Literature Search - Issue No. 11 (Feb 2024)

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The primary focus of this literature search is selected articles, etc., on key issues in end-of-life care for which the full text is available online. Added, however, are a few noteworthy articles, etc., but for which access to the full text is available only with a subscription or for a one-time fee for the article in question.1 Also listed are a few postings of special interest on key websites that serve the hospice and palliative care communities-at-large, and selected news media reports. The next listing will be published in approximately four to six weeks.

Articles of particular interest.

Libraries in educational institutions and medical centres may have a subscription to the journal in question and hold a photocopying licence, which may facilitate cost-effective access.

Access to Care

  1. ‘Children with cancer at the end of life in a middle-income country: Integrated pediatric palliative care improves outcomes,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 2 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    1.2 ‘Exploring critical factors in pediatric palliative care in Latin America: A scoping review,’ Global Public Health. Posted online 29 January 2024. Full text

  2. ‘Report of the WHO South-East Asia Regional workshop on expanding availability and access to palliative care,’ World Health Organization. Posted online 25 January 2024. Download
  3. ‘Evaluating a vertical nurse-led service in the integration of palliative care in a tertiary academic hospital,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 20 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in hospital,’ Medical Xpress. 1 Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    1. ‘Default palliative care consultation for seriously ill hospitalized patients: a pragmatic cluster randomized trial,’ Journal of the American Medical Association, 2024;331(3):224-232. Abstract

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Largest-ever study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in the hospital,’ Medical Update Online (U.K.). Posted online 4 February. Full text

  4. ‘Measuring palliative care integration in Malawi through service provision, access, and training indicators: The Waterloo Coalition Initiative,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Evidence gap map for palliative care in Africa,’ eHospice, 13 January 2024

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘Rwanda: Understanding palliative care – why a mindset change is needed to address gaps,’ All Africa. Posted online 29 January 2024. Full text

Policy & Practice

  1. ‘Coaching as a method of support for informal and formal caregivers in palliative care,’ Palliative Medicine in Practice (Polish Association of Palliative Care). Posted online 8 February 2024. Full text (click on pdf icon)
  2. ‘Improving palliative care requires better data,’ Policy Options. Posted online 6 February 2024. Full text
  3. ‘Barriers to and facilitators of successful implementation of a palliative approach to care in primary care practices: A mixed methods study, BMJ Open. Posted online 31 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Put on the sidelines of palliative care: A qualitative study of important barriers to GPs’ participation in palliative care and guideline implementation in Norway,’ Scandinavian Journal of Primary Care. Posted online 30 January 2024. Full text

  4. ‘Advancements in hospice and palliative care in developing China: A five-year review,’ Asia-Pacific Journal on Oncology Nursing. Posted online 26 January 2024. Full text
  5. ‘Understanding aims, successes and challenges of palliative care and homelessness initiatives across the U.K.: An exploratory study,’ BMJ Open. Posted online 25 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    5.2 ‘“You can’t die here”: An exploration of the barriers to dying-in-place for structurally vulnerable populations in an urban centre in British Columbia, Canada,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 10 January 2024. Full text

  6. ‘The impact of hospice care structures on care processes: A retrospective cohort study,’ American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Posted online 17 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘The cruel irony in hospice Certificate-of-Need laws,’ Independent Women’s Forum (U.S.), 9 January 2024.

    N.B. Certificate-of-Need laws are regulations that require healthcare providers to get special permission from the government before adding or expanding healthcare services or facilities.

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘Hospice providers must be better regulated,’ Scientific American. Posted online 1 February 2024. Full text;

  7. ‘Role matters in understanding “quality” in palliative care: A qualitative analysis of patient, caregiver and practitioner perspectives,’ BMJ Open. Posted online 17 January 2024. Full text
  8. ‘Exploring the rise and diversity of health and societal issues that use a public health approach: A scoping review and narrative synthesis,’ Plos Global Public Health. Posted online 10 January 2024. Full text

    N.B. The authors sampled four subject categories including end-of-life care.

  9. ‘The association of medical, social, and normative factors with the implementation of end-of-life care practices,’ Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. Posted online 9 January 2024. Full text

Website Postings of Interest: ‘The 40-page plan for palliative care reform in 2024 Federal budget,’ Aged Care Guide (Australia), 2 February 2024; ‘Approval of the National Palliative Care Policy in Brazil,’ eHospice, 15 January 2024.

News Media Report of Interest: ‘Nigeria’s paradigm shift in cancer care: A review of National Hospice & Palliative Care Policy,’ BNN. Posted online 14 January 2024. Full text

Education & Training

Health Professions in General
  1. ‘The effectiveness of a virtual reality teaching module on advance care planning and advance decision for medical professionals,’ BMC Medical Education. Posted online 5 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    1.2 ‘Interpersonal energy: New and bold directions in palliative care health professions education research,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 24 January 2024. Full text

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘Keys to effective palliative care training models,’ Hospice News (U.S.). Posted online 24 January 2025. Full text

Physicians
  1. ‘Mapping an undergraduate medical education curriculum against national and international palliative care reference learning objectives,’ BMC Medical Education. Posted online 1 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    2.2 ‘Defining key elements of a clinical experience in hospice and palliative medicine for medical residents in the United States,’ Journal of Medical Education & Curricular Development. Posted online 23 January 204. Full text

    2.3 ‘Palliative care training in medical undergraduate education: A survey among the faculty,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 18 January 2024. Full text

    2.4 ‘Feasibility and effectiveness of a two-tiered intervention involving training and a new consultation model for patients with palliative care needs in primary care: A before-after study,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    2.5 ‘Gaps in medical school in the approach to ethics, bioethics, and palliative care: A challenge for professional training,’ Cuadernos de Educación y Desarrollo, 2024;16(1):2258-2266. Full text

Pediatrics
  1. ‘The impact of qualification and hospice education on staff attitudes during palliative care in pediatric oncology wards: A national survey,’ Children. Posted online 1 February 2024>

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Increasing access to care: Designing a blended curriculum to educate adult hospice nurses in caring for pediatric patients,’ Nursing Forum. Posted online 29 January 2024. Full text

    3.3 ‘The insertion of the physical education professional in pediatric palliative care: A critical review of the literature,’ Residência Pediátrica (Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria). Accessed 11 January 2024. Full (English language) text

Nursing
  1. ‘Nursing students’ perspectives and learning experiences of participating in a palliative and end-of-life care simulation programme: A qualitative study,’ Nursing Education Today. Accessed online 28 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 ‘Study: Nursing student beliefs about death and dying can affect end-of-life care,’ 1 Nurse Journal. Posted online 8 January 2024. Full text

    1. ‘Nursing and medical students’ responses about end-of-life communication reveal educational opportunities for spiritual care,’ Journal of Nursing Education, 2023;62(11):601-605. Abstract

Essential Medicines

  1. ‘High prevalence of severe pain is associated with low opioid availability in patients with advanced cancer: Combined database study and nationwide questionnaire survey in Japan,’ Research Square. Posted online 2 January 2024. Full text

    N.B. This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal.

Website Posting of Interest: The 2024 Pledge4Action to improve availability of controlled medicines,’ eHospice, 23 January 2024.

Research (Issues)

  1. ‘A framework for more equitable, diverse, and inclusive patient and public involvement for palliative care research,’ Research Involvement & Engagement. Posted online 8 February 2024. Full text
  2. ‘Involving people with lived experience of homelessness in palliative and end-of-life care research: Key considerations from experts in the field,’ Research Involvement & Engagement. Posted online 30 January 2024. Full text
  3. ‘Advancing patient-centered research practices in a pragmatic patient-level randomized clinical trial: A thematic analysis of stakeholder engagement in Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA),’ Research Involvement & Engagement. Posted online 23 January 2024. Full text

News Media Report of Interest: ‘From access barriers to educational gaps: The research trends impacting future palliative care delivery,’ Hospice News (U.S.). Posted online 26 January 2024. Full text

Website Posting of Interest: ‘How can psychologists shape the future of end-of-life care research?’ British Psychological Society (U.K.), 22 January 2024.

Research (Protocols)

  1. ‘ENABLE-SG (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends for Singapore) as a proactive palliative care model: Protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized wait-list controlled trial,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 30 January 2024. Full text
  2. ‘The complex intervention day hospice: A quality-assured study on the implementation, realization, and benefits with model character for Germany (IMPULS) using the example of “day hospice adiuvantes,”‘ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text
  3. ‘Definition and validation of the nursing diagnosis label “wish to die”: A research protocol,’ BMC Nursing. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

Of Related Interest

Community & Home-Based Palliative Care
  1. ‘Awareness building and improving participation of local communities in palliative care,’ Palliative Medicine in Practice (Polish Association of Palliative Care). Posted online 8 February 2024. Full text (click on pdf icon)

    Related:

    1.2 ‘Palliative care providers’ and administrators’ perspectives on integrating community-based palliative care using the social determinants of health framework,’ Palliative Medicine Reports. Posted online 5 February 2024. Full text

    1.3 ‘Comparing situational influences on differential healthcare utilization trajectories in patients on home palliative care: A qualitative study,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 1 February 2024. Full text

    1.4 ‘Exploring networks of care in the end-of-life context through eco maps: Feminist perspectives on caregiving in between family, community, and professionals in Sweden,’ Community Work & Family. Posted online 29 January 2024. Full text

    1.5 ‘Family perspectives on key elements of good home palliative care in South and Southeast Asia: A scoping review,’ Home Health Care & Management. Posted online 28 January 2024.

    1.6 ‘Cost and utilization implications of a health plan’s home-based palliative care program,’ Journal of Palliative Medicine. Posted online 25 January 2024. Full text

    1.7 ‘Family caregivers’ preferences for support when caring for a family member with cancer in late palliative phase who wish to die at home: A grounded theory study,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 11 January 2024. Full text

Cultural & Linguistic Diversity
  1. ‘Translation and linguistic validation of the Sheffield Profile for Assessment & Referral for Care (SPARC) to Colombian Spanish,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 8 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    2.2 ‘Muslims and end-of-life healthcare in non-Muslim majority nations: A systematic literature review,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 11 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Culturally Sensitive Communications to Enhance Care Delivery: A Resource Guide for Healthcare Professionals,’ National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (U.S.), 30 January 2024.

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘“People die like that”: Native Americans face serious barriers in accessing care,’ Missoulian (U.S.). Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

Neuropalliative Care
  1. ‘GUIDE dementia model: Opportunities for serious illness care,’ Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Posted online 5 February 2024. First page view

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Improving end-of-life care for people with dementia: A mixed-methods study,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 30 January 2024. Full text

    3.3 ‘Does a novel community-based outpatient palliative care intervention for Parkinson’s disease and related disorders improve care? Qualitative results from patients and care partners,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 24 January 2024. Full text

    3.4 ‘Hospice and end-of-life care for multiple sclerosis – its importance and management strategies,’ iCliniq. Posted online 22 January 2024. Full text

    3.5 ‘Palliative care aspects in multiple sclerosis,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 13 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    3.6 ‘Perceptions of palliative care in Huntington’s disease: A qualitative study,’ Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. Posted online 12 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    3.7 ‘What care do people with dementia receive at the end of life? Lessons from a retrospective clinical audit of deaths in hospital and other settings,’ BMC Geriatrics. Posted online 9 January 2024. Full text

Pediatric Palliative Care
  1. ‘End-of-life care for children: Making it possible to die at home,’ Nursing Times. Posted online 5 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 Home-based pediatric hospice and palliative care provider visits: Effects on healthcare utilization,’ Journal of Pediatrics. Posted online 1 February 2024. Full text

    4.3 ‘Current status of pediatric palliative care and decision making in Japan,’ Current Problems in Pediatric & Adolescent Health Care. Posted online 29 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    4.4 ‘How do children with medical complexity die? A scoping review,’ Journal of Palliative Medicine. Posted online 29 January 2024. Full text

    4.5 ‘Flourishing, religion, and burnout among caregivers working in pediatric palliative care,’ International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. Posted online 27 January 2024. Full text

    4.6 ‘Palliative care for newborns in India: Patterns of care in a neonatal palliative care program at a tertiary government children’s hospital,’ Health Services Insights. Posted online 23 January 2024. Full text

     4.7 ‘Pilgrimage in pediatric palliative care: The journey of caregivers,’ Social Science & Medicine. Posted online 14 January 2024. Full text

    4.8 ‘The needs of healthcare personnel who provide home-based pediatric palliative care: A mixed method systematic review,’ BMC Health Services Research. Posted online 9 January 2024. Full text

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Specialist paediatric palliative care delivered to children who died in 2021,’ Australian Institute of Health & Welfare. Updated 25 January 2024.

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘Children in palliative care: “The system is not aware that minors die,’” The Limited Times (Spain). Posted online 28 January 2024. Full text

Care Planning & Serious Illness Conversations
  1. ‘Clinician communication strategies to navigate differences of opinion with patients,’ Patient Education & Counseling. Posted online 5 February 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    Related:

    5.2 ‘A conceptual model of the nurse’s role as primary palliative care provider in goals of care communication,’ PEC Innovation. Accessed online 1 February 2024. Full text

     5.3 ‘Complex advance care planning intervention in general practice (ACP-GP): A cluster-randomised controlled trial,’ British Journal of General Practice. Posted online 22 January 2024. Full text

    5.4 ‘Integration of psychosocial theory into palliative care: Implications for care planning and early palliative care,’ Cancers. Posted online 13 January 2024. Full text

    5.5 ‘A conceptual model of the nurse’s role as primary palliative care provider in goals-of-care communication,’ PEC Innovation. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

    5.6 ‘Caregivers and family members’ vulnerability in end-of-life decision-making: An assessment of how vulnerability shapes clinical choices and the contribution of clinical ethics consultation,’ Philosophies. Posted online 11 January 2024. Full text

    5.7 ‘Adjusting advance care planning to older people’s needs: Results from focus groups and interviews,’ BMC Health Services Research. Posted online 10 January 2024. Full text

     5.8 ‘Adaptive care planning: A paradigm shift,’ Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Posted online 9 January 2024. Full text https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.18731

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘“Death is not a taboo”: Three-quarters of respondents to Hong Kong survey willing to set up advance medical directives,’ South China Morning Post. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

Emergency Medicine
  1. ‘Providing end-of-life care in the emergency department: A hermeneutic phenomenological study,’ Australasian Emergency Care. Posted online 2 February 2024. Full text

    Related:

    6.2 ‘Paramedics and hospice join forces to share end-of-life care knowledge,’ Emergency Services Times. Posted online 19 January 2024. Full text

Psychosocial & Spiritual Aspects of Palliative Care
  1. ‘The role of psychologists in supporting illness-related dying and death: A systematic mixed studies review,’ Clinical Psychology Review. Posted online 2 February 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

     7.2 ‘Psychosocial intervention in palliative care: What do psychologists need to know,’ Journal of Health Psychology. Posted online 28 January 2024. Full text

    7.3 ‘The gift of here and now at the end of life: Mindful living and dignified dying among Asian terminally ill patients,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 25 January 2024. Full text

    7.4 ‘Positive psychological well-being in early palliative care: A narrative review of the roles of hope, gratitude, and death acceptance,’ Current Oncology. Posted online 24 January 2024. Full text

    7.5 ‘Interdisciplinary strategies for establishing a trusting relation as a pre-requisite for existential conversations in palliative care: A grounded theory study,’ Research Square. Posted online 24 January 2024. Full text

    N.B. This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal.

    7.6 ‘Spiritual care, compassion for others and light triad among clergy, social workers and hospice staff,’ Palliative Medicine in Practice (Polish Association of Palliative Care). Posted online 18 January 2024. Full text (click on pdf icon)

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Improving spiritual care: The impact of a study between a hospice and university,’ eHospice (U.K.), 9 January 2024.

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘The emotional terrain of palliative care,’ Free Malaysia Today. Posted online 10 January 2024. Full text

ICU
  1. ‘Ethical issues in pain and palliation,’ Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. Posted online 30 January 2024. Full text

    Related

    8.2 ‘Use of palliative care for ICU patients, families,’ 1Yale School of Medicine (U.S.), 8 January 2024.

    1. ‘Easing suffering for ICU patients and their families: Evidence and opportunities for primary and specialty palliative care in the ICU,’ Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Posted online 11 October 2023. Abstract (w. references)
Place of Care & Death
  1. ‘Place of care in the last three years of life for [U.S.] Medicare beneficiaries,’ BMC Geriatrics. Posted online 25 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    9.2 ‘Patient and family preferences about place of end-of-life care and death: An umbrella review,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 17 January 2024. Full text

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘Where do we end our lives?’ American Council on Science & Health. Posted online 5 February 2024.

Grief & Bereavement
  1. ‘The role of perceived social support in the grief experiences of more anxious and self-compassionate people,’ Omega – Journal of Death & Dying. Posted online 24 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    10.2 ‘Between loss and restoration: The role of liminality in advancing theories of grief and bereavement,’ Social Science & Medicine. Posted online 23 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    10.3 ‘The self-help app My Grief: Bereaved parents’ experiences of helpfulness, satisfaction and usability,’ Internet Interventions. Posted online 17 January 2024. Full text

    10.4 ‘Grief and bereavement support for parents in low- or middle-income countries: A systematic review,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 17 January 2024. Full text

    10.5 ‘Continuing bonds in marriage, death and divorce: Conceptual and clinical considerations in the relationship to self and spouse,’ Omega – Journal of Death & Dying. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    10.6 ‘Long-term bereavement outcomes in family members of those who died in acute care hospitals before and during the first wave of COVID-19: A cohort study,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    10.7 ‘Grief training in palliative care fellowships,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 10 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

Defining a Good & Bad Death 
  1. ‘Discrimination against the dying,’ Journal of Medical Ethics. Posted online 23 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    11.2 ‘Non-religious afterlife: Emerging understandings of death and dying,’ Religions. Posted online 13 January 2024. Full text

    11.3 ‘Dying a lonely death: A conceptual and normative analysis,’ Bioethics. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

    11.4 ‘Exit Laughing: Moving beyond death anxiety to reflections on mortality,’ Psychology Today. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

    11.5 ‘Managing estranged relationships at the end of life,’ International Journal of Whole Person Care, 2024;11(1):15-19. Full text (click on pdf icon)

    Website Posting of Interest: ‘What matters most when you’re dying?’ Hospice UK, 12 January 2024.

Palliative Rehabilitation
  1. ‘The role of rehabilitation for the dying cancer patient,’ Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports. Posted online 22 January 2024.
End-of-Life Care in Remote & Rural Areas
  1. ‘Palliative care in a rural sub-district in South Africa: A 4-year critical review,’ African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. Posted online 21 January 2024.
Aged, Long-Term & Residential Care
  1. ‘Palliative care in the ageing European population: A cross-country comparison,’ International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. Posted online 19 January 2024. Full text (click on download icon)

    Related:

    14.2 ‘Could peer-mentors support families of care home residents to prepare for deterioration and end-of-life? An interview study with families and care home staff,’ Health & Social Care in the Community. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    News Media Report of Interest: ‘Province forms new long-term care home investigations unit,’ Orillia Matters (Canada). Posted online 15 January 2024. Full text

Oncology
  1. ‘Palliative care for cancer patients in Asia: Challenges and countermeasures,’ Oncology Reviews. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    15.2 ‘Pediatric oncology hospice: A comprehensive review,’ American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Posted online 15 January 2024. Full text

    15.3 ‘Piloting a patient tool to aid palliative care referrals during advanced lung cancer treatment,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 14 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    15.4 ‘The effects of integrative palliative oncology on health system burden,’ Proceedings of IMPRS. Posted online 11 January 2024. Full text (click on pdf icon)

    15.5 ‘Predictive models for palliative care needs of advanced cancer patients receiving chemotherapy,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 10 January 2024. Full text

COVID-19
  1. ‘More than the sum of its parts: A constructivist grounded-theory study on specialist palliative care during crises like the COVID pandemic,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    16.2 ‘Death unpreparedness due to the COVID-19 pandemic: A concept analysis,’ Healthcare. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

Technology
  1. ‘Mobile application communication may improve palliative care needs met in critically ill patients,’ 1 Physicians Weekly. Posted online 13 January 2024>
    1. ‘Mobile application-based communication facilitation platform for family members of critically ill patients: A randomized clinical trial,’ JAMA Network Open. Posted online 4 January 2024. Full text

    Related:

    17.2 ‘Perspectives of telemedicine-based services among family caregivers of patients with end-of-life cancer: A qualitative study in mainland China,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

    17.3 ‘Chatbot performance in defining and differentiating palliative care, supportive care, hospice care,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 12 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    17.4 ‘Acceptance of digital health technologies in palliative care patients,’ Palliative Medicine Reports. Posted online 12 January 2024. Full text

    17.5 ‘Leveraging clinical informatics to address the quintuple aim for end-of-life care,’ AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings Archive. Posted online 11 January 2024. Full text

    17.6 ‘Exploration of patient and clinician experience of video consultations in community palliative care,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 11 January 2024. Abstract (w. intro., section snippets, references)

    17.7 ‘Perceptions and needs of an outpatient palliative care team regarding digital care conferences in palliative care: A mixed-method online survey,’ Swiss Medical Weekly. Posted online 3 January 2024. Full text

    News Media Reports of Interest: ‘Palliative care via audio-only telehealth boosts quality of life,’ mHealth Intelligence (U.S.). 1 Posted online 19 January 2024.

    1. ‘Nurse and social worker palliative telecare team and quality of life in patients with COPD, heart failure, or interstitial lung disease: The ADAPT randomized clinical trial,’ Journal of the American Medical Association. Posted online 16 January 2024. Abstract
Hospice Architecture
  1. ‘Designing for palliative care: Three ideas toward an architecture of generosity,’ OMSORG: Nordic Journal of Palliative Medicine. Accessed 10 January 2024. Full text
Palliative Care in Times of War
  1. ‘Palliative care in times of war,’ Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2024;26(1):1-2. First page view

Website Postings of Interest

Canada
  1. ‘Palliative care can help improve quality of life,’ Government of Canada, 6 February 2024:
Bangladesh
  1. ‘Media and journalism can illuminate palliative care for all,’ eHospice, 1 February 2024.
International
  1. ‘End-of-Life Care in the Prison Environment (Supplement #4),’ Palliative Care Network, January 2024.

    N.B. Supplements #1-3 (2023) Download.

U.K.
  1. ‘Palliative and end of life care factsheet: Patterns of care, England 2022,’ Office of Health Improvement & Disparities, UK Government. Posted online 6 February 2024. Download report
  2. ‘Report finds current set up of hospice funding “not fit for purpose,”‘ 1 Hospice UK, 24 January 2024>
    1. ‘Government funding for hospices,’ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice & End-of-Life Care, February 2024. Download

Selected News Media Reports

Switzerland
  1. ‘Palliative care: Is Switzerland a good place for the terminally ill?’ SWI swissinfo.ch (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation). Posted online 16 January 2024. Full text
U.S.A.
  1. ‘7 Little-known facts about hospice care at assisted living facilities,’ Media Feed. Posted online 31 January 2024. Full text
  2. ‘Exploring the principle of palliative care in modern medicine,’ Boss Magazine. Posted online 9 January 2024. Full text