Monthly update 4(6): 2018

June 2018

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Guidelines and standards

 

Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers

NICE guideline [NG97]  Published date: June 2018

Cochrane systematic reviews

Mu‐opioid antagonists for opioid‐induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care

Bridget Candy, Louise Jones, Victoria Vickerstaff, Philip J Larkin, Patrick Stone
Online Publication Date: June 2018

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

Patient empowerment, what does it mean for adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness: A systematic review using critical interpretive synthesis.
Wakefield D, Bayly J, Selman LE, Firth AM, Higginson IJ, Murtagh FE.
Palliat Med. 2018 Jun 1:269216318783919. doi: 10.1177/0269216318783919. [Epub ahead of print]

Advance care planning: A systematic review about experiences of patients with a life-threatening or life-limiting illness.

Zwakman M, Jabbarian LJ, van Delden J, van der Heide A, Korfage IJ, Pollock K, Rietjens J, Seymour J, Kars MC.
Palliat Med. 2018 Jun 1:269216318784474. doi: 10.1177/0269216318784474. [Epub ahead of print]

Examining Interventions Designed to Support Shared Decision Making and Subsequent Patient Outcomes in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Baik D, Cho H, Masterson Creber RM.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan 1:1049909118783688. doi: 10.1177/1049909118783688. [Epub ahead of print]

The effects of the interventions on the DNR designation among cancer patients: A systematic review.

Chen LT, Hsiao FH.
Palliat Support Care. 2018 Jun 18:1-12. doi: 10.1017/S1478951518000196. [Epub ahead of print]

Systematic literature review of methodologies and data sources of existing economic models across the full spectrum of Alzheimer's disease and dementia from apparently healthy through disease progression to end of life care: a systematic review protocol.

Karagiannidou M, Wittenberg R, Landeiro FIT, Park AL, Fry A, Knapp M, Gray AM, Tockhorn-Heidenreich A, Castro Sanchez AY, Ghinai I, Handels R, Lecomte P, Wolstenholme J; ROADMAP Group.
BMJ Open. 2018 Jun 8;8(6):e020638. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020638.

Systematic Review for the Quality of End-of-Life Care for Patients With Dementia in the Hospital Setting.

Moon F, McDermott F, Kissane D.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Jan 1:1049909118776985. doi: 10.1177/1049909118776985. [Epub ahead of print]

Experiences of older people dying in nursing homes: a narrative systematic review of qualitative studies.

Greenwood N, Menzies-Gow E, Nilsson D, Aubrey D, Emery CL, Richardson A.
BMJ Open. 2018 Jun 4;8(6):e021285. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021285.

Models of non-hospice palliative care: a review.

Beasley A, Bakitas MA, Edwards R, Kavalieratos D.
Ann Palliat Med. 2018 Apr 25. pii: apm.2018.03.11. doi: 10.21037/apm.2018.03.11. [Epub ahead of print]

Spirituality/religiosity's influence on college students' adjustment to bereavement: A systematic review.

Hai AH, Currin-McCulloch J, Franklin C, Cole AH Jr.
Death Stud. 2018 Sep;42(8):513-520. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1390503. Epub 2018 Jan 24.

Systematic review and narrative summary: Treatments for and risk factors associated with respiratory tract secretions (death rattle) in the dying adult.

Kolb H, Snowden A, Stevens E.
J Adv Nurs. 2018 Jul;74(7):1446-1462. doi: 10.1111/jan.13557. Epub 2018 Apr 6. Review.

The effects of spiritual care on quality of life and spiritual well-being among patients with terminal illness: A systematic review.

Chen J, Lin Y, Yan J, Wu Y, Hu R.
Palliat Med. 2018 Jul;32(7):1167-1179. doi: 10.1177/0269216318772267. Epub 2018 Apr 30.

Dementia-specific training for nursing home staff : A systematic literature review.

Riesch J, Meyer L, Lehr B, Severin T.
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2018 Jul;51(5):523-529. doi: 10.1007/s00391-017-1296-1. Epub 2017 Aug 22. Review.

Reports and announcements

New publication: Planning Ahead: My treatment and care (Compassion in Dying)

Research consistently shows that while most people have strong views about the treatment and care they want, only a small minority have recorded their wishes. This accessible and practical guide will be useful for those wanting to promote Advance Care Planning (ACP) within their respective care settings - you can now order a free copy.

End of life care in England: A briefing paper (IIPR)

Death is an inevitable part of life. We will all die and almost all of us will experience the death of someone close to them. Dying is an incredibly important life stage, but for too many people the end of life can often be an unnecessarily difficult experience.
 
Carers report: Providing comprehensive, person-centred assessment and support for family carers towards the end of life (Hospice UK)
Hospice UK’s new carers report, produced with Gail Ewing of the University of Cambridge, and Gunn Grande from the University of Manchester, has 10 recommendations for achieving organisational change.

A checklist to a good transition (Together For Short Lives)

‘A checklist to a good transition’ joins our suite of resources aimed at improving the experiences of young people moving from familiar children’s services into adult services, a process known as transition.
 
Number and proportion of deaths by place of occurrence
The latest provisional rolling data on annual deaths by place of occurrence 2015-16 Q1 to 2017-18 Q4 is now available on the NEoLCIN website. Annual data on place of death together with other end of life care indicators are available from the End of Life Care Profiles.
 

Missed opportunities: Advance care planning report

In this report Macmillan examine the role of ACP and explore the barriers to its implementation among people with incurable cancer as well as health and social care professionals.
 

Working with Dogs in Health Care Settings

A protocol to support organisations considering working with dogs in health care settings and allied health environments. The RCN has developed a universal protocol setting out clear guidelines that all health care settings can follow when working with dogs in health care settings.

Other evidence/education updates out this month

Update from the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (29^th June 2018):

https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/viewmail.php?i=5371&l=member-1&m=1530263286&c=c281e0d8ab3bcc3c1dc8c495c60ad51c

Health Management Bulletin (published 5^th July):

http://cash.libraryservices.nhs.uk/subject-a-z/h/health-services-management/

Palliative Care Horizon Scanning (published 4^th July 2018):

https://palliativecarenwpctl.wordpress.com/

Table of contents

 

Updated since last month	Journal	Issue	Access
Yes	American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine	Volume 35, Issue 8, August 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).
No	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).
Yes	British Journal of Healthcare Assistants	Volume 12, Issue 6, 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.
yes	British Journal of Community Nursing	Volume 23, Issue 7, July 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).
Yes	International Journal of Palliative Nursing	Volume 24, Issue 6, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
Yes	Journal of Dementia Care	Volume 26, Issue 6, 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 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 56, Issue 1, 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.
Yes	Journal of Palliative Care	Volume 33, Issue 3, July 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 6, June 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).
Yes	Palliative & Supportive Care	Volume 16, Issue 3, 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 6, 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. Full-text is available online (SAGE) from 1998 to current (PAH building only).
Yes	Progress in Palliative Care	Volume 26, Issue 3, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text online content is available from Maney Online (PAH building only).