providing quality hospice care to patients and family members, few studies have explored the challenges that oncology nurses face when delivering hospice care in the ...
Ruishuang Zheng, Qiaohong Guo, Zhiqian Chen, Lili Ma, Susan McClement   +4 more
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Treatment of cancer cachexia in the very advanced or terminal phase: a systematic review

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2013
The therapeutic approach to refractory cancer cachexia represents an unmet need and an important research priority in the field of palliative care. Unfortunately, clinical studies in this area are scarce, both regarding nutritional and pharmacological ...
Giuseppe Arvia, Stefano Giordani, Ismaeil Ghaderi, Sharon Nahas, Stefano Diana, Raffaella Indelli, Beatrice Traverso, Giorgio Lelli   +7 more
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Comparison of the Hospice Systems in the United States, Japan and Taiwan

Asian Nursing Research, 2010
The aim of hospice care is to provide the best possible quality of life both for people approaching the end of life and for their families and carers. The Korean government has been implementing a pilot project for hospital hospice services and trying to
Chung Yul Lee, RN, PhD, Hiroko Komatsu, RN, PhD, Weihua Zhang, RN, PhD, Yann-Fen Chao, RN, PhD, Ki Kyong Kim, RN, PhD, Gwang Suk Kim, RN, PhD, Yoon Hee Cho, RN, PhD, Ji Sook Ko, RN, MSN   +7 more
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Investigation and management of iron deficiency anaemia in a specialist palliative care setting and the role of intravenous iron: a descriptive analysis of hospice data [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

AMRC Open Research, 2021
Background: Anaemia is common in hospice populations and associated with significant symptom burden. Guidelines recommend investigating for and treating iron deficiency (ID), but there is little evidence of this practice in palliative care populations ...
Thomas Steele, Amara Callistus Nwosu, Laura Chapman, Helen Bonwick   +3 more
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What makes palliative care needs “complex”? A multisite sequential explanatory mixed methods study of patients referred for specialist palliative care

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Specialist palliative care (SPC) providers tend to use the term ‘complex’ to refer to the needs of patients who require SPC. However, little is known about complex needs on first referral to a SPC service.
Anne M. Finucane, Connie Swenson, John I. MacArtney, Rachel Perry, Hazel Lamberton, Lucy Hetherington, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Scott A. Murray, Emma Carduff   +8 more
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‘I really feel like I am ageing early’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experience of young adults with life-limiting conditions (YALLC)

BMJ Public Health
Objectives This study aims to explore the lived experience of young adults with life-limiting conditions (YALLC) and how they perceive and navigate adulthood, to identify challenges and opportunities for improved care and support.Methods A qualitative ...
Poh Heng Chong, Xiangyi Chen, Zhi Zheng Yeo, Celene Ting, Ya Nee Poh, Qishun Raymond Ang   +5 more
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