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Featured article: Supporting caregivers by evaluating risks and needs

Patients in palliative care receive an important support by caregivers. Their role is often demanding and there is therefore the necessity of providing an appropriate support. Assessment of risks and needs of caregivers led to the development of a targeted support plan that showed acceptability and usefulness in palliative care setting.

Content type: Study protocol
| 13 August 2018

The Prognosis in Palliative care Study II (PiPS2): study protocol for a multi-centre, prospective, observational, cohort study

Authors: Anastasia K. Kalpakidou, Chris Todd, Vaughan Keeley, Jane Griffiths, Karen Spencer, Victoria Vickerstaff, Rumana Z. Omar and Patrick Stone
Content type: Research article
| 8 August 2018

How can end of life care excellence be normalized in hospitals? Lessons from a qualitative framework study

Authors: Christy Noble, Laurie Grealish, Andrew Teodorczuk, Brenton Shanahan, Balaji Hiremagular, Jodie Morris and Sarah Yardley
Content type: Research article
| 7 August 2018

Trends in treatment during the last stages of life in end-stage gynecologic cancer patients who received active palliative chemotherapy: a comparative analysis of 10-year data in a single institution

Authors: Tae-Kyu Jang, Dae-Yeon Kim, Shin-Wha Lee, Jeong-Yeol Park, Dae-Shik Suh, Jong-Hyeok Kim, Yong-Man Kim, Young-Tak Kim and Joo-Hyun Nam
Content type: Research article
| 6 August 2018

Perceptions of trained laypersons in end-of-life or advance care planning conversations: a qualitative meta-synthesis

Authors: Elizabeth Somes, Joanna Dukes, Adreanne Brungardt, Sarah Jordan, Kristen DeSanto, Christine D. Jones, Urvi Jhaveri Sanghvi, Khadijah Breathett, Jacqueline Jones and Hillary D. Lum
Content type: Study protocol
| 3 August 2018

Palliative care for patients with a substance use disorder and multiple problems: a study protocol

Authors: Anne Ebenau, Boukje Dijkstra, Marianne Stal-Klapwijk, Chantal ter Huurne, Ans Blom, Kris Vissers and Marieke Groot

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Content type: Review
| 25 October 2012

Clinical aspects of palliative care in advanced Parkinson’s disease

Authors: Johan Lokk and Ahmad Delbari
Content type: Research article
| 19 August 2008

Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines

Authors: Peter Hudson, Karen Quinn, Brendan O'Hanlon and Sanchia Aranda
Content type: Research article
| 4 March 2014

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice and associated factors towards palliative care among nurses working in selected hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Authors: Hiwot Kassa, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Fissiha Zewdu, Mignote Hailu and Desalegn Woldeyohannes
Content type: Research article
| 8 April 2010

Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences

Authors: Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack and Sheila Kennedy
Content type: Research article
| 1 August 2015

Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study

Authors: Glenys Caswell, Kristian Pollock, Rowan Harwood and Davina Porock

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BMC Palliative Care is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the clinical, scientific, ethical and policy issues, local and international, regarding all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the dying and for those with profound suffering related to chronic illness.

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The Prognosis in Palliative care Study II (PiPS2): study protocol for a multi-centre, prospective, observational, cohort study

How can end of life care excellence be normalized in hospitals? Lessons from a qualitative framework study

Trends in treatment during the last stages of life in end-stage gynecologic cancer patients who received active palliative chemotherapy: a comparative analysis of 10-year data in a single institution

Perceptions of trained laypersons in end-of-life or advance care planning conversations: a qualitative meta-synthesis

Palliative care for patients with a substance use disorder and multiple problems: a study protocol

Clinical aspects of palliative care in advanced Parkinson’s disease

Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice and associated factors towards palliative care among nurses working in selected hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences

Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study

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Section Editors

BMC Series blog

Not too much and not too little: the right amount of social network site use may reduce loneliness among mothers of young children

Longer hours on social media may increase teens’ risk of cyberbullying

Can social attachment contribute to problematic Facebook use?

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