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Designing Effective Interactions for Concordance around End-of-Life Care Decisions: Lessons from Hospice Admission Nurses

Behavioral Sciences, 2017
Near the end of life, hospice care reduces symptom-related distress and hospitalizations while improving caregiving outcomes. However, it takes time for a person to gain a sufficient understanding of hospice and decide to enroll.
Carey Candrian, Channing Tate, Kirsten Broadfoot, Alexandra Tsantes, Daniel Matlock, Jean Kutner   +5 more
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Xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background The aim of this project was to review the literature on dry mouth / xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer, with the objectives being to determine its prevalence, clinical features, and complications. Methods Standard methodology was used
Maria Walsh, Norah Fagan, Andrew Davies
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Systemic Treatments for Recurrent or Metastatic Sinonasal Carcinomas: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sinonasal cancers are rare and heterogeneous and pose a therapeutic challenge at an advanced stage due to the lack of data on appropriate systemic management. Methods This retrospective multicenter study analyzed 83 patients with recurrent or metastatic sinonasal carcinomas ineligible for curative treatment, treated in France ...
Marie Degrange, Mathilde Morisseau, Justin Michel, Thibaut Reverdy, Sylvain Morinière, Amaury Daste, Maxime Humbert, Caroline Viala, Pauline Corbaux, Tiffany Darbas, François‐Régis Ferrand, Valentin Favier, Camille Evrard, Diane Evrard, Delphine Farneti, Sarah Betrian‐Lagarde, Victor Sarradin   +16 more
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Clinicogenomic Features and Outcomes of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma With Central Nervous System Metastases: A Single‐Institution Cohort Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with a propensity for perineural invasion and hematogenous spread. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is uncommon, and detailed clinical and genomic data on this aspect of the disease remain limited.
Omar Elghawy, Jack Stylli, Martin Kurian, Eitan Halper‐Stromberg, Aditi Singh, Christopher D'Avella, Lee Hartner, Roger B. Cohen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scheduling early primary care follow‐up after pneumonia: A retrospective target trial emulation in five hospitals

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Current guidelines make no recommendations on discharge interventions or scheduling outpatient follow‐up after hospitlization for commnity‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). Objectives To assess the impact of scheduling early primary care follow‐up prior to discharge home among survivors of hypoxemic CAP hospitalizations.
Andrew J. Davis, Stephanie P. Taylor, Catherine L. Hough, Mari Armstrong‐Hough, Li Yan, Catherine K. Ettman, Katy Sadowski, Khyzer B. Aziz, Patrick G. Lyons, Katrina E. Hauschildt, Marc Kowalkowski, Eliana M. Perrin, Theodore J. Iwashyna   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived usefulness of new technologies in palliative care volunteering: mixed-methods study with stakeholders

BMC Palliative Care
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face volunteer support for patients and families was not possible, making it necessary to explore alternative ways of reducing distress.
Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca, Eva Víbora-Martín, Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras, Rafael Gómez-García, María Luisa Martín-Roselló   +4 more
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Patterns of Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in Older Adults: A SEER‐Medicare Analysis of Health and Economic Impact of Missed Screening Opportunities

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess how diagnostic pathways affect clinical outcomes and healthcare costs among older adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC). Summary of Background Data Many CRC cases in the United State are diagnosed during an emergency presentation, which have been linked to worse outcomes.
Eshetu B. Worku, Selamawit A. Woldesenbet, Odysseas P. Chatzipanagiotou, Timothy M. Pawlik   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice use and one-year survivorship of residents in long-term care facilities in Canada: a cohort study

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background Hospice care is designed for persons in the final phase of a terminal illness. However, hospice care is not used appropriately. Some persons who do not meet the hospice eligibility receive hospice care, while many persons who may have ...
Beibei Xiong, Shannon Freeman, Davina Banner, Lina Spirgiene   +3 more
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Hospice care self-efficacy among clinical medical staff working in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation wards of designated hospitals: a cross–sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 462,417 deaths worldwide. A large number of patients with severe COVID-19 face death in hospital.
Ze-hong Zheng, Zhong-chen Luo, You Zhang, Wallace Chi Ho Chan, Jian-qiong Li, Jin Pang, Yu-ling Jia, Jiao Tang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between walking gait biomechanical changes after anterior cruciate ligament injury or reconstruction and the development of osteoarthritis: A systematic review

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction significantly increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Biomechanical alterations during walking are frequently suggested contributors to OA development. This systematic review aims to determine the association between walking gait biomechanical changes following ACL ...
Jérôme Riera, Mattéo Campion, Thomas Néri, Alexandre J. M. Rambaud, Noémie C. Duclos   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source