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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.

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Better palliative care for people with a dementia: summary of interdisciplinary workshop highlighting current gaps and recommendations for future research

Siobhán Fox, Carol FitzGerald, Karen Harrison Dening, Kate Irving, W. George Kernohan, Adrian Treloar, David Oliver, Suzanne Guerin and Suzanne Timmons

Published on: 14 July 2017
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Ward social workers’ views of what facilitates or hinders collaboration with specialist palliative care team social workers: A grounded theory

Janice Firn, Nancy Preston and Catherine Walshe

Published on: 14 July 2017
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The impact of antiretroviral therapy on symptom burden among HIV outpatients with low CD4 count in rural Uganda: nested longitudinal cohort study

Katie Wakeham, Richard Harding, Jonathan Levin, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Anatoli Kamali and David G Lalloo

Published on: 13 July 2017
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The provision of generalist and specialist palliative care for patients with non-malignant respiratory disease in the North and Republic of Ireland: a qualitative study

Clare Mc Veigh, Joanne Reid, Philip Larkin, Sam Porter and Peter Hudson

Published on: 11 July 2017
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Strengthening primary health care teams with palliative care leaders: protocol for a cluster randomized clinical trial

Joan Llobera, Noemí Sansó, Amador Ruiz, Merce Llagostera, Estefania Serratusell, Carlos Serrano, María Luisa Martín Roselló, Enric Benito, Eusebio J. Castaño and Alfonso Leiva

Published on: 10 July 2017

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Clinical aspects of palliative care in advanced Parkinson’s disease

Johan Lokk and Ahmad Delbari

Published on: 25 October 2012
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice and associated factors towards palliative care among nurses working in selected hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Hiwot Kassa, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Fissiha Zewdu, Mignote Hailu and Desalegn Woldeyohannes

Published on: 4 March 2014
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Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines

Peter Hudson, Karen Quinn, Brendan O'Hanlon and Sanchia Aranda

Published on: 19 August 2008
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Communication between family carers and health professionals about end-of-life care for older people in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study

Glenys Caswell, Kristian Pollock, Rowan Harwood and Davina Porock

Published on: 1 August 2015
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Implementing advance care planning: a qualitative study of community nurses' views and experiences

Jane Seymour, Kathryn Almack and Sheila Kennedy

Published on: 8 April 2010

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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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Matteo Pasini, 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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