Association Between Advance Directives and Quality of End-of-Life Care
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1927 words.
Advance care planning is a complex process whereby an individual reflects on future care options at the end of life after reflecting on his or her values and goals for care. These values,...
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Association between Spirituality/Religiosity and Quality of End-of-Life Care
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1475 words.
The Coping with Cancer Study is a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal observational study that examines the association between religious coping strategies and end-of-life care outcomes...
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Attitudes and Desires of Terminally Ill Patients Regarding Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1436 words.
No studies have explicitly addressed the attitudes and desires of terminally ill patients on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS). In this prospective cohort study, 988...
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Availability and Integration of Palliative Care at US Cancer Centers
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1495 words.
The aim of this survey study was to characterize the availability and degree of integration of palliative care (PC) services in US cancer centers in 2010. Executives and PC program leaders...
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Benefits of Early Palliative Care to Informal Family Caregivers
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1714 words.
This chapter summarizes the Dionne-Odom et al. randomized controlled trial evaluating the benefits of an early, nurse-led palliative care intervention to caregivers of patients with...
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Changes in the Last Months of Life
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1716 words.
This study aimed to assess symptoms and performance status of cancer patients during the last six months of life. In Ontario, Canada, Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) scores and...
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Clinical Signs of Impending Death in Cancer Patients
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1859 words.
In this prospective, longitudinal, cohort study, the authors systematically characterized the frequency, onset, and diagnostic performance of 62 clinical signs for impending death in 357...
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A Communication Intervention in the Intensive Care Unit
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1478 words.
Caregiver outcomes of anxiety, depression, and posttaumatic stress disorder are modifiable based on care received while a patient is in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. When compared...
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Cost Savings Associated with Palliative Care
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1481 words.
Although the clinical benefits associated with hospital-based palliative care (PC) consultation teams are well established, few studies address the potential economic impact of these...
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Decompressive Surgery for Malignant Spinal Cord Compression
in 50 Studies Every Palliative Care Doctor Should Know
April 2018; p ublished online April 2018 .
Chapter. Subjects: Palliative Medicine; Primary Care. 1308 words.
Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) is a potentially disabling complication associated with advanced cancer. To address whether decompressive surgery followed by radiation...
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