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P-81 Support needs of informal carers of patients with COPD and implications for improving carer support
Introduction Informal carers play a key supportive role for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The care they provide also plays a vital role in relieving pressure on health and ...
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34 Stories from the fourth age
Introduction Most older care home residents will die in the care home environment. The majority of older people would like the opportunity to discuss end-of-life care, though this rarely happens. The ...
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P-150 Social support in palliative care
Background A holistic approach to supporting a person with life-limiting illness and their families requires a consideration of their social context, including the availability of social support ...
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Exploring the transition from curative care to palliative care: a systematic review of the literature
1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Correspondence to Dr Clare Gardiner, School of ...
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130 Frailty scoring in patients with end stage renal failure
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scottish Renal Palliative Collaberative Group, The Glasgow Renal and Transplant Unit, South Glasgow University Hospital, The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, The ...
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Short-term and long-term survival in patients with prevalent haemodialysis—an integrated prognostic model: external validation
Correspondence to Dr Sara N Davison, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2R3, Canada; sara.davison{at}ualberta.ca Objectives Prognostic tools with evidence for external ...
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64 Evaluation of ReSPECT form documentation in a hospice inpatient unit
Background Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) forms were introduced to St Michael’s Hospice (SMH) in July 2019 and have been adopted throughout the UK to assist in ...
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Assisted dying request assessments by trained consultants: changes in practice and quality - Repeated cross-sectional surveys (2008–2019)
Objectives To study changes in the peer consultation practice of assessing assisted dying requests and its quality among trained ‘Life End Information Forum’ (LEIF) consultants in Belgium between 2008 ...
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Sleep disturbance in patients with cancer: a feasibility study of multimodal therapy
Background Our aim was to determine feasibility and effect sizes of bright light therapy (BLT), melatonin (MLT), methylphenidate (MP) and eight combinations (BLT+MLT+MP, BLT+MLT, BLT+MP, BLT alone, ...
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Use of high-fidelity simulation to improve communication skills regarding death and dying: a qualitative study
Objectives The objectives of this study were to explore medical students' experiences of communicating with patients and their carers about death and dying, and to assess whether using high-fidelity ...
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Advance care planning in England: Is there an association with place of death? Secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of Bereaved People
Correspondence to Josie Dixon, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; j.e.dixon{at}lse.ac.uk Objectives ...
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Comparing the needs of families of children dying from malignant and non-malignant disease: an in-depth qualitative study
1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK 2 School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, UK Correspondence to Jayne ...