Monthly update 4(5): 2018

May 2018

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Staff publications

Celia Di Cicco

eHospice article: New licence deal means better access to published information for hospices (17^th May 2018). Available at: http://www.ehospice.com/uk/ArticleView/tabid/10697/ArticleId/23694/language/en-GB/View.aspx

Guidelines and standards

No new guidelines.

Cochrane systematic reviews

Efficacy, tolerability and acceptability of oxycodone for cancer-related pain in adults

(1 June, 2018) Free
Mia Schmidt-Hansen, Michael I Bennett, Stephanie Arnold, Nathan Bromham, Jennifer S Hilgart

The Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Review Group (PaPaS) pages, including the palliative care evidence database, can be found here: http://papas.cochrane.org/

 

Other systematic reviews and research studies

The use of behavioural theories in end-of-life care research: A systematic review.

Scherrens AL, Beernaert K, Robijn L, Deliens L, Pauwels NS, Cohen J, Deforche B.
Palliat Med. 2018 Jun;32(6):1055-1077. doi: 10.1177/0269216318758212. Epub 2018 Mar 23.

The facilitators and challenges of dying at home with dementia: A narrative synthesis.

Mogan C, Lloyd-Williams M, Harrison Dening K, Dowrick C.
Palliat Med. 2018 Jun;32(6):1042-1054. doi: 10.1177/0269216318760442.

Laycarers can confidently prepare and administer subcutaneous injections for palliative care patients at home: A randomized controlled trial.

Healy S, Israel F, Charles M, Reymond L.
Palliat Med. 2018 May 1:269216318773878. doi: 10.1177/0269216318773878. [Epub ahead of print]

Subcutaneous levetiracetam for the management of seizures at the end of life.

Sutherland AE, Curtin J, Bradley V, Bush O, Presswood M, Hedges V, Naessens K.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2018 Jun;8(2):129-135. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001261. Epub 2017 Jul 22. Review.

End-of-life care in the Western world: where are we now and how did we get here? (1 June, 2018)

Catherine Guilbeau

National quality indicators and policies from 15 countries leading in adult end-of-life care: a systematic environmental scan (1 June, 2018)

Claudia Virdun, Tim Luckett, Karl A Lorenz, Jane Phillips

 

The colours and contours of compassion: A systematic review of the perspectives of compassion among ethnically diverse patients and healthcare providers.

Singh P, King-Shier K, Sinclair S.
PLoS One. 2018 May 17;13(5):e0197261. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197261. eCollection 2018.

 

Strategies used to facilitate the discussion of advance care planning with older adults in primary care settings: A literature review.

Solis GR, Mancera BM, Shen MJ.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2018 May;30(5):270-279. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000025.

Colonic stent versus emergency surgery as treatment of malignant colonic obstruction in the palliative setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ribeiro IB, Bernardo WM, Martins BDC, de Moura DTH, Baba ER, Josino IR, Miyahima NT, Coronel Cordero MA, Visconti TAC, Ide E, Sakai P, de Moura EGH.
Endosc Int Open. 2018 May;6(5):E558-E567. doi: 10.1055/a-0591-2883. Epub 2018 May 8. Review. Erratum in: Endosc Int Open. 2018 May;6(5):C1.

Efficacy of exercise interventions in patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review.

Heywood R, McCarthy AL, Skinner TL.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2018 May 5. pii: S0003-9993(18)30281-8. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.008. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Reports and announcements

 
eLearning course: Parkinson's: Managing palliative and end of life care
Created by Parkinson's UK and the Open University this free online course takes approximately 10 hours to complete. Aimed at healthcare professionals.
 

A Road Less Lonely: Moving forward with public health approaches to death, dying and bereavement in Scotland

Published by the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, the report explores some of the different areas that can shape people’s experiences of death, dying and bereavement.
 

Everyday Compassion Conference

The April 2018 conference on public health palliative care in Scotland. Speakers’ PowerPoint presentations and audio recordings are available on the website.
 

IFIC form Special Interest Group on Palliative and End of Life Care

The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) has created a Special Interest Group (SIG) on Palliative and End of Life Care.

 

Other evidence/education updates out this month

Update from the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (11^th May 2018):

https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/viewmail.php?i=5354&l=member-1&m=1526031480&c=0ccdac4d9ce49820eebd01c410a3a722

 

Health Management Bulletin (published 10^th May 2018):
http://cash.libraryservices.nhs.uk/subject-a-z/h/health-services-management/

 

Table of contents

Updated since last month	Journal	Issue	Access
No	American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine	Volume 35, Issue 6, June 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text articles are available on the website (password protected).
No	Bereavement Care	Volume 37 , Issue 1, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
Yes	BMC Palliative Care	NA	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (open-access).
Yes	BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care	Volume 8 Issue 2, March 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text content is available on the website (OpenAthens password required).
No	British Journal of Healthcare Assistants	Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library.
No	British Journal of Community Nursing	Volume 23, Issue 5, May 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text articles are available through HDAS (CINAHL).
No	Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care	Volume 12, Issue 2, March 2018	Full-text articles are available through inter-library loan. Please complete the form here.
No	Death Studies	Volume 42, Issue 10, 2018	Full-text articles are available through inter-library loan. Please complete the form here.
No	End of Life Journal	Volume 7, Issue 1, 2017	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (open-access).
No	European Journal of Palliative Care	Volume 25, Number 2, Mar/Apr 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
No	International Journal of Palliative Nursing	Volume 24, Issue 4, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
Yes	Journal of Dementia Care	Volume 26, Issue 5, May 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library.
No	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	Volume 20, Issue 3, June 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library.
No	Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy	Volume 31, Issue 3/4, 2017	Full-text articles are available through inter-library loan. Please complete the form here.
Yes	Journal of Pain and Symptom Management	Volume 55, Issue 6, June 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition (select “View articles”). A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library.
No	Journal of Palliative Care	Volume 33, Issue 2, April 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library and full-text online content is available through HDAS (ProQuest).
Yes	Journal of Palliative Medicine	Volume 21, Issue 5, May 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only). A printed copy of this journal is also available in the Hospice library.
No	Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care	Volume 14, Issue 1, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
No	Palliative & Supportive Care	Volume 16, Issue 2, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text online content is available from Cambridge Journals website (sign in via the Institutional login with your Open Athens password).
Yes	Palliative Medicine	Volume 32, Issue 5, May 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. A printed copy of this journal is available in the Hospice library. Full-text is available online (SAGE) from 1998 to current (PAH building only).
No	Progress in Palliative Care	Volume 26, Issue 2, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text online content is available from Maney Online (PAH building only).