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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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Dexmedetomidine Combined With Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Palliative Sedation in Terminal-Stage Cancer Patients With Refractory Pain: A Retrospective Analysis of Nine Cases

Pain Research and Management
Conclusion: DEX emerges as a promising option for palliative sedation in terminal-stage cancer patients. When used in conjunction with PCA, DEX has been shown to effectively, safely, and stably control refractory pain without inducing adverse effects ...
Na Li, Yumei Wang, Meng Cui
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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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Local workshops on palliative care [PDF]

, 1995
The Malta Hospice Movement was established in 1989 with the aim to help in providing palliative care to cancer and motor neurone disease patients. Every year, professionals from Hayward House Palliative Care Unit in Nottingham visit the Malta Hospice ...
Ciantar, Victoria
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni, Cecile Pagan, Antony Citterio‐Quentin, Isabelle Rouvet, Giulia Dingeo, Cyril Hanin, Claudine Laurent‐Levinson, Samia Pichard, Bénédicte Héron, Clément Gourguechon, Daniele Mandia, Jerome Guitton, Carole Lacout, Nicolas Schleinitz, Florient Potier, Olivier Flabeau, Elsa Besse‐Pinot, Foudil Lamari, Magali Pettazzoni, Yann Nadjar   +19 more
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Translation and reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Objective To translate Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF) and test its reliability and validity, so that explore feasibility in Chinese mainland and make up the gap of specific tools for measuring quality of ...
Zhijie Zhang, Xin He, Jialu Cui, Jing Wang, Baoxin Shi   +4 more
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Measuring Healthcare Workers' Workplace Violence Exposure Over Time Using Workers' Compensation Claims

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Workplace violence towards healthcare workers impacts workforce stability and patient care delivery. California passed a workplace violence prevention standard, phased in during 2017‐2018, requiring enhanced tracking and training in healthcare workplaces.
Rachel Odes, Soo‐Jeong Lee, OiSaeng Hong, Wan‐chin Kuo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The willingness and influencing factors of nursing students to hospice care for patients with end⁃of⁃life cancer

Huli yanjiu, 2023
ObjectiveTo investigate the willingness and influencing factors of nursing students to hospice care for patients with end⁃of⁃life cancer.MethodsA survey，involving 644 nursing students from a medical college in Hangzhou city，was conducted by using self ...
LUO Zhuoqi, ZHANG Hualiang, WANG Lifei
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Hospice and Palliative Care - Access for All [PDF]

, 2006
Published to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2006, this report showcases the success stories of how hospice and palliative care has been provided in the most difficult settings.
Rebecca Macnair
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Enhancing legacy in palliative care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Dignity Therapy focused on positive outcomes. [PDF]

, 2015
BackgroundDignity Therapy is a brief psychotherapy that can enhance a sense of legacy while addressing the emotional and existential needs of patients receiving hospice or palliative care.
Gallegos, Jarred V, Golshan, Shahrokh, Irwin, Scott A, McNeal, Helen, Meier, Emily A, Montross-Thomas, Lori P, Munson, Diane, Rodseth, Laura, Roeland, Eric   +8 more
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