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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
| 17 January 2019

Caregivers’ perspectives and experiences of withdrawing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in advanced dementia: a qualitative analysis of an online discussion forum

Authors: Carole Parsons and Sarah Gamble
Content type: Research article
| 12 January 2019

Trends in descriptions of palliative care in the cancer clinical practice guidelines before and after enactment of the Cancer Control Act (2007): content analysis

Authors: Miwa Hinata, Kikuko Miyazaki, Natsuko Kanazawa, Kumiko Kito, Sachiko Kiyoto, Manako Konda, Akira Kuriyama, Hiroko Mori, Sachiko Nakaoka, Akiko Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu and Takeo Nakayama
Content type: Research article
| 10 January 2019

Assessing the exertion required to induce breathlessness in a population with advanced cancer: matching measures to the level of physical function

Authors: Kahren M. White, Meera R. Agar and David C. Currow
Content type: Research article
| 9 January 2019

Potential quality indicators for seriously ill home care clients: a cross-sectional analysis using Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for Ontario

Authors: Lisa E. Harman, Dawn M. Guthrie, Joachim Cohen, Anja Declercq, Kathryn Fisher, Donna Goodridge, John P. Hirdes and Hsien Seow
Content type: Case report
| 8 January 2019

Medical staff opposition to a deep and continuous palliative sedation request under Claeys-Leonetti law

Authors: Claire Vitale, Alexandre de Nonneville, Marie Fichaux and Sebastien Salas

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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
| 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
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

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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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Caregivers’ perspectives and experiences of withdrawing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in advanced dementia: a qualitative analysis of an online discussion forum

Trends in descriptions of palliative care in the cancer clinical practice guidelines before and after enactment of the Cancer Control Act (2007): content analysis

Assessing the exertion required to induce breathlessness in a population with advanced cancer: matching measures to the level of physical function

Potential quality indicators for seriously ill home care clients: a cross-sectional analysis using Resident Assessment Instrument for Home Care (RAI-HC) data for Ontario

Medical staff opposition to a deep and continuous palliative sedation request under Claeys-Leonetti law

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

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

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

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Highlights of the BMC series: December 2018

Succeeding as a woman in biomedical engineering

Lessons learned and best practices from the Polio Eradication Programme in Nigeria

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