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Volume 12; Issue 1

BMC Palliative Care

Volume 12; Issue 1

1

Lung cancer diagnosed following emergency admission: a mixed methods study protocol to improve understanding of patients’ characteristics, needs, experiences and outcomes

Andrew Wilcock, Vincent Crosby, Sarah Freer, Alison Freemantle…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

2

Is the effect of non-invasive ventilation on survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis age-dependent?

Waltteri Siirala, Riku Aantaa, Klaus T Olkkola, Tarja Saaresranta…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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english, 2013

3

Home-based functional walking program for advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care: a case series

Sonya S Lowe, Sharon M Watanabe, Vickie E Baracos, Kerry S Courneya

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

4

Dysphagia as a predictor of outcome and transition to palliative care among middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke patients

Christa O’Hana V San Luis, Ilene Staff, Gilbert J Fortunato…

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

5

The development of an instrument that can identify children with palliative care needs: the Paediatric Palliative Screening Scale (PaPaS Scale): a qualitative study approach

Eva Bergstraesser, Richard D Hain, José L Pereira

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 326 KB

english, 2013

6

Determinants of place of death: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Jyothi Jayaraman, KS Joseph

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 172 KB

english, 2013

7

Evidence-based planning and costing palliative care services for children: novel multi-method epidemiological and economic exemplar

Jane Noyes, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Richard P Hastings, Richard Hain…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 316 KB

english, 2013

8

Using aggregated single patient (N-of-1) trials to determine the effectiveness of psychostimulants to reduce fatigue in advanced cancer patients: a rationale and protocol

Hugh EJ Senior, Geoffrey K Mitchell, Jane Nikles, Sue-Ann Carmont…

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

9

BMC Palliative Care reviewer acknowledgement, 2012

Hayley Henderson

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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10

Palliative care need and management in the acute hospital setting: a census of one New Zealand Hospital

Merryn Gott, Rosemary Frey, Deborah Raphael, Anne O’Callaghan…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 202 KB

english, 2013

11

Factors associated with place of death in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aderaw Anteneh, Tekebash Araya, Awoke Misganaw

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 206 KB

english, 2013

12

De-tabooing dying control - a grounded theory study

Hans O Thulesius, Helen Scott, Gert Helgesson, Niels Lynöe

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 181 KB

english, 2013

13

Early evaluation predicts pain relief of irradiated bone metastases: a single-center prospective study

Pierre Truntzer, David Atlani, Marius Pop, Jean-Baptiste Clavier…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 148 KB

english, 2013

14

Symptom burden, palliative care need and predictors of physical and psychological discomfort in two UK hospitals

Tony Ryan, Christine Ingleton, Clare Gardiner, Chris Parker…

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

15

International recommendations for outpatient palliative care and prehospital palliative emergencies – a prospective questionnaire-based investigation

Christoph HR Wiese, Christoph L Lassen, Utz E Bartels…

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 188 KB

english, 2013

16

What is the extent of potentially avoidable admissions amongst hospital inpatients with palliative care needs?

Merryn Gott, Clare Gardiner, Christine Ingleton, Mark Cobb…

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

17

Developing children’s palliative care in Africa through beacon centres: lessons learnt

Julia D Downing, Joan Marston, Casey Selwyn, Laura Ross-Gakava

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 187 KB

english, 2013

18

Heterogeneity and changes in preferences for dying at home: a systematic review

Barbara Gomes, Natalia Calanzani, Marjolein Gysels, Sue Hall…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 285 KB

english, 2013

19

Towards a standardized method of developing quality indicators for palliative care: protocol of the Quality indicators for Palliative Care (Q-PAC) study

Kathleen Leemans, Joachim Cohen, Anneke L Francke…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 201 KB

english, 2013

20

Planning ahead with children with life-limiting conditions and their families: development, implementation and evaluation of ‘My Choices’

Jane Noyes, Richard P Hastings, Mary Lewis, Richard Hain…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 2.25 MB

english, 2013

21

The case for home based telehealth in pediatric palliative care: a systematic review

Natalie Bradford, Nigel R Armfield, Jeanine Young, Anthony C Smith

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 243 KB

english, 2013

22

Impact of a home-based social welfare program on care for palliative patients in the Basque Country (SAIATU Program)

Emilio Herrera Molina, Roberto Nuño-Solinis, Gorka Espiau Idioaga…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 284 KB

english, 2013

23

Evidence for the use of Levomepromazine for symptom control in the palliative care setting: a systematic review

Isabel Dietz, Andrea Schmitz, Ingrid Lampey, Christian Schulz

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 241 KB

english, 2013

24

Decision-making capacity and communication about care of older people during their last three months of life

Pam J Kaspers, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Dorly JH Deeg…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 219 KB

english, 2013

25

Hope against hope: exploring the hopes and challenges of rural female caregivers of persons with advanced cancer

Williams, Allison, Duggleby, Wendy, Eby, Jeanette, Cooper, Reverend, Hallstrom, Lars K, Holtslander, Lorraine, Thomas, Roanne

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 228 KB

english, 2013

26

Paediatric palliative care: development and pilot study of a ‘Directory’ of life-limiting conditions

Hain, Richard, Devins, Mary, Hastings, Richard, Noyes, Jayne

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 170 KB

english, 2013

27

Interventions to encourage discussion of end-of-life preferences between members of the general population and the people closest to them - a systematic literature review

Abba, Katharine, Byrne, Paula, Horton, Siobhan, Lloyd-Williams, Mari

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 247 KB

english, 2013

28

Cancer-related neuropathic pain in out-patient oncology clinics: a European survey

Garzón-Rodríguez, Cristina, Lyras, Leonidas, Gayoso, Luis, Sepúlveda, Juan M, Samantas, Epaminondas, Pelzer, Uwe, Bowen, Sarah, van Litsenburg, Chantal, Strand, Mette

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

29

A randomised, multicentre clinical trial of specialised palliative care plus standard treatment versus standard treatment alone for cancer patients with palliative care needs: the Danish palliative care trial (DanPaCT) protocol

Johnsen, Anna T, Damkier, Anette, Vejlgaard, Tove B, Lindschou, Jane, Sjøgren, Per, Gluud, Christian, Neergaard, Mette A, Petersen, Morten, Lundorff, Lena E, Pedersen, Lise, Fayers, Peter, Strömgren,

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 191 KB

english, 2013

30

Preliminary estimation of the prevalence of chemotherapy-induced dysgeusia in Japanese patients with cancer

Imai, Hiroo, Soeda, Hiroshi, Komine, Keigo, Otsuka, Kazunori, Shibata, Hiroyuki

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 218 KB

english, 2013

31

'My dreams are shuttered down and it hurts lots’–a qualitative study of palliative care needs and their management by HIV outpatient services in Kenya and Uganda

Selman, Lucy, Simms, Victoria, Penfold, Suzanne, Powell, Richard A, Mwangi-Powell, Faith, Downing, Julia, Gikaara, Nancy, Munene, Grace, Higginson, Irene J, Harding, Richard

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 254 KB

english, 2013

32

Evaluation of the living with hope program for rural women caregivers of persons with advanced cancer

Duggleby, Wendy, Williams, Allison, Holstlander, Lorraine, Cooper, Dan, Ghosh, Sunita, Hallstrom, Lars K, McLean, Roanne Thomas, Hampton, Mary

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 552 KB

english, 2013

33

A qualitative study examining the sustainability of shared care in the delivery of palliative care services in the community

DeMiglio, Lily, Williams, Allison M

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 209 KB

english, 2013

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Palliative care research on the island of Ireland over the last decade: a systematic review and thematic analysis of peer reviewed publications

McIlfatrick, Sonja J, Murphy, Tara

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 375 KB

english, 2013

35

Public awareness and attitudes toward palliative care in Northern Ireland

McIlfatrick, Sonja, Hasson, Felicity, McLaughlin, Dorry, Johnston, Gail, Roulston, Audrey, Rutherford, Lesley, Noble, Helen, Kelly, Sheila, Craig, Avril, Kernohan, W

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 189 KB

english, 2013

36

Novel open-source electronic medical records system for palliative care in low-resource settings

Shah, Kamal G, Slough, Tara, Yeh, Ping, Gombwa, Suave, Kiromera, Athanase, Oden, Z, Richards-Kortum, Rebecca R

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

37

Modelling the landscape of palliative care for people with dementia: a European mixed methods study

Iliffe, Steve, Davies, Nathan, Vernooij-Dassen, Myrra, van Riet Paap, Jasper, Sommerbakk, Ragni, Mariani, Elena, Jaspers, Birgit, Radbruch, Lukas, Manthorpe, Jill, Maio, Laura, Haugen, Dagny, Engels,

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 281 KB

english, 2013

38

Feedback on end-of-life care in dementia: the study protocol of the FOLlow-up project

Boogaard, Jannie A, van Soest-Poortvliet, Mirjam C, Anema, Johannes R, Achterberg, Wilco P, Hertogh, Cees M P M, de Vet, Henrica C W, van der Steen, Jenny T

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 194 KB

english, 2013

39

Challenges and strategies in the administration of a population based mortality follow-back survey design

Lawson, Beverley, Van Aarsen, Kristine, Burge, Frederick

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 160 KB

english, 2013

40

Musculoskeletal pain in older adults at the end-of-life: a systematic search and critical review of the literature with priorities for future research

Lillie, Alison, Read, Sue, Mallen, Christian, Croft, Peter, McBeth, John

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 522 KB

english, 2013

41

Family members’ perceptions of end-of-life care across diverse locations of care

Gallagher, Romayne, Krawczyk, Marian

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BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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english, 2013

42

Improving palliative care outcomes for Aboriginal Australians: service providers’ perspectives

Shahid, Shaouli, Bessarab, Dawn, van Schaik, Katherine D, Aoun, Samar M, Thompson, Sandra C

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 213 KB

english, 2013

43

Place of death in haematological malignancy: variations by disease sub-type and time from diagnosis to death

Debra A Howell,Han-I Wang,Alexandra G Smith,Martin R Howard…

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

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english

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PDF, 189 KB

english, 2013

44

Do pilocarpine drops help dry mouth in palliative care patients: a protocol for an aggregated series of n-of-1 trials

Nikles, Jane, Mitchell, Geoffrey K, Hardy, Janet, Agar, Meera, Senior, Hugh, Carmont, Sue-Ann, Schluter, Philip J, Good, Phillip, Vora, Rohan, Currow, David

Journal:

BMC Palliative Care

Year:

2013

Language:

english

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PDF, 351 KB

english, 2013