Related Articles It’s All About Communication: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Collaboration Between Volunteers and Staff in Pediatric Palliative Care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jul;35(7):951-958 Authors: Meyer D, Schmidt P, Zernikow B, Wager J Abstract BACKGROUND: Multidisciplinary teamwork is considered central to pediatric palliative care. Although different studies state that volunteers play an essential role in palliative care, little is known about the collaboration between volunteers and staff. AIM: This study aims to explore and compare the perspectives of volunteers and staff regarding collaboration in a pediatric palliative care unit. DESIGN: A mixed-methods approach was chosen to appropriately reflect…
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Related Articles Case-Mix Adjustment of the Bereaved Family Survey. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jul;35(7):1015-1022 Authors: Kutney-Lee A, Carpenter J, Smith D, Thorpe J, Tudose A, Ersek M Abstract Surveys of bereaved family members are increasingly being used to evaluate end-of-life (EOL) care and to measure organizational performance in EOL care quality. The Bereaved Family Survey (BFS) is used to monitor EOL care quality and benchmark performance in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care system. The objective of this study was to develop a case-mix adjustment model for the BFS and to examine changes in facility-level scores following adjustment, in…
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Related Articles Physicians’ Perceptions of Hope and How Hope Informs Interactions With Patients: A Qualitative, Exploratory Study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jul;35(7):993-999 Authors: Wolf A, Garlid CF, Hyrkas K Abstract OBJECTIVES: Today some studies of physicians’ perceptions of hope are available, but not studies of how hope informs patient care. The objectives of this qualitative study were to describe the ways physicians conceptualize hope and how these may inform interactions with their patients. METHODS: Ten physicians working in a large tertiary care teaching hospital were interviewed. They represented palliative care, oncology, and 7 other specialties. Minimal amount of…
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Related Articles Palliative Care Patients’ Quality of Dying and Circumstances of Death-Comparison of Informal Caregivers’ and Health-Care Professionals’ Estimates. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jul;35(7):1023-1029 Authors: Stiel S, Heckel M, Wendt KN, Weber M, Ostgathe C Abstract BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcomes are usually considered to be the gold standard assessment. However, for the assessment of quality of dying and death, ratings of informal caregivers (ICGs) or health-care professionals (HCPs) must be considered for ethical and methodological reasons. This article aims to present results of ICGs’ and HCPs’ estimates of the questionnaire, quality of dying and death (QoDD) on patients who…
Origen: Palliative Care Patients' Quality of Dying and Circumstances of Death-Comparison of Informal Caregivers' and Health-Care Professionals' Estimates. – PubMed

Related Articles Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Singapore Med J. 2018 02;59(2):76-86 Authors: Lim TK, Chee CB, Chow P, Chua GSW, Eng SK, Goh SK, Kng KK, Lim WH, Ng TP, Ong TH, Seah STA, Tan HY, Tee KH, Palanichamy V, Yeung MT Abstract The Ministry of Health (MOH) has updated the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to provide doctors and patients in Singapore with evidence-based treatment for COPD. This article reproduces the introduction and executive summary (with recommendations from the guidelines) from the MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines on COPD, for…
Origen: Ministry of Health Clinical Practice Guidelines: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. – PubMed