Related Articles Barriers and facilitators to optimal supportive end-of-life palliative care in long-term care facilities: a qualitative descriptive study of community-based and specialist palliative care physicians’ experiences, perceptions and perspectives. BMJ Open. 2020 08 05;10(8):e037466 Authors: Harasym P, Brisbin S, Afzaal M, Sinnarajah A, Venturato L, Quail P, Kaasalainen S, Straus SE, Sussman T, Virk N, Holroyd-Leduc J Abstract OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted ongoing challenges to optimal supportive end-of-life care for adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. A supportive end-of-life care approach emphasises family involvement, optimal symptom control, multidisciplinary team collaboration and death and bereavement support services…
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Related Articles Physician Visits and Recognition of Residents’ Terminal Phase in Long-Term Care Facilities: Findings From the PACE Cross-Sectional Study in 6 EU Countries. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 06;20(6):696-702.e1 Authors: Oosterveld-Vlug MG, Pasman HRW, Ten Koppel M, van Hout HPJ, van der Steen JT, Collingridge Moore D, Deliens L, Gambassi G, Kylänen M, Smets T, Szczerbińska K, Van den Block L, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, PACE Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe the relation between physician visits and physicians’ recognition of a resident’s terminal phase in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in Belgium, England, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Poland. DESIGN: In each…
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Related Articles Glioblastoma Multiforme in the over 70’s: «To treat or not to treat with radiotherapy?» Cancer Med. 2019 08;8(10):4669-4677 Authors: Glynn AM, Rangaswamy G, O’Shea J, Dunne M, Grogan R, MacNally S, Fitzpatrick D, Faul C Abstract BACKGROUND: The incidence of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is increasing among the older population and is associated with poor prognosis. Management guidelines are lacking in this group. The purpose of this study was to analyze survival data and determine predictors of survival in patients aged ≥70 years treated with radiotherapy (RT) and/or Temozolomide. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all GBM patients treated…
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