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Development of palliative care clinical practice guidelines and referral care pathways for primary care practitioners in Pakistan
BackgroundDespite a large burden of life-limitingillness, there exists a dearth of services of palliative care in Pakistan. International guidelines...
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Unlocking timely palliative care: assessing referral practices and barriers at a ghanaian teaching hospital
BackgroundThe need for primary care physicians to be heavily involved in the provision of palliative care is growing. International agencies and...
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Development of the palliative care referral system: proposal of a tool for the referral of cancer patients to specialized palliative care
BackgroundEarly palliative care (PC) has shown beneficial effects for advanced cancer patients. However, it is still debated what criteria to use to...
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Presuppositions, cost–benefit, collaboration, and competency impacts palliative care referral in paediatric oncology: a qualitative study
BackgroundAlthough a significant proportion of children with cancer need palliative care, few are referred or referred late, with oncologists and...
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Palliative care referral across the disease trajectory in high-grade glioma
PurposeAdults with high-grade glioma (HGG), WHO grade III or IV, have substantial palliative care needs. Our aim was to determine occurrence, timing,...
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Palliative care outpatients in a German comprehensive cancer center—identifying indicators for early and late referral
PurposeDespite that early integration of palliative care is recommended in advanced cancer patients, referrals to outpatient specialised palliative...
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Integrated palliative care: triggers for referral to palliative care in ICU patients
IntroductionPalliative care within intensive care units (ICU) benefits decision-making, symptom control, and end-of-life care. It has been shown to...
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Needs-based triggers for timely referral to palliative care for older adults severely affected by noncancer conditions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
BackgroundOlder people with noncancer conditions are less likely to be referred to palliative care services due to the inherent uncertain disease...
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A survey of palliative care domains and the palliative care provision confidence of Thai family practitioners
IntroductionDespite continuously growing, palliative care in Thailand still needs further development. Many family physicians provide various levels...
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Incorporation of Palliative Care in Gynecologic Oncology
Purpose of ReviewThis review serves to provide clarity on the nature, scope, and benefits of early palliative care integration into the management of...
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Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP) versus usual care for patients with advanced cancer: a mixed methods study
PurposeAlthough early palliative care is recommended, resource limitations prevent its routine implementation. We report on the preliminary findings...
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A multicentre survey on the perception of palliative care among health professionals working in haematology
PurposePatients with haematologic malignancies have less access to palliative care and are referred later than patients with solid tumours. We...
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Paediatric oncologists’ perspectives on Strategic solutions to develop Integrated Cancer Palliative Care: feedback intervention theory as an explanatory Framework
BackgroundGlobally, children with cancer often experience delays in palliative care referral or are infrequently referred. Therefore, we conducted a...
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Appropriate referral timing to specialized palliative care service: survey of bereaved families of cancer patients who died in palliative care units
Few studies have investigated appropriate referral timing of specialized palliative care (SPC) from the perspective of cancer patients’ and families’...
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Culturally Centered Palliative Care: A Framework for Equitable Neurocritical Care
Health disparities continue to plague racial and ethnic underserved patients in the United States. Disparities extend to the most critically ill...
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Integrating palliative care education in pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomized controlled study protocol
BackgroundPalliative care addresses multiple unmet needs of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung diseases...
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Specialist perinatal palliative care: a retrospective review of antenatal referrals to a children’s palliative care service over 14 years
BackgroundPerinatal palliative care is an emerging branch of children’s palliative care. This study sought to better understand the pattern of...
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Understanding pediatric palliative care within interdisciplinary palliative programs: a qualitative study
PurposeTo describe the process of delivery of pediatric palliative care from the perspective of a pediatric interdisciplinary team and the children’s...
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Patterns of acute hospital and specialist palliative care use among people with non-curative upper gastrointestinal cancer
PurposeUpper gastrointestinal (GI) cancers contribute to 16.7% of UK cancer deaths. These patients make high use of acute hospital services, but...
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Benchmarking palliative care practices in neurooncology: a german perspective
PurposeTo benchmark palliative care practices in neurooncology centers across Germany, evaluating the variability in palliative care integration,...
