Review
Oncology
Qinqin Cheng, Binbin Xu, Marques S. N. Ng, Hongling Zheng, Winnie K. W. So
Summary: This study aimed to identify self-reported supportive care needs assessment instruments for family caregivers of palliative cancer patients and assess their contents, psychometric properties, and applicability. Four self-reported needs assessment instruments were identified, with significant differences in contents, constructs, scoring methods, and applicability. Major shortcomings included lack of longitudinal validity, strategy for interpreting missing data, and description of literacy level required, indicating a need for further evaluation or development of needs assessment instruments.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Jyotsana Parajuli, Judith Hupcey
Summary: The review of 20 studies from 10 different countries revealed that oncology nurses lack knowledge on several aspects of palliative care. Factors influencing oncology nurses' knowledge on palliative care included nurses' sociodemographic factors, educational status, years of experience, palliative care education/training, and clinical setting. The findings suggest the need for interventions to enhance oncology nurses' knowledge on palliative care.
Review
Pediatrics
Simonetta Papa, Anna Mercante, Luca Giacomelli, Franca Benini
Summary: The assessment of needs and outcomes in pediatric palliative care (PPC) is challenging due to its multidimensional nature, low patient population, heterogeneity of diseases, cognitive impairment in patients, and physiological development of children. Standardized and validated tools are needed to assess needs, symptom severity, and PPC service quality. This review discusses current tools used in PPC and proposes a classification into eligibility tools, patient and family needs assessment tools, and care assessment tools.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nele Harnischfeger, Hilke M. Rath, Karin Oechsle, Corinna Bergelt
Summary: This systematic review identifies and summarizes communication interventions aimed at improving the communication of palliative care and end-of-life issues in physicians caring for cancer patients. The review finds that these interventions effectively improve physicians' communication skills. Future interventions should focus on other issues and target organ-specific oncologists.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Margarida Almeida, Catarina Ramos, Laura Maciel, Miguel Basto-Pereira, Isabel Leal
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the association between meaning in life, meaning-making, and posttraumatic growth in the context of cancer. The results indicate a significant moderate correlation between meaning in life and posttraumatic growth. Future research should further explore this relationship.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Melissa N. Berg, Irene Ngune, Penelope Schofield, Lisa Grech, Ilona Juraskova, Michelle Strasser, Zoe Butt, Georgia K. B. Halkett
Summary: Online communication skills training benefits oncology healthcare professionals' subjective communication skills, confidence, and objective knowledge, but further investigation is needed to assess its impact on patient outcomes. The quality of research varied, with recommendations for improvements in study design, evaluation, and implementation.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez, Ana Fatima Carvalho Fernandes, Samuel Miranda Mattos, Thereza Maria Magalhaes Moreira, Regia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, Erilaine de Freitas Corpes, Luis Carlos Lopes-Junior
Summary: This study aims to map and synthesize the available evidence on palliative care for women with breast cancer and to discuss the review results with stakeholders. It will consist of a scoping review phase and a focus group discussion phase with stakeholders.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
W. W. Li, J. Chhabra, S. Singh
Summary: Through a systematic review, this study found that palliative care education programs can effectively enhance the knowledge, attitude, and confidence of healthcare professionals and family caregivers towards palliative care. The educational resources used mainly consist of self-developed teaching materials and eLearning resources.
Review
Oncology
Yvonne N. Becque, Maaike van der Wel, Muzeyyen Aktan-Arslan, Anne Geert van Driel, Judith A. C. Rietjens, Agnes van der Heide, Erica Witkamp
Summary: This study systematically examines the characteristics and effectiveness of interventions to support family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer. The results show that most interventions have positive effects on the psycho-emotional, daily functioning, and social dimensions of family caregivers. Overall, these interventions are beneficial for the well-being of family caregivers, and different target populations are associated with different outcome dimensions.
Review
Oncology
Jeffrey Mathew Boby, Senthil Rajappa, Aju Mathew
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the prevalence, determinants, and consequences of financial toxicity among cancer patients in India, finding associations with factors like poor quality of life and debt accumulation. Urgent strategies are needed to mitigate financial toxicity among these patients, particularly in disadvantaged sections of society.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Liying Chen, Shiting Xu, Zhaoxing Jia, Yaojin Tan, Xinyi Shi, Xianming Lin
Summary: This study aims to conduct a network meta-analysis to compare different acupuncture therapies for cancer-related insomnia (CRI), evaluate their effectiveness, and determine the optimal approach for CRI treatment.
Review
Oncology
Aylin Tanriverdi, Buse Ozcan Kahraman, Gulbin Ergin, Didem Karadibak, Sema Savci
Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of exercise intervention on exercise capacity, physical function, and patient-reported outcome measures in adults with cancer receiving palliative care. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies and 1034 adults with cancer receiving palliative care showed that exercise interventions significantly improved exercise capacity, pain, fatigue, and quality of life.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Adela Wu, Gabriela Ruiz Colon, Rebecca Aslakson, Erqi Pollom, Chirag B. Patel
Summary: Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain malignancy in adults, with a devastating prognosis despite standard treatments. Advance care planning and palliative care are critical for these patients, yet many do not pursue it or have access to these services. More focused and high-quality studies on end-of-life care are needed to address gaps in palliative care resource utilization for glioblastoma patients.
Article
Oncology
Katharine E. Brock, Kristen E. Allen, Erin Falk, Cristina Velozzi-Averhoff, Nicholas P. DeGroote, Jeffrey Klick, Karen Wasilewski-Masker
Summary: The study found that an embedded pediatric palliative oncology clinic is associated with higher receipt of palliative care and less hospital days in the last 90 days of life for oncology patients with high-risk events. In the post-PPO cohort, patients received palliative care more often, received it earlier, and spent fewer days hospitalized in the last 90 days of life compared to the pre-PPO cohort. Continued improvements in these outcomes are expected with additional oncology provider education and personnel in the PPO clinic.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Eran Ben-Arye, Dana Elly, Noah Samuels, Orit Gressel, Katerina Shulman, Elad Schiff, Ofer Lavie, Amir Minerbi
Summary: The study found that high adherence to integrative care was associated with greater pain relief at 6 weeks, but not at 12 weeks, in patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or palliative care.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
D. J. Oliver, G. D. Borasio, A. Caraceni, M. de Visser, W. Grisold, S. Lorenzl, S. Veronese, R. Voltz
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2016)
Article
Education & Educational Research
S. Eychmueller, M. Forster, H. Gudat, U. M. Luetolf, G. D. Borasio
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2015)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Pauline Vercruysse, Jerome Sinniger, Hajer El Oussini, Jelena Scekic-Zahirovic, Stephane Dieterle, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas Meyer, Stephan Zierz, Jan Kassubek, Wilhelm Fischer, Jens Dreyhaupt, Torsten Grehl, Andreas Hermann, Julian Grosskreutz, Anke Witting, Ludo Van den Bosch, Odile Spreux-Varoquaux, Albert C. Ludolph, Luc Dupuis
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Julia Desiree Lotz, Ralf J. Jox, Christine Meurer, Gian Domenico Borasio, Monika Fuehrer
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2016)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Julia Desiree Lotz, Marion Daxer, Ralf J. Jox, Gian Domenico Borasio, Monika Fuehrer
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2017)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gian Domenico Borasio, Ralf J. Jox
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY
(2016)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Hans Ulrich Bender, Martin Bernhard Riester, Gian Domenico Borasio, Monika Fuhrer
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2017)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claudia Gamondi, Gian Domenico Borasio, Pam Oliver, Nancy Preston, Sheila Payne
BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE
(2019)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Julia D. Lotz, Ralf J. Jox, Gian Domenico Borasio, Monika Fuehrer
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2015)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Johanna Anneser, Tamara Thurn, Gian Domenico Borasio
Article
Health Policy & Services
Rene Vollenbroich, Gian Domenico Borasio, Ayda Duroux, Monika Grasser, Monika Brandstaetter, Monika Fuehrer
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
(2016)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Stephanie Clemm, Ralf J. Jox, Gian Domenico Borasio, Traugott Roser
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
(2015)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Monika Koegler, Monika Brandstaetter, Gian Domenico Borasio, Veronika Fensterer, Helmut Kuechenhoff, Martin Johannes Fegg
PALLIATIVE & SUPPORTIVE CARE
(2015)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Rose-Anna Foley, Wendy S. Johnston, Mathieu Bernard, Michela Canevascini, Thierry Currat, Gian D. Borasio, Michel Beauverd
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Johanna Anneser, Ralf J. Jox, Tamara Thurn, Gian Domenico Borasio
GMS JOURNAL FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2016)
Article
Oncology
Christine J. McPherson, Alanna Devereaux
Summary: This study examines the dyadic effects of patient and caregiver attachment orientations on mutually supportive care in cancer treatment. It highlights the interdependence within the cancer caregiving relationship and emphasizes the importance of considering individual and relational ways of responding in providing support. Attachment theory provides a framework for understanding and therapeutic intervention.