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BMC Palliative Care

Ausgabe 1/2013

Inhalt (44 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

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, H Roeline W Pasman

Open Access Study protocol

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, Silvia Librada Flores, Naomi Hasson, Juan F Orueta Medía

Open Access Research article

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, Virginia Bennett, Lucie Hobson, Llinos Haf Spencer

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Correspondence

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

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

Open Access Research article

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

Tony Ryan, Christine Ingleton, Clare Gardiner, Chris Parker, Merryn Gott, Bill Noble

Open Access Research article

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

Merryn Gott, Clare Gardiner, Christine Ingleton, Mark Cobb, Bill Noble, Michael I Bennett, Jane Seymour

Open Access Research article

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

Pierre Truntzer, David Atlani, Marius Pop, Jean-Baptiste Clavier, Sébastien Guihard, Catherine Schumacher, Georges Noel

Open Access Study protocol

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, Robert Vander Stichele, Susanne JJ Claessen, Lieve Van den Block, Luc Deliens

Open Access Research article

De-tabooing dying control - a grounded theory study

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

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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

Christoph HR Wiese, Christoph L Lassen, Utz E Bartels, Mahmoud Taghavi, Saleem Elhabash, Bernhard M Graf, Gerd G Hanekop

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with place of death in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Aderaw Anteneh, Tekebash Araya, Awoke Misganaw

Open Access Research article

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

Barbara Gomes, Natalia Calanzani, Marjolein Gysels, Sue Hall, Irene J Higginson

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Palliative Care reviewer acknowledgement, 2012

Hayley Henderson

Open Access Research article

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, Jackie Robinson, Michal Boyd

Open Access Research article

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

Jyothi Jayaraman, KS Joseph

Open Access Study protocol

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, Philip J Schluter, David C Currow, Rohan Vora, Michael J Yelland, Meera Agar, Phillip D Good, Janet R Hardy

Open Access Research article

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, Vasiliki Totsika, Virginia Bennett, Lucie Hobson, Gareth R Davies, Ciarán Humphreys, Mary Devins, Llinos Haf Spencer, Mary Lewis

Open Access Research article

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

Open Access Research article

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, Louise D McCullough

Open Access Study protocol

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, Glenys Caswell, Jane Seymour

Open Access Research article

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

Waltteri Siirala, Riku Aantaa, Klaus T Olkkola, Tarja Saaresranta, Arno Vuori

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Research article

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

Romayne Gallagher, Marian Krawczyk

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Correspondence

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

Beverley Lawson, Kristine Van Aarsen, Frederick Burge

Open Access Study protocol

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

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

Open Access Debate

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

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

Open Access Software

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

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

Open Access Research article

Public awareness and attitudes toward palliative care in Northern Ireland

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

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Research article

'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

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

Anna T Johnsen, Anette Damkier, Tove B Vejlgaard, Jane Lindschou, Per Sjøgren, Christian Gluud, Mette A Neergaard, Morten Aa Petersen, Lena E Lundorff, Lise Pedersen, Peter Fayers, Annette S Strömgren, Irene J Higginson, Mogens Groenvold

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Research article

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, Russell D Patmore, Eve Roman

Open Access Research article

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

Richard Hain, Mary Devins, Richard Hastings, Jayne Noyes

Open Access Research article

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

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

Open Access Study protocol

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

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

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