https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Where would acute care nurses prefer to receive end-of-life care? a cross-sectional survey https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46551 Wed 28 Jun 2023 15:39:48 AEST ]]> Improving national hospice/palliative care service symptom outcomes systematically through point-of-care data collection, structured feedback and benchmarking https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28132 Wed 11 Apr 2018 17:17:40 AEST ]]> The caregiving perspective in heart failure: a population based study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14567 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:06:32 AEST ]]> Palliative care of people with oesophageal cancer https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17112 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:30:06 AEST ]]> Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: net effect of gabapentin for neuropathic pain https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23941 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:33:41 AEST ]]> Improving care of the imminently dying: a three-stage implementation science project to develop, pilot and assess a care bundle for the dying https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24481 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:25:03 AEST ]]> Prospectively collected characteristics of adult patients, their consultations and outcomes as they report breathlessness when presenting to general practice in Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14945 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:09:01 AEST ]]> Assisting the bereaved: a systematic review of the evidence for grief counselling https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23231 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:41:44 AEST ]]> Validating self-report and proxy reports of the Dexamethasone Symptom Questionnaire -chronic for the evaluation of longer-term corticosteroid toxicity https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24597 Wed 06 Apr 2022 14:05:14 AEST ]]> Using opioids in general practice for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of current evidence https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29740 Wed 06 Apr 2022 13:59:22 AEST ]]> Barriers to the provision of optimal care to dying patients in hospital: A cross-sectional study of nurses’ perceptions https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49751 Tue 30 May 2023 17:07:50 AEST ]]> Care at the very end-of-life: dying cancer patients and their chosen family's needs https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30587 Tue 01 May 2018 09:18:17 AEST ]]> Knowledge of, and participation in, advance care planning: a cross-sectional study of acute and critical care nurses' perceptions https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32833 Thu 31 Oct 2019 11:12:11 AEDT ]]> Physical symptoms at the time of dying was diagnosed: a consecutive cohort study to describe the prevalence and intensity of problems experienced by imminently dying palliative care patients by diagnosis and place of care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25789 Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:28:02 AEDT ]]> Identifying factors that predict worse constipation symptoms in palliative care patients: a secondary analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31109 Thu 13 Jan 2022 10:29:16 AEDT ]]> Oncology patients’ and oncology nurses’ views on palliative chemotherapy: a cross-sectional comparison https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49063 Thu 04 May 2023 08:07:12 AEST ]]> Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: de-prescribing combination controlled release oxycodone-naloxone https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46810 Thu 01 Dec 2022 10:31:07 AEDT ]]> Building capacity: opportunities for allied health in Australian palliative care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15227 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:26:07 AEDT ]]> A retrospective analysis of primary diagnosis, comorbidities, anticholinergic load, and other factors on treatment for noisy respiratory secretions at the end of life https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16027 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:21:16 AEDT ]]> Exploring the relationship between the frequency of documented bowel movements and prescribed laxatives in hospitalized palliative care patients https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17171 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:06:31 AEDT ]]> A mixed methodology retrospective analysis of the learning experience of final year medical students attached to a 1-week intensive palliative care course based at an Australian university https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17250 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:21 AEDT ]]> Dying in two acute hospitals: Would usual care meet Australian national clinical standards? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18613 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:05 AEDT ]]> A Prospective Study to Investigate Contributory Factors That Lead to Constipation in Palliative Care Patients https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18615 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:01:05 AEDT ]]> Treating constipation in palliative care: the impact of other factors aside from opioids https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20272 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:59:53 AEDT ]]> The prevalence of bowel problems reported in a palliative care population https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20493 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:59:06 AEDT ]]> Assessing constipation in palliative care within a gastroenterology framework https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21189 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:52:34 AEDT ]]> Longitudinal pain reports in a palliative care population https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21354 n=1402) were pain free. Of those with pain, mean score was 2 (range 0-10). The majority had cancer (90%), with no significant difference between the severity of reported pain scores between cancer and nonmalignant diagnoses (P=0.27). A significant gender difference was noted, with females statistically more likely to report severe pain (χ²(3026)=5.61, p=0.018). Similarly, those <60 years were more likely to report pain χ²(3025)=3.07; p=0.022). Longitudinal changes in pain revealed the pain scores of people admitted with pain <7 always reported lower pain scores than those with severe pain on admission (90 days, F(1, 654)=55.72, p<0.001; 60 days, F(1, 1008)=48.62, p<0.001; 30 days, F(1, 1522)=60.36, p<0.001; 7 days, F(1, 1897)=15.4, p<0.001). However, pain scores of those with pain <7 on admission rose as death approached compared with those who reported severe pain. Conclusion: Even in the context of expert delivery of palliative care where pain is most likely to be optimally managed, pain continues to be a problem. Work such as this suggests that the different mechanisms that contribute to pain may influence patients' experiences even when analgesia is optimized in a specialist setting. Particular attention is needed in the future to explore the relationship between severe pain and mobility.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:51:28 AEDT ]]> Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: rapid report of net clinical effect of metoclopramide https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18781 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:51:10 AEDT ]]> The role of ondansetron in the management of cholestatic or uremic pruritus: a systematic review https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21540 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:50:24 AEDT ]]> Constipation in palliative care: what do we use as definitions and outcome measures? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18532 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:50:12 AEDT ]]> Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: the net immediate and short-term effects of dexamethasone for anorexia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29907 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:40:54 AEDT ]]> The role of benzodiazepines in breathlessness: a single site, open label pilot of sustained release morphine together with clonazepam https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28795 15% reduction over their own baseline breathlessness intensity. Results: Eleven people had trial medication (eight males, median age 78 years (68 to 89); all had COPD; median Karnofsky 70 (50 to 80); six were on long-term home oxygen. Ten people completed day four. One person withdrew because of unsteadiness on day four. Five participants reached the 15% reduction, but only three went on to the extension study, all completing without toxicity. Conclusion: This study was safe, feasible and there appears to be a group who derive benefits comparable to titrated opioids. Given the widespread use of benzodiazepines for the symptomatic treatment of chronic refractory breathlessness and its poor evidence base, there is justification for a definitive phase III study.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:38:22 AEDT ]]> An observational study to explore the feasibility of assessing bereaved relatives’ experiences before and after a quality improvement project to improve care of dying medical inpatients https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31110 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:35:06 AEDT ]]> The effect of a care bundle on nursing staff when caring for the dying https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26598 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:33:57 AEDT ]]> Assessing the presence and severity of constipation with plain radiographs in constipated palliative care patients https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30060 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:31:19 AEDT ]]> Improving the quality of care delivered to people imminently dying in hospital by implementing a care bundle: an observational before and after feasibility study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28268 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:28:35 AEDT ]]> Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of octreotide in malignant bowel obstruction https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27058 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:25:21 AEDT ]]> The population burden of chronic symptoms that substantially predate the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28133 underestimate services' benefits. Observational symptom prevalence studies reported in hospice/palliative care to date have not accounted for people with long-term refractory symptoms, potentially systematically overestimating symptoms attributed to life-limiting illnesses. Cross-sectional community prevalence rates of key chronic refractory symptoms largely unrelated to their life-limiting illness reflect the likely prevalence on referral to hospice/palliative care: fatigue (up to 35%); pain (12%–31%); pain with neuropathic characteristics (9%); constipation (2%–29%); dyspnea (4%–9%); cognitive impairment (>10% of people >65 years old; >30% of people >85 years old); anxiety (4%); and depression (lifetime incidence 2%–15%; one year prevalence 3%). Prospective research is needed to establish (1) the prevalence and severity of chronic symptoms that pre-date the diagnosis of a life-limiting illness in people referred to hospice/palliative care services, comparing this to whole-of-population estimates; and (2) whether this group is disproportionately represented in people with refractory symptoms.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:54 AEDT ]]> Routine prescribing of gabapentin or pregabalin in supportive and palliative care: what are the comparative performances of the medications in a palliative care population? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26745 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:48 AEDT ]]> Caring for people dying in acute hospitals: a mixed-methods study to examine relative's perceptions of care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23711 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:13:25 AEDT ]]> A pilot study to assess the feasibility of measuring the prevalence of slow colon transit or evacuation disorder in palliative care https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23460 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:13:01 AEDT ]]> Nurses’ perceptions, experiences and involvement in the provision of end-of-life care in acute hospitals: A mapping review of research output, quality and effectiveness https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48869 Mon 13 May 2024 13:50:03 AEST ]]> A pragmatic comparative study of palliative care clinician's reports of the degree of shadowing visible on plain abdominal radiographs https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42856 Mon 05 Sep 2022 16:01:38 AEST ]]> A randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of megestrol acetate or dexamethasone in treating symptomatic anorexia in people with advanced cancer https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45413 Fri 28 Oct 2022 12:09:54 AEDT ]]> A Systematic Review of the Development and Implementation of Needs-Based Palliative Care Tools in Heart Failure and Chronic Respiratory Disease https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45431 Fri 10 Mar 2023 18:06:49 AEDT ]]>