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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: Research article
| 24 April 2018

Palliative care for homeless people: a systematic review of the concerns, care needs and preferences, and the barriers and facilitators for providing palliative care

Authors: Hanna T. Klop, Anke J.E. de Veer, Sophie I. van Dongen, Anneke L. Francke, Judith A.C. Rietjens and Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen
Content type: Research article
| 20 April 2018

Self-competence in death work among health and social care workers: a region-wide survey in Hong Kong

Authors: Johnny T. K. Cheung, Doreen W. H. Au, Wallace C. H. Chan, Jenny H. Y. Chan, Kenway Ng and Jean Woo
Content type: Study protocol
| 20 April 2018

The Japan hospice and palliative evaluation study 4: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Authors: Kento Masukawa, Maho Aoyama, Tatsuya Morita, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Satoru Tsuneto, Yasuo Shima and Mitsunori Miyashita
Content type: Research article
| 19 April 2018

Adding a second surprise question triggers general practitioners to increase the thoroughness of palliative care planning: results of a pilot RCT with cage vignettes

Authors: F. Weijers, C. Veldhoven, C. Verhagen, K. Vissers and Y. Engels
Content type: Study protocol
| 18 April 2018

Comfort in palliative sedation (Compas): a transdisciplinary mixed method study protocol for linking objective assessments to subjective experiences

Authors: Stefaan Six, Steven Laureys, Jan Poelaert, Johan Bilsen, Peter Theuns and Reginald Deschepper

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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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Maria Zalm, BioMed Central, UK

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Jan Schildmann, University of Munich, Germany
Claudia Bausewein, University of Munich, Germany
Nancy Preston, Lancaster University, UK

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Palliative care for homeless people: a systematic review of the concerns, care needs and preferences, and the barriers and facilitators for providing palliative care

Self-competence in death work among health and social care workers: a region-wide survey in Hong Kong

The Japan hospice and palliative evaluation study 4: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey

Adding a second surprise question triggers general practitioners to increase the thoroughness of palliative care planning: results of a pilot RCT with cage vignettes

Comfort in palliative sedation (Compas): a transdisciplinary mixed method study protocol for linking objective assessments to subjective experiences

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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Are mortality rates affected by age adoptees transfer to their adoptive families?

Attention to metabolic energy disturbance is needed to treat relapse of heroin

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