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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
| 13 September 2018

Assessing the credibility and transferability of the patient compassion model in non-cancer palliative populations

Authors: Shane Sinclair, Priya Jaggi, Thomas F. Hack, Susan E. McClement, Shelley Raffin-Bouchal and Pavneet Singh
Content type: Research article
| 12 September 2018

Exploring the vagueness of Religion & Spirituality in complex pediatric decision-making: a qualitative study

Authors: Alexandra K. Superdock, Raymond C. Barfield, Debra H. Brandon and Sharron L. Docherty
Content type: Research article
| 10 September 2018

Intranasal fentanyl for respiratory distress in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions

Authors: Lucas Pieper, Julia Wager and Boris Zernikow
Content type: Study protocol
| 7 September 2018

Scopolaminebutyl given prophylactically for death rattle: study protocol of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in a frail patient population (the SILENCE study)

Authors: Harriëtte J. van Esch, Lia van Zuylen, Esther Oomen–de Hoop, Agnes van der Heide and Carin C. D. van der Rijt
Content type: Research article
| 29 August 2018

Determinants of favorable or unfavorable opinion about euthanasia in a sample of French cancer patients receiving palliative care

Authors: Alexandre de Nonneville, Théo Chabal, Anthony Marin, Jean Marc La Piana, Marie Fichaux, Véronique Tuzzolino, Florence Duffaud, Pascal Auquier, Augustin Boulanger, Karine Baumstark and Sébastien 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
| 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
Nancy Preston, Lancaster University, UK

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Assessing the credibility and transferability of the patient compassion model in non-cancer palliative populations

Exploring the vagueness of Religion & Spirituality in complex pediatric decision-making: a qualitative study

Intranasal fentanyl for respiratory distress in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions

Scopolaminebutyl given prophylactically for death rattle: study protocol of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in a frail patient population (the SILENCE study)

Determinants of favorable or unfavorable opinion about euthanasia in a sample of French cancer patients receiving palliative care

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

Aims and scope

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Section Editors

BMC Series blog

Highlights of the BMC series: August 2018

Alcohol as part of ‘care practices’ in White British women’s everyday personal relationships

What do we know about migraine? Mechanisms, treatment and the future

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