Most Metastatic Cancer Patients Meet Palliative Care Referral Criteria, Yet Few Receive It
A multicenter cross-sectional study found 94% of metastatic cancer patients met at least one palliative care referral criterion, but only ...
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Japanese Scale Captures Death Distress in Advanced Cancer Patients
A multicenter Japanese validation study found that a translated Death and Dying Distress Scale shows good reliability and a culturally ...
Digital Health Tools Show Mixed Benefits in Home-Based Palliative Care Review
A systematic review of six randomised controlled trials finds active digital education consistently improves palliative patients' outcomes, while telemedicine and ...
Poor Sleep Linked to Lower Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Palliative Patients
A cross-sectional study of 50 advanced cancer patients in Moroccan terminal palliative care found that more frequent and more intense ...
Parent-Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexity in Singapore Share Their Lived Experience
A qualitative study of 17 Singaporean families identifies six themes in the lived experiences of parent-caregivers of children with medical ...
Heart Failure Patients’ Palliative Care Needs Mapped in Meta-Synthesis of 13 Qualitative Studies
A meta-synthesis of 13 qualitative studies identifies five themes of palliative care needs among heart failure patients, caregivers, and clinicians.
Taiwan-Chinese Version of Palliative Care Outcome Tools Developed Through Expert Adaptation
Researchers developed a Taiwan-Chinese version of the five core PCOC palliative care assessment tools through Delphi expert review, back-translation and ...
Study Maps What Helps and Hinders Palliative Care in French Nursing Homes
A multiple case study in French nursing homes identifies interacting organisational, structural, practice-based and individual factors that shape the quality ...
Children with Cancer Say Physical Pain Is Managed, but Anxiety Often Is Not
A survey of 210 children with cancer and their mothers in northwest Iran found physical symptoms were well managed while ...
Community physicians in Taiwan describe what sustains and strains home-based palliative care
A qualitative study of eight community clinic physicians in Taiwan identifies seven themes covering the benefits, challenges and policy barriers ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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