Hospice Care by Suzanna Smith

“…“Recently a friend’s mother, Alice, was diagnosed with lung cancer, and even though she received all the possible treatments, the cancer was incurable. She went into hospice care so that she could get professional help in preparing herself and her family for her death.” …”
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Hospice Care by Suzanna Smith

“…“Recently a friend’s mother, Alice, was diagnosed with lung cancer, and even though she received all the possible treatments, the cancer was incurable. She went into hospice care so that she could get professional help in preparing herself and her family for her death.” …”
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The untapped potential of Registered Veterinary Technicians in hospice care by Emily Piche

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Demographic variations and temporal trends in hospice and palliative care fellowship matches in the United States by Aman Goyal, Samuel L. Flesner, Urooj Shamim, Sonia Hurjkaliani, Priya Goyal, Mohamed Daoud, Amir Humza Sohail

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Letter: A Strategic Path Forward for Hospice and Palliative Care Must Focus on Equity: A Response to Byock by Karen Bullock, Ramona L. Rhodes, Marisette Hansan, Kimberly S. Johnson

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The heart of palliative care is relational: a scoping review of the ethics of care in palliative medicine by Sophie Bertaud, Dominic Wilkinson, Maureen Kelley

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TTHE ATTITUDE OF THE SOCIETY TOWARDS INCURABLE CHILDREN: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS by G. L. Mikirtichan

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Family relationships and caregiver burden among family caregivers of patients with terminal cancer by Boram Kim, In Cheol Hwang, Hong Yup Ahn, Jae-woo Lee

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Palliative care pathways in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): a sequence analysis of health claims data by Richard Schmidt, Ekaterina Slotina, Franziska Meissner, Moritz Metelmann, Benjamin Ilse, Verena Vogt, Antje Freytag

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Counselling the terminally ill — Can we prepare for death? by S. Nieuwmeyer, M. Hosking

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The experiences on how living funerals impact the psychological well-being and sense of closure for terminally ill patients –Case report by Shannon Sim, Jonathan Sim

“…T was receiving home hospice care. Her symptoms (including pain, discomfort, insomnia, nausea, fatigue, and shortness of breath) have limited her from social connection; something that she values and emphasized prior to illness. …”
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Breast cancer survival in a rural setting in the Busoga Region of Uganda by Rasmus Kallestrup, Katinka Bolette Lorentzen, John Mwayi, Joanita Mbabazi, Per Kallestrup, Troels Alnor Einarson

“…Methods We performed a cohort study aiming to bridge this gap by investigating BC survival among the rural population of the Busoga Region, Uganda, leveraging data from patient registers of Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja. Using a retrospective survival study design, we estimated 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates (SRs) for BC cases from 2016 to 2022 via Kaplan-Meier plots. …”
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Body mass index and critical care outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients-A national cohort study. by Yolanda Bonilla, Daniel High, Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma, Mauricio Danckers

“…The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality or discharge to hospice, analyzed by BMI category. Secondary outcomes included inpatient mortality, need for mechanical ventilation or tracheostomy, duration of mechanical ventilation, and ICU (Intensive Care Unit) length of stay.…”
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Palliative sedation at the end of life: Practical and ethical considerations by Caroline Barry, Robert Brodrick, Gurpreet Gupta, Imranali Panjwani

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Opioid analgesics: Managing the predictable by A Barnes, G Heppenstall-Harris, A Dickman

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Paediatric palliative care for the generalist by Julia F. Ambler, Christoffel H. Bell

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Developing Compassionate Community: Insights from the International Standards for Community Development [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 5 approved with reservations, 1 not app... by Wing-Sun Chan, Laura Funk

“…Aging populations have increased demand for hospice palliative care and support for dying persons. …”
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How, when and why is emotional support delivered using videoconferencing by adult palliative care services successful? A realist synthesis by Michèle J. M. Wood, Amara Callistus Nwosu, David Dinham, Nicole Seneque, Catherine Walshe

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Imminent Respiratory Collapse in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report and Discussion by Molly Svendsen, Mark Edwin

“…The patient was transferred to inpatient hospice for end-of-life care. This case underscores the multifactorial nature of airway obstruction in advanced pharyngeal SCC, including tumor burden, treatment-related edema, and vascular complications. …”
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Machine learning based obesity and aging related signature for predicting the prognosis and immunotherapy benefit in stomach adenocarcinoma by Yongheng Chen, Xiaoxia Yu, Wencan Xu, Anqi Huang, Zhengbing Li

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