Related Articles Measuring geographical accessibility to palliative and end of life (PEoLC) related facilities: a comparative study in an area with well-developed specialist palliative care (SPC) provision. BMC Palliat Care. 2017 Jan 26;16(1):14 Authors: Pearson C, Verne J, Wells C, Polato GM, Higginson IJ, Gao W Abstract BACKGROUND: Geographical accessibility is important in accessing healthcare services. Measuring it has evolved alongside technological and data analysis advances. High correlations between different methods have been detected, but no comparisons exist in the context of palliative and end of life care (PEoLC) studies. To assess how geographical accessibility can affect PEoLC, selection of…
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Related Articles Developing Macroindicators of Palliative Care Development in Africa: A Process with In-Country and International Experts. J Palliat Med. 2018 03;21(3):342-353 Authors: Rhee JY, Garralda E, Namisango E, Luyirika E, de Lima L, Powell RA, Centeno C Abstract BACKGROUND: Indicators specific to the African context are important to measure palliative care (PC) development accurately. OBJECTIVE: To describe the process used to develop a set of PC macroindicators for Africa. DESIGN: Open-ended interviews on national PC development were conducted with five African Country Experts. Indicators were rated (1-4) by 14 Country Experts for validity and feasibility. An additional 11 interviews…
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Related Articles Politics and palliative care: Ethiopia. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2016 Jul 02;22(7):362 Authors: Smyth D Abstract Dion Smyth’s review of the internet for palliative nursing. PMID: 27444166 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Applying Quality Indicators For Administrative Databases To Evaluate End-Of-Life Care For Cancer Patients In Belgium. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 Jul 01;36(7):1234-1243 Authors: De Schreye R, Smets T, Annemans L, Deliens L, Gielen B, De Gendt C, Cohen J Abstract End-of-life cancer care has been criticized as frequently inappropriate and aggressive. Providing appropriate care to people with cancer is a public health priority. Quality indicators are considered a valid way to evaluate the appropriateness of end-of-life cancer care within a health care system. We conducted a population-level retrospective observational study of all cancer decedents in Belgium in 2012 to…
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Related Articles Level of Care Preferences Among Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Sep;54(3):340-345 Authors: Mitchell SL, Palmer JA, Volandes AE, Hanson LC, Habtemariam D, Shaffer ML Abstract CONTEXT: Delivering goal-directed care is a hallmark of high-quality palliative care, but requires an understanding of preferences. OBJECTIVES: To describe and identify factors associated with level of care preferences among proxies of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia. METHODS: NH residents with advanced dementia and their proxies (N = 402 dyads) were recruited from 62 Boston-area facilities as part of an ongoing randomized clinical trial. At baseline, all…
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