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“Such an institution represents the circle of life” – bringing an inpatient hospice into an academic setting: a pre-implementation exploratory study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background To combine the benefits of hospice and palliative care, the integration of both seems self-evident. Aim of this study was to explore clinical staff’s and volunteers’ expectations and concerns of the first university hospice in Germany planning
Kim Dillen, Thomas Montag, Birgit Weihrauch, Heidrun Golla, Raymond Voltz, Julia Strupp   +5 more
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Palliative care as a digital working world (PALLADiUM) - A mixed-method research protocol

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background In Palliative Care, actors from different professional backgrounds work together and exchange case-specific and expert knowledge and information. Since Palliative Care is traditionally distant from digitalization due to its holistically person-
Sandra Grimminger, Maria Heckel, Moritz Markgraf, Sarah Peuten, Moritz Wöhl, Henner Gimpel, Carsten Klein, Christoph Ostgathe, Tobias Steigleder, Werner Schneider   +9 more
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Experiences of pain and pain management in advanced disease and serious illness for people from South Asian communities in Leeds and Bradford: a qualitative interview study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Pain is a significant problem for many people with advanced disease or a serious illness. Culture and ethnicity can affect the experience and management of pain.
Gemma Clarke, Jodie Crooks, Michael I. Bennett, Zarina Mirza, Ruby Bhatti OBE, Wali Nazar, Rahila Mughal, Shenaz Ahmed   +7 more
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Translation and psychometric validation of the Persian version of palliative care attitudes scale in cancer patients

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Introduction To improve cancer patients’ quality of life, palliative care is necessary. The growth of palliative care, along with the assistance of the government and the collaboration of specialists, also relies on the knowledge and attitude of people ...
Sajjad Bagheri, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad   +1 more
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Measurement and documentation of quality indicators for the end-of-life care of hospital patients a nationwide retrospective record review study

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Quality of care at the end of life in hospitals is often perceived to be lower compared to the care that is provided to people who die in their own home.
F. M. Bijnsdorp, B. Schouten, A. K. L. Reyners, C. Wagner, A. L. Francke, S. M. van Schoten   +5 more
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Home care nurses facilitating planned home deaths. A focused ethnography

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background Home care nurses provide complex palliative care for patients who want to die in their own homes. This study aimed to explore home care nurses’ facilitation of planned home death to better understand nursing practices.
Anne Kristine Sørstrøm, Mette Spliid Ludvigsen, Ingjerd Gåre Kymre   +2 more
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Psychosocial burdens in palliative care – a longitudinal cohort study in nursing homes and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background In Germany, palliative care in nursing homes is becoming increasingly important. Simultaneously, nursing homes are particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to their vulnerable residents leading to increased burdens for nursing staff.
Anna Bußmann, Natalie Pomorin
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Opportunities and challenges for advance care planning in strongly religious family-centric societies: a Focus group study of Indonesian cancer-care professionals

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Most studies on advance care planning in Asia originate in high-income Asian countries. Indonesia is a middle-income Asian country characterized by its religious devoutness and strong family ties.
Diah Martina, Christina Yeni Kustanti, Rahajeng Dewantari, Noorwati Sutandyo, Rudi Putranto, Hamzah Shatri, Christantie Effendy, Agnes van der Heide, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Carin van der Rijt   +9 more
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The current state of knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and training needs regarding palliative care among ICU nurses in China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care
Background Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses exhibit gaps in their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding palliative care. In China, there is a lack of standardized training programs for palliative care among ICU nurses, and corresponding research ...
Wei-wei Cai, Fei Wang, Chang-chun Song
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Incidence, clinical presentation, and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients on chronic dialysis during the first stage of the pandemic in Uruguay

Nefrología Latinoamericana
Objective: In March 2020, a health emergency was declared due to COVID-19 in Uruguay. Patients undergoing chronic dialysis (CD) were particularly affected by the disease. The objective is to describe the incidence, clinical presentation, and mortality of
Soledad Sosa, Natalia Villegas, Laura Solá, Ricardo Silvariño   +3 more
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