Effect of an Early Palliative Care Telehealth Intervention vs Usual Care on Patients With Heart Failure: The ENABLE CHF-PC Randomized Clinical Trial.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2861
Abstract: Importance National guidelines recommend early palliative care for patients with advanced heart failure, which disproportionately affects rural and minority populations. Objective To determine the effect of an early palliative care telehealth intervention over 16 weeks… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; heart; heart failure; palliative care ... See more keywords
Effect of an Oncology Nurse-Led Primary Palliative Care Intervention on Patients With Advanced Cancer: The CONNECT Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.5185
Abstract: Importance Guidelines recommend early specialty palliative care for all patients with advanced cancer, but most patients lack access to such services. Objective To assess the effect of CONNECT (Care Management by Oncology Nurses to Address… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; trial; palliative care; primary palliative ... See more keywords
Association Between the Implementation of Hospital-Based Palliative Care and Use of Intensive Care During Terminal Hospitalizations
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.18675
Abstract: Key Points Question Is implementation of palliative care services associated with a decrease in the use of intensive care at the end of life for hospitalized patients? Findings In this cohort study, implementation of palliative… read more here.
Keywords: use; implementation; intensive care; hospital ... See more keywords
Effect of Perioperative Palliative Care on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Surgery for Cancer
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14660
Abstract: Key Points Question Does proactive specialist palliative care improve patient-reported outcomes in patients receiving curative-intent surgeries for high morbidity and mortality upper gastrointestinal cancers? Findings In this randomized clinical trial across 5 geographically diverse cancer… read more here.
Keywords: quality life; care; cancer; palliative care ... See more keywords
Identification of Palliative Care Needs and Mental Health Outcomes Among Family Members of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9949
Abstract: Importance Family members of patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI) are at risk for poor psychological outcomes. Objective To explore the utility of the early use of a palliative care needs checklist in identifying… read more here.
Keywords: family; family members; palliative care; brain injury ... See more keywords
Effect of Apoyo con Cariño (Support With Caring) Trial of a Patient Navigator Intervention to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes for Latino Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.4014
Abstract: Importance Strategies to increase access to palliative care, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities, must maximize primary palliative care and community-based models to meet the ever-growing need in a culturally sensitive and congruent manner. Objective To investigate… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; trial; group; palliative care ... See more keywords
Implications of the Parenteral Opioid Shortage for Prescription Patterns and Pain Control Among Hospitalized Patients With Cancer Referred to Palliative Care.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.0062
Abstract: Importance The recent parenteral opioid shortage (POS) has potential implications for cancer-related pain management in hospitalized patients. Objective This study compared changes in opioid prescriptions and clinically improved pain (CIP) among patients treated by an… read more here.
Keywords: pos; palliative care; prescription patterns; cancer ... See more keywords
Palliative oncology and palliative care
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DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13278
Abstract: New therapeutic approaches can produce promising results even in severely ill cancer patients. But they also pose new challenges with respect to prognostication, as patients who were once not eligible for treatment, due to age… read more here.
Keywords: oncology; palliative oncology; oncology palliative; palliative care ... See more keywords
Primary palliative care education in emergency medicine residency: A mixed‐methods analysis of a yearlong, multimodal intervention
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DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10823
Abstract: Emergency medicine (EM) physicians frequently care for seriously ill patients at the end of life. Palliative care initiated in the emergency department (ED) can improve symptom management and quality of life, align treatments with patient… read more here.
Keywords: emergency medicine; intervention; medicine; palliative care ... See more keywords
A good surgical death
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DOI: 10.1002/bjs.11360
Abstract: In a study1 of the more than 1⋅8 million elderly Medicare beneficiaries, approximately one-third (31⋅9 per cent) underwent an inpatient surgical procedure during their last year of life, and nearly one in five (18⋅3 per… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; death; per cent; palliative care ... See more keywords
Palliative care initiation in pediatric oncology patients: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1907
Abstract: Palliative care (PC) aims to improve quality of life for patients and their families. The World Health Organization and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that PC starts at diagnosis for children with cancer. This systematic… read more here.
Keywords: pediatric oncology; initiation; palliative care; oncology patients ... See more keywords