Comparative Study on Associations Between Lung Cancer Prognosis and Diagnostic Criteria Set by the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration and the Asian Working Group for Cachexia by Utae Katsushima, Takuya Fukushima, Jiro Nakano, Naoya Ogushi, Kazuki Fujii, Yutaro Nagata, Keisuke Kamisako, Yukiko Okuno, Yuta Okazaki, Kentaro Nakanishi, Kiyori Yoshida, Tatsuki Ikoma, Yuki Takeyasu, Yuta Yamanaka, Hiroshige Yoshioka, Kimitaka Hase, Takayasu Kurata

“…Cachexia diagnostic criteria of the European Palliative Care Research Collaboration (EPCRC) may underestimate cachexia in Asians; therefore, new criteria have been proposed by the Asian Working Group for Cachexia (AWGC). …”
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Encontros e despedidas: atuação multiprofissional no luto antecipatório em cuidados paliativos oncológicos // Meetings and farewells: multiprofissional practices in anticipatory grief in oncological palliative care by Mariana Silva, Alice Santos, Fillipe Pereira

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A pilot randomized controlled study of integrated kidney palliative care and chronic kidney disease care implemented in a safety-net hospital: Protocol for a pilot study of feasibility of a randomized controlled trial by Jennifer S. Scherer, Wenbo Wu, Chen Lyu, Keith S. Goldfeld, Abraham A. Brody, Joshua Chodosh, David Charytan

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Future directions of spiritual care where spiritual care providers do not exist: a qualitative study by Nattawan Meeprasertsagool, Patiphat Anuraktham, Arthit Chaithanasarn, Itthipon Wongprom

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Current trends in antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship in palliative oncology: a narrative review by Bassem Awada, Aref Zribi, Ahmad Al Ghoche, Souha S. Kanj

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"Mãe, não tem problema tu chorar tá?": Cuidados Paliativos em Oncologia Pediátrica // “Mom, no problem for you to cry, okay?”: palliative care in pediatric oncology by Daniele da Silva Barbosa Agostta, Carmen Esther Rieth

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A Prospective Study Assessing Tumour Response, Survival, and Palliative Care Outcomes in Patients with HIV-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi by H. Francis, M. J. Bates, L. Kalilani

“…Tumour response, survival, and chemotherapy-related toxicities were documented. Palliative care outcomes were assessed using the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) Palliative Outcome Scale (POS). …”
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Cultural adaptation of ENABLE (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends) an early palliative care model for Iranian patients with heart failure and their caregivers: a qualitative study protocol by Arvin Mirshahi, Ali Khanipour-Kencha, Marie Bakitas, J. Nicholas Odom, Rachel Wells, Arpi Manookian

Subjects: “…Palliative care…”
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Study on emergency care nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards palliative care (急诊科护士安宁疗护知识和态度的调查研究) by FENG Mei (冯梅)

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Evaluating the impact of a tertiary multidisciplinary meeting in metastatic breast cancer: A prospective study by Belinda Sassé, Sammy Shaya, Jessica Nimmo, Katie Cao, Daphne Day, Katie Evans, Catherine Healy, Gwo-Yaw Ho, Gillian Kruss, Amelia McCartney, Linda Mojzisova, Ranjana Srivastava, Jennifer Tan, Mun Yee Tan, Kate Webber, Michelle White, Steven David, Marion Harris

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Disparity in attitudes regarding assisted dying among physicians and the general public in Japan by Yoshiyuki Takimoto, Tadanori Nabeshima

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Decision-making regarding place of end-of-life care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: a systematic integrative review by Ashleen Crowe, Fiona Hurley, Gemma Kiernan, Helen Kerr, Yvonne Corcoran, Jayne Price, Joanne Reid, Eileen Courtney, Tracey McConnell, Patricia McNeilly, Veronica Lambert

Subjects: “…Palliative care…”
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Motivations behind end-of-life care: a qualitative study of Iranian nurses’ experiences by Zahra Royani, Khadijeh Yazdi, Gholam Reza Mahmoodi-Shan

Subjects: “…Palliative care…”
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Exploring perceived barriers to palliative and end of life care provision in South-West England: bringing together the perspectives of professionals, patients, and families by Gary Hodge, Gina Kallis, Tomasina M. Oh, Hannah Wheat, Susie Pearce, Susie Pearce

Subjects: “…palliative care…”
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Wish-Granting Interventions Promote Positive Emotions in Both the Short and Long Term in Children with Critical Illnesses and Their Families by Hannah Roberts, Jenny Cook, Apple Lee, Wei Kok Loh, Nigel Teo, Joanne Su Yin Yoong, Marguerite Gorter-Stam

Subjects: “…pediatric palliative care…”
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Nurse-led patient-centred intervention to increase written advance directives for outpatients in early-stage palliative care: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with an embedded explanatory qualitative study by Katia Iglesias, Catherine Busnel, Florian Dufour, Sophie Pautex, Laurence Séchaud

“…The aims of this study are (1) to test the effectiveness of the Go Wish intervention among outpatients in early-stage palliative care and (2) to understand the role of defence mechanisms in end-of-life discussions among nurses, patients and relatives.Methods and analysis A mixed-methods study will be performed. …”
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Study protocol for Video Images about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators (VIDEO-PCE): a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of older patients admitted to the hospital by Joshua R Lakin, Na Wang, Howard J Cabral, Michael K Paasche-Orlow, Charlotta Lindvall, Angelo Volandes, Aretha Delight Davis, Michael R Winter, Edward T Moseley, Lori Henault, Sophia N Zupanc, Sophiya Das, Kate Sciacca, Edith A Burns, Maria T Carney, Jennifer Itty, Santiago Lopez, Kaitlin Emmert, Narda J Martin, Sherene Lambert, Jennifer Polo, Shreya Sanghani, Julianne N Dugas, Michele Gomez, Shira Gabry-Kalikow, Alexandra Dobie, Meredith Amshoff, Traci Cucinotta, Milton Joel, Lisa B Caruso, Ana Maria Ramirez, Kathleen Salerno, Qausarat Ogunneye

“…To address this gap, we designed an intervention to promote goals-of-care conversations and palliative care referrals in the hospital setting by using trained palliative care educators and video decision aids. …”
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A relational approach to co-create Advance Care Planning with and for people living with dementia: a narrative study by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

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Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study by Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson

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Hemşirelerin Palyatif Bakım ve Ölüme İlişkin Görüşleri: Nitel Bir Çalışma by Gamze Alıncak, Gamze Acavut, Bilge Dilek Soyaslan, Hilal Zengin

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