Thursday 31 December 2009

BMJ 22 Dec 2009

Doctors’ view of care pathway for dying patients clashes with audit findings
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ 2009;339 b3799

International Journal of Palliative Nursing Vol 15 No 11 2009

p. 523
Finding meaning in distress.
Smyth, D.
pp. 524-525
Conducting research in palliative care patients: a burden or an opportunity?.
Preston, N.; Payne, S.; Todd, C.
pp. 526-532
The role of the home-care worker in palliative and end-of-life care in the community setting: a literature review.
Devlin, M.; McIlfatrick, S.
pp. 533-540
Methylnaltrexone: a subcutaneous treatment for opioid-induced constipation in palliative care patients.
Kyle, G.
pp. 541-547
To find inner peace: soft massage as an established and integrated part of palliative care.
Beck, I.; Runeson, I.; Blomqvist, K.
pp. 548-553
Making decisions about care: what it means for hospice inpatients with terminal progressive disease.
Fisher, S.; Colyer, H.
pp. 554-561
Evaluation of the introduction of an advanced care plan into multiple palliative care settings.
Newton, J.; Clark, R.; Ahlquist, P.
pp. 562-565
Supporting cancer patients and their carers: the contribution of art therapy and clinical psychology.
Jones, G.; Browning, M.

Cases Journal 23 Dec 2009

Morphine-induced hallucinations - resolution with switching to oxycodone: a case report and review of the literature
Mursheda Mahbub Chowdhury, Richard Board
Cases Journal 2009, 2:9391 (23 December 2009)
Provisional PDF http://www.casesjournal.com/content/pdf/1757-1626-2-9391.pdf

BMC Palliative Care

BMC Palliative Care http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcpalliatcare/
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GPs views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative.
Bart Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Maartje Willekens, Elmi Terpstra, Paul Giesen, Luc Deliens
BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:19 (22 December 2009)
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-684X-8-19.pdf

Associations between successful palliative cancer pathways and community nurse involvement
Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Peter Vedsted, Frede Olesen, Ineta Sokolowski, Anders Bonde Jensen, Jens Sondergaard
BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:18 (14 December 2009)
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-684X-8-18.pdf

Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives: availability, content and effect of transferred information
Bart PM Schweitzer, Nettie Blankenstein, Luc Deliens, Henriette Horst
BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8:17 (28 November 2009)
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-684X-8-17.pdf