Related Articles Mental and physical health correlates among family caregivers of patients with newly-diagnosed incurable cancer: a hierarchical linear regression analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Mar;25(3):965-971 Authors: Shaffer KM, Jacobs JM, Nipp RD, Carr A, Jackson VA, Park ER, Pirl WF, El-Jawahri A, Gallagher ER, Greer JA, Temel JS Abstract PURPOSE: Caregiver, relational, and patient factors have been associated with the health of family members and friends providing care to patients with early-stage cancer. Little research has examined whether findings extend to family caregivers of patients with incurable cancer, who experience unique and substantial caregiving burdens. We examined correlates of…
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Related Articles Mapping the scope of occupational therapy practice in palliative care: A European Association for Palliative Care cross-sectional survey. Palliat Med. 2018 05;32(5):960-968 Authors: Eva G, Morgan D Abstract BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists play an integral role in the care of people with life-limiting illnesses. However, little is known about the scope of occupational therapy service provision in palliative care across Europe and factors influencing service delivery. AIM: This study aimed to map the scope of occupational therapy palliative care interventions across Europe and to explore occupational therapists’ perceptions of opportunities and challenges when delivering and developing palliative care services.…
Origen: Mapping the scope of occupational therapy practice in palliative care: A European Association for Palliative Care cross-sectional survey. – PubMed

Related Articles End-of-life care for immigrants in Germany. An epidemiological appraisal of Berlin. PLoS One. 2017;12(8):e0182033 Authors: Henke A, Thuss-Patience P, Behzadi A, Henke O Abstract BACKGROUND: Since the late 1950’s, a steadily increasing immigrant population in Germany is resulting in a subpopulation of aging immigrants. The German health care system needs to adjust its services-linguistically, culturally, and medically-for this subpopulation of patients. Immigrants make up over 20% of the population in Germany, yet the majority receive inadequate medical care. As many of the labor immigrants of the 1960s and 1970s are in need of hospice and palliative care (HPC),…
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Related Articles A Concise Review of Pelvic Radiation Therapy (RT) for Rectal Cancer with Synchronous Liver Metastases. Int J Surg Oncol. 2019;2019:5239042 Authors: Sager O, Dincoglan F, Demiral S, Uysal B, Gamsiz H, Dirican B, Beyzadeoglu M Abstract Background and Objective: Colorectal cancer is a major health concern as a very common cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The liver is a very common site of metastatic spread for colorectal cancers, and, while nearly half of the patients develop metastases during the course of their disease, synchronous liver metastases are detected in 15% to 25% of cases.…
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Related Articles The role of palliative care in critical congenital heart disease. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Mar;41(2):128-132 Authors: Mazwi ML, Henner N, Kirsch R Abstract Patients with critical congenital heart disease are exposed to significant lifetime morbidity and mortality. Prenatal diagnosis can provide opportunities for anticipatory co-management of patients between palliative subspecialists and the cardiac care team. The benefits of palliative care include support for longitudinal decision-making and avoidance of interventions not consistent with family goals. Effectively counseling families requires an up-to-date understanding of outcomes and knowledge of provider biases. Patient-proxy reported quality of life (QOL) is highly variable in this…
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