Article
Neurosciences
Joanne Loewy
Summary: Pain is often debilitating and can be caused by various pathologies. While pharmacological interventions can lead to problems, music therapy is a low-cost alternative that is gaining attention in clinical applications and research.
Editorial Material
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Tara Rajendran
Summary: Music therapy is a rapidly emerging field of its own in the past two decades, with growing number of randomized controlled trials evaluating its clinical impact and progress in understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying its beneficial effects. Personalizing music therapy based on cultural background and autobiographical memories is vital due to unique music preferences. Research on cognitive music science and individualized music choices in clinical music therapy trials will contribute to providing patient-directed personalized integrative cancer care.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE-JIM
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Linda Heino, Minna Stolt, Elina Haavisto
Summary: This study describes the practices of nurses regarding palliative sedation in palliative care wards in hospitals. The findings indicate that nurses play a crucial role in decision-making, implementation and monitoring of sedation, as well as in information sharing and providing compassionate care to patients and their relatives.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2022)
Review
Nursing
Emily J. Weston, Diana Jefferies, Virginia Stulz, Paul Glew, Fiona McDermid
Summary: This review examined how community nurses around the world provide palliative care and manage the stressors associated with caring for dying clients in their homes. The findings highlighted the importance of building a skilled palliative care workforce and providing specialized training to nurses in order to improve their ability to deliver quality care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Nursing
William E. Rosa, Harleah G. Buck, Allison P. Squires, Sharon L. Kozachik, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Marie Bakitas, Juli McGowan Boit, Patricia K. Bradley, Pamela Z. Cacchione, Garrett K. Chan, Nigel Crisp, Constance Dahlin, Pat Daoust, Patricia M. Davidson, Sheila Davis, Myrna A. A. Doumit, Regina M. Fink, Keela A. Herr, Pamela S. Hinds, Tonda L. Hughes, Viola Karanja, Deborah J. Kenny, Cynthia R. King, Hester C. Klopper, Ann R. Knebel, Ann E. Kurth, Elizabeth A. Madigan, Pamela Malloy, Marianne Matzo, Polly Mazanec, Salimah H. Meghani, Todd B. Monroe, Patricia J. Moreland, Judith A. Paice, J. Craig Phillips, Cynda H. Rushton, Judith Shamian, Mona Shattell, Julia A. Snethen, Connie M. Ulrich, Dorothy Wholihan, Lucia D. Wocial, Betty R. Ferrell
Summary: The consensus paper aims to advance nursing's roles and responsibility in ensuring universal access to palliative care, providing evidence-based recommendations for policy, education, research, and clinical practice. By increasing investments in palliative nursing education and research, engaging nurses in policy making, enhancing intersectoral partnerships with nursing, and raising the profile and visibility of palliative nurses globally, nurses can take on leading roles in delivering high-quality palliative care for minoritized, marginalized, and at-risk populations worldwide.
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Puneeta Tandon, Anne Walling, Heather Patton, Tamar Taddei
Summary: Palliative Care is an approach focusing on improving the quality of life for patients facing life-limiting illness, applicable in cirrhosis patients. However, there is limited guidance and promotion of PC in patients with cirrhosis.
CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. Bosco, C. Di Lorito, M. Dunlop, A. Booth, D. Alexander, S. Jones, B. R. Underwood, C. Todd, A. Burns
Summary: This study explores the views of hospice dementia care for bereaved carers of people with dementia and hospice clinicians. The results indicate that rapid response teams delivering hospice home care could be a better option, and may require joined-up care with other community services.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
May Hua, Laura D. Fonseca, R. Sean Morrison, Hannah Wunsch, Robert Fullilove, Douglas B. White
Summary: Adoption of specialty palliative care in the ICU varies across different phases, from education and clarification of appropriate patients to establishing trust and comfort, ultimately forming a collaborative relationship. ICU and palliative care clinicians work to strengthen their collaboration in the mature phase, but further adoption is limited by the availability and resources of the palliative care team.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Eran Ben-Arye, Lynda G. Balneaves, Susan Yaguda, Bella Shulman, Orit Gressel, Yehudit Tapiro, Ilanit Shalom Sharabi, Noah Samuels
Summary: This study examined the additive effect of nurse-provided guidance on self-administered integrative oncology therapies for cancer-related fatigue and quality of life. The intervention group, which received additional guidance from IO-trained palliative care nurses, reported significantly greater improvement in fatigue and appetite compared to the control group.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yong Liu, Yin Shen, Qinghua Pan, Huasheng He, Houwen Zou, Zuochao Huang, Zhiping Liu, Xiaomao Wang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of interdisciplinary collaborative hospice care (ICHC) on terminal geriatric cancer patients (TGCP) and compare it with life-sustaining treatment (LST) in terms of emotional function, symptom improvement, and cost. The results showed that ICHC had better treatment outcomes, lower medication costs, and higher patient satisfaction.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
S. Anjani D. Mattai, Ka-Kit P. Hui
Summary: The integration of palliative care and integrative medicine has led to a new practice known as integrative palliative care, which utilizes non-drug therapies to manage symptoms. This approach helps improve patients' quality of life, allowing them to maintain activities by addressing the root causes of symptoms and maintaining physiological balance.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Maddy French, Thomas Keegan, Nancy Preston
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between social deprivation and access to hospice care. The findings suggest that the model of hospice care, the working relationship with hospitals, and the local nature of social deprivation can influence access. Circumstances associated with social deprivation may conflict with professional expectations.
PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Marianne Sofronas, David Kenneth Wright
Summary: This study outlines the priorities in neuropalliative care nursing and examines the questions that have been investigated to date. Six themes of concern for nursing care and research were identified, leading to recommendations for clinical and research priorities. Nurses play a critical role in enhancing patient comfort and alleviating suffering in neuropalliative care nursing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Lauren B. Gerlach, Shekinah Fashaw, Julie Strominger, Jessica Ogarek, Andrew R. Zullo, Lori A. Daiello, Joan Teno, Theresa I. Shireman, Julie P. W. Bynum
Summary: The study assessed the impact of the CMS National Partnership on antipsychotic prescribing trends among long-term care residents in hospice, finding a decline in antipsychotic prescribing among long-term care residents in hospice. The results suggest that this initiative has a positive effect on antipsychotic medication use in long-term care facilities.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Emilio Mota-Romero, Concepcion Petra Campos-Calderon, Daniel Puente-Fernandez, Cesar Hueso-Montoro, Ana A. Esteban-Burgos, Rafael Montoya-Juarez
Summary: This study investigated the perceptions of staff at nursing homes and primary health care centers on the quality standards for palliative care in nursing homes. The results showed that certain standards were considered less relevant and less achieved after the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were differences in perceptions between nursing home and primary health care workers. It is recommended to strengthen professional intercommunication and social support, and actively involve residents in decision-making.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)