Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Which research questions are important for the bereaved families of palliative care cancer patients? A nationwide survey.
Bereaved family members are present from diagnosis to the end of life and can look back and evaluate the experience; in addition, the family itself is also an important subject in the care of the patient. Therefore, although it is essential to determine the priority research issues from the viewpoint of the patients and health care workers, it is also crucial to know the important research themes from the viewpoint of the bereaved family members. ⋯ The findings of this study can be used as a research agenda for palliative care, which should take first priority in the future, and could be carried out using limited resources.
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PC-FACS (Fast Article Critical Summaries for Clinicians in Palliative Care) provides hospice and palliative care clinicians with concise summaries of the most important findings from more than 100 medical and scientific journals. If you have colleagues who would benefit from receiving PC-FACS, please encourage them to join the AAHPM ataahpm.org. Comments from readers are welcomed atpc-facs@aahpm.org.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationHospice-Palliative Care Development in Hungary.
During the past 25 years, many developmental steps have occurred in Hungary in palliative care. Further education and service development is needed to provide a quality palliative care for all the Hungarian people. Hungary has a universal health care system with a developed infrastructure. ⋯ Strong opioids are readily available in the country and can be prescribed for cancer and noncancer patients. Palliative care is taught in medical and nursing undergraduate and postgraduate education. From 2014, physicians in Hungary can take a one-year course to qualify for a license in palliative medicine.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationLegal Support for Palliative Care Patients.
Palliative care patients face legal issues that impact their quality of life. Legal support, embedded in holistic palliative care services, has developed globally over the last decade to address this. ⋯ There is robust and growing acceptance of legal support as a key component of holistic palliative care, and many palliative care professionals are identifying and addressing the legal needs they encounter through mediation, guidance on basic rights, or referrals to a lawyer. Addressing legal problems can contribute to peace of mind, well-being, and the health of patients.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018
Retraction Of PublicationThe International Palliative Care Initiative.
This journal series describes the Open Society Foundation's International Palliative Care Initiative (IPCI) and the work of its national, regional, and international foundations and grantees to advance and develop palliative care globally. It provides examples of funding initiatives of IPCI honoring both grass roots and elite strategies of IPCI to integrate palliative care into national and international health policy based on a human rights approach.