Related Articles The effect of bereavement groups on grief, anxiety, and depression – a controlled, prospective intervention study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Jul 12;15:58 Authors: Näppä U, Lundgren AB, Axelsson B Abstract ABSTACT: BACKGROUND: Bereavement groups are believed to be beneficial as preventive interventions to reduce the development of complicated grief for people at risk after the death of a significant other. This study aimed to investigate whether measurable effects on grief, anxiety, and depression could be detected in those participating in bereavement groups compared to non-participating controls. METHODS: Questionnaires covering the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG), the Hospital…
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Related Articles Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care – results from a qualitative interview study in Norway. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Jul 15;15:61 Authors: Sommerbakk R, Haugen DF, Tjora A, Kaasa S, Hjermstad MJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Implementation of quality improvements in palliative care (PC) is challenging, and detailed knowledge about factors that may facilitate or hinder implementation is essential for success. One part of the EU-funded IMPACT project (IMplementation of quality indicators in PAlliative Care sTudy) aiming to increase the knowledge base, was to conduct national studies in PC services. This study aims to identify…
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Related Articles Improving the quality of life of palliative and chronic disease patients and carers in remote Australia with the establishment of a day respite facility. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Jul 18;15:62 Authors: Carey TA, Schouten K, Wakerman J, Humphreys JS, Miegel F, Murphy S, Arundell M Abstract BACKGROUND: In the Northern Territory (NT) there is a lack of respite services available to palliative care patients and their families. Indigenous people in the NT suffer substantially higher rates of poorly controlled chronic disease and premature mortality associated with poor heath than the Australian population as a whole. The need for…
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Related Articles Mismatch between physicians and family members views on communications about patients with chronic incurable diseases receiving care in critical and intensive care settings in Georgia: a quantitative observational survey. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Jul 22;15:63 Authors: Chikhladze N, Janberidze E, Velijanashvili M, Chkhartishvili N, Jintcharadze M, Verne J, Kordzaia D Abstract BACKGROUND: Physicians working in critical and intensive care settings encounter death of chronic incurable patients on a daily basis; however they have scant skills on how to communicate with the patients and their family members. The aim of the present survey is to examine communication of critical…
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Related Articles Implementing the first regional hospice palliative care program in Ontario: the Champlain region as a case study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Jul 26;15:65 Authors: Pereira J, Contant J, Barton G, Klinger C Abstract BACKGROUND: Regionalization promotes planning and coordination of services across settings and providers to meet population needs. Despite the potential advantages of regionalization, no regional hospice palliative care program existed in Ontario, Canada, as of 2010. This paper describes the process and early results of the development of the first regional hospice palliative care program in Ontario. The various activities and processes undertaken and the formal…
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