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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
| 20 June 2018

The interaction of socioeconomic status with place of death: a qualitative analysis of physician experiences

Authors: Joshua Wales, Allison M. Kurahashi and Amna Husain
Content type: Research article
| 19 June 2018

Chemotherapy and palliative care near end-of life: examining the appropriateness at a cancer institute for colorectal cancer patients

Authors: Ilaria Massa, Oriana Nanni, Flavia Foca, Marco Maltoni, Stefania Derni, Nicola Gentili, Giovanni Luca Frassineti, Andrea Casadei Gardini, Martina Valgiusti, Dino Amadori, Elena Prati, Mattia Altini, Davide Gallegati and Elisabetta Sansoni
Content type: Research article
| 11 June 2018

Using co-design to develop an intervention to improve communication about the heart failure trajectory and end-of-life care

Authors: Lisa Hjelmfors, Anna Strömberg, Maria Friedrichsen, Anna Sandgren, Jan Mårtensson and Tiny Jaarsma
Content type: Research article
| 9 June 2018

Residential aged care residents and components of end of life care in an Australian hospital

Authors: Laurence Jee Peng Leong and Gregory Brian Crawford
Content type: Research article
| 8 June 2018

The degree of social difficulties experienced by cancer patients and their spouses

Authors: Takashi Takeuchi, Kanako Ichikura, Kanako Amano, Wakana Takeshita and Kazuho Hisamura

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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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Nancy Preston, Lancaster University, UK

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The interaction of socioeconomic status with place of death: a qualitative analysis of physician experiences

Chemotherapy and palliative care near end-of life: examining the appropriateness at a cancer institute for colorectal cancer patients

Using co-design to develop an intervention to improve communication about the heart failure trajectory and end-of-life care

Residential aged care residents and components of end of life care in an Australian hospital

The degree of social difficulties experienced by cancer patients and their spouses

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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