Oct 06, 2022

The use of palliative care (PC) in developing environments is hampered by a lack of understanding of the practice. In a multi-site quality improvement initiative in India, it was important to recogniz...

Oct 06, 2022

There was little proof that severe COVID results in symptom management. Therefore, for a study, researchers sought to identify changes in symptoms, relationships to therapies, and survival rates among...

Oct 06, 2022

To supplement a clinician's prediction of survival (CPS), several prognostic models, including the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS), Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI), and Palliative Prognostic Scor...

Oct 06, 2022

Patients with advanced heart failure (HF) usually exhibit severe psychological symptoms that frequently match diagnostic standards for psychological disorders such as anxiety, sadness, and drug use di...

Oct 03, 2022

Patients with serious illnesses who have prioritized healthcare objectives and whose doctors are aware of them are probably in a better position to get the care that is goal-concordant. For a study, r...

Sep 06, 2022

Family members of dead intensive care unit (ICU) patients may have psychological effects due to their loved one's passing. For a study, researchers sought to provide an overview of various bereavement...

Sep 06, 2022

For COVID-19 patients, there are guidelines to help manage their symptoms as they approach death. However, little attention has been paid to the actual symptom patterns, level of adherence to drug usa...

Sep 06, 2022

In hospital settings, continuous opioid infusions are frequently used to treat end-of-life (EOL) symptoms. Nevertheless, prescription procedures differ, and even contemporary research offers contradic...

Aug 22, 2022

Children with life-threatening illnesses need the best pediatric palliative care (PPC) possible. Therefore, understanding the quality improvement (QI) efforts of PPC physicians and programs is crucial...

Aug 22, 2022

More than 74% of juvenile fatalities occur in intensive care units (ICU), 40% of which happen after the withdrawal of life-supporting therapies (WOLST). Yet, no requirements analysis identified provid...

Aug 22, 2022

For persons with dementia (PWD), who may be particularly vulnerable to getting care at the end of life that is not consistent with their wishes or that causes a greater strain on caregivers, less was ...

Aug 22, 2022

Sickle cell disease (SCD) may have serious consequences that worsen psychosocial functioning and increase the burden of illness. However, little was known about particular disease-related factors link...

Aug 22, 2022

Serious disease conversation-promoting interventions have proven promise in advancing high-quality care. In contrast, some individuals in randomized studies could gain more from the intervention than ...

Aug 22, 2022

Although it commonly happens late in the course of the disease, pediatric palliative care (PPC) improves the quality of life and end-of-life outcomes for children with cancer. The Supportive Care Clin...

Aug 22, 2022

American Indians (AIs) on the Great Plains do not have access to culturally appropriate palliative care (PC), despite this need being well-known. There is a dearth of literature identifying certain fa...

Aug 22, 2022

Previous research on the quality of life (QOL) following lung cancer surgery has noted persistent postoperative symptoms. First, researchers thoroughly analyzed QOL in lung cancer surgery patients. Th...

Aug 22, 2022

The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer is lower than that of other age groups. A modifiable predictor of HRQOL is symptom burden. For a study, re...

Aug 22, 2022

More than 60% of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have chronic discomfort, a clinical issue that is getting less attention. Chronic long-term pain is linked to low quality of life (QoL), mood i...

Aug 22, 2022

National oncology and pediatric organizations view the integration of palliative care (PC) into the treatment of pediatric cancer as best practice. Even while mounting data indicated that embedded mod...

Aug 22, 2022

Although polypharmacy is frequently acceptable for kids with terminal illnesses, it is also linked to an increase in hospitalizations, inappropriate prescriptions, and can negatively impact kids' and ...