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Health-related quality of life and frailty in liver cirrhosis

WEBBackground and objectives There is limited evidence concerning the predictive value of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) on the presence of frailty in the …

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Global quality of life in breast cancer: systematic review …

WEBBackground Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women worldwide. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to cover the existing research gap …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Health literacy interventions for informal caregivers: …

WEBAim The aim of the systematic review was to identify conceptual models and interventions designed to improve health literacy in caregivers of adults with a chronic …

Category:  Health Go Health

Personal legacy and treatment choices for serious illness: …

WEBResults We identified three major intersecting legacy goals that influence choices people facing serious illness make about their treatment and health behaviours, …

Category:  Health Go Health

End-of-life care costs and place of death across health …

WEBObjectives This study explores the relationship between end-of-life care costs and place of death across different health and social care sectors. Methods We used a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Limitations in health professionals’ knowledge of end-of …

WEBIntroduction. Safe and high-quality end-of-life care is an integral part of an effective health system. Law is one tool that most western countries use to pursue this …

Category:  Health Go Health

Palliative Care Curriculum and Training Plan for …

WEBAfrican American patients are less likely than White patients to access palliative care. Community health workers (CHWs) are non-clinical public health …

Category:  Health Go Health

Systematic review of the effectiveness, barriers and …

WEBThe general practitioner (GP) has a critical role in an integrated model of palliative care as they often know the patient and carer well, are experts in generalist care and have …

Category:  Health Go Health

Healthcare use and costs in the last year of life: a national

WEBBackground People who are nearing the end of life are high users of healthcare. The cost to providers is high and the value of care is uncertain. Objectives …

Category:  Health Go Health

Burnout and attachment in oncology and palliative care …

WEBObjectives Examine the prevalence of burn-out in health professionals working in a hospital dedicated to patients with cancer. Explore the relationship between …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Oral health in cancer palliative care: cross-sectional study

WEBObjectives Patients on anticancer therapy attending palliative care services often have oral health problems, but not enough is known in this regard (in India). This …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Hospice delivery models and survival differences in the terminally …

WEBObjective A common difficulty at the end of life (EOL) is to determine an appropriate service model, such as hospice share care (HSC), hospice inpatient care …

Category:  Health Go Health

Advance and future care planning: strategic approaches in Wales

WEBBackground In Wales, the term advance care planning now falls under the wider umbrella term ‘Future Care Planning’, which also includes patients with diminished …

Category:  Health Go Health

Improving confidence and competence of healthcare professionals …

WEBBackground UK policymakers, clinicians and public wish to see improvements in end-of-life care (EoLC). However, healthcare professionals’ skills and knowledge to deliver high …

Category:  Health Go Health

Electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS): a …

WEBObjectives To systematically search, evaluate and report the state of the science of electronic palliative care coordination systems (EPaCCS). Methods We searched …

Category:  Health Go Health

Parental terminal cancer and dependent children: a systematic …

WEBConclusion Children want to be involved in their parent’s cancer experience and to help support the family. Healthcare professionals are ideally placed to support …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Clinical nurse specialists and survival in patients with cancer: the …

WEBObjective To examine whether having a better care experience with a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is associated with better overall survival of patients with cancer in …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

34 Death literacy in the UK– benchmarking levels of death literacy …

WEBIntroduction A key construct within the public health approach to palliative care is ‘death literacy’. Death literacy can be defined as ‘the knowledge and skills that people need to …

Category:  Health Go Health

Emergency department presentations in palliative care patients: a

WEBObjectives To map the patient journey for individuals known to palliative care presenting to the emergency department (ED). Methods A linked dataset from the CUREd database …

Category:  Health Go Health

Breast cancer survivors supportive care needs: systematic review

WEBThe most frequently mentioned supportive care needs of survivors were psychological/emotional needs (N=32), health system/informational needs (N=30), …

Category:  Health Go Health

‘Difficult Conversations’: evaluation of multiprofessional training

WEBObjectives Evidence-based communication skills training for health and social care professionals is essential to improve the care of seriously ill patients and their families. …

Category:  Health Go Health

4 Healthcare assistant role in advance care planning discussion: a

WEBIntroduction Advance care planning is recognised as optimal in promoting patient autonomy and shared decision making, aiming to improve quality of care at end of life. Healthcare …

Category:  Health Go Health