Monthly update 4(7): 2018

July 2018

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Staff publications

Steve Nolan, Chaplain, Princess Alice Hospice

2018 Rev. Richard Tessmer Leadership Lecture (APC/NACC Joint Conference, California): Lifting the Lid on Chaplaincy: A First Look at Findings from Chaplains’ Case Study Research
Available at: https://stevenolanphd.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/nolan-2018-lifting-the-lid-on-chaplaincy.pdf

Guidelines and standards

Brain tumours (primary) and brain metastases in adults

NICE guideline [NG99]: Published date: July 2018

Medicines management for people receiving social care in the community

Quality standard [QS171] Published date: July 2018

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

NICE guideline [NG97]  Published date: June 2018

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)

Scenario: End-stage Parkinson's disease: covers the management of a person with end-stage Parkinson's disease.

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

Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients

Lisa Burry, Sangeeta Mehta, Marc M Perreault, Jay S Luxenberg, Najma Siddiqi, Brian Hutton, Dean A Fergusson, Chaim Bell, Louise Rose
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

Can early palliative care with anticancer treatment improve overall survival and patient-related outcomes in advanced lung cancer patients? A review of the literature.

Ambroggi M, Biasini C, Toscani I, Orlandi E, Berte R, Mazzari M, Cavanna L.
Support Care Cancer. 2018 Sep;26(9):2945-2953. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4184-3. Epub 2018 Apr 27. Review. Erratum in: Support Care Cancer. 2018 Jun 11;:.

Provider Tools for Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Discussions: A Systematic Review.

Myers J, Cosby R, Gzik D, Harle I, Harrold D, Incardona N, Walton T.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Aug;35(8):1123-1132. doi: 10.1177/1049909118760303. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

The Use of Simulation to Teach Nursing Students and Clinicians Palliative Care and End-of-Life Communication: A Systematic Review.

Smith MB, Macieira TGR, Bumbach MD, Garbutt SJ, Citty SW, Stephen A, Ansell M, Glover TL, Keenan G.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Aug;35(8):1140-1154. doi: 10.1177/1049909118761386. Epub 2018 Mar 8.

Noninvasive Ventilation in Patients With Do-Not-Intubate and Comfort-Measures-Only Orders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Wilson ME, Majzoub AM, Dobler CC, Curtis JR, Nayfeh T, Thorsteinsdottir B, Barwise AK, Tilburt JC, Gajic O, Montori VM, Murad MH.
Crit Care Med. 2018 Aug;46(8):1209-1216. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003082.

General practice palliative care: patient and carer expectations, advance care plans and place of death-a systematic review.

Johnson CE, McVey P, Rhee JJ, Senior H, Monterosso L, Williams B, Fallon-Ferguson J, Grant M, Nwachukwu H, Aubin M, Yates P, Mitchell G.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2018 Jul 25. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001549. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001549. [Epub ahead of print]

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.

Psychotherapy Targeting Depression and Anxiety for Use in Palliative Care: A Meta-Analysis.

Fulton JJ, Newins AR, Porter LS, Ramos K.
J Palliat Med. 2018 Jul;21(7):1024-1037. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0576. Epub 2018 Apr 20.
 

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.

Vitamin D deficiency and treatment versus risk of infection in end-stage renal disease patients under dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Su G, Liu Z, Qin X, Hong X, Liu X, Wen Z, Lindholm B, Carrero JJ, Johnson DW, Brusselaers N, Stålsby Lundborg C.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Jul 27. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfy216. [Epub ahead of print]

Unmet care needs of advanced cancer patients and their informal caregivers: a systematic review.

Wang T, Molassiotis A, Chung BPM, Tan JY.
BMC Palliat Care. 2018 Jul 23;17(1):96. doi: 10.1186/s12904-018-0346-9.

Palliative Care Screening: Appraisal of a Tool to Identify Patients' Symptom Management and Advance Care Planning Needs.

Flaherty C, Fox K, McDonah D, Murphy J.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2018 Aug 1;22(4):E92-E96. doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.E92-E96.

Cultural factors influencing Advance Care Planning in progressive, incurable disease: A systematic review with narrative synthesis.

McDermott E, Selman LE.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Jul 16. pii: S0885-3924(18)30345-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.07.006. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Meaning-Centered Interventions for Patients With Advanced or Terminal Cancer: A Meta-analysis.

Kang KA, Han SJ, Lim YS, Kim SJ.
Cancer Nurs. 2018 Jul 17. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000628. [Epub ahead of print]

Oral health in end-of-life patients: A rapid review.

Fitzgerald R, Gallagher J.
Spec Care Dentist. 2018 Jul 19. doi: 10.1111/scd.12316. [Epub ahead of print]

Competing Risks in Older Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review of Geriatric Oncology Trials.

Burdett N, Vincent AD, O'Callaghan M, Kichenadasse G.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Jul 12. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy111. [Epub ahead of print]

Ambulatory Inotrope Infusions in Advanced Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Nizamic T, Murad MH, Allen LA, McIlvennan CK, Wordingham SE, Matlock DD, Dunlay SM.
JACC Heart Fail. 2018 Jul 6. pii: S2213-1779(18)30275-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2018.03.019. [Epub ahead of print]

Interventions that support major life transitions in older adulthood: a systematic review.

Vrkljan B, Montpetit A, Naglie G, Rapoport M, Mazer B.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2018 Jul 11:1-23. doi: 10.1017/S1041610218000972. [Epub ahead of print]
 

The quality of life in Chinese population with chronic non-communicable diseases according to EQ-5D-3L: a systematic review.

Zhou T, Guan H, Yao J, Xiong X, Ma A.
Qual Life Res. 2018 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1928-y. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Side effects of corticosteroids in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review.

Hatano Y, Matsuoka H, Lam L, Currow DC.
Support Care Cancer. 2018 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4339-2. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Barriers and facilitators to implementation of cancer treatment and palliative care strategies in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review.

Donkor A, Luckett T, Aranda S, Phillips J.
Int J Public Health. 2018 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s00038-018-1142-2. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Humor Assessment and Interventions in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.

Linge-Dahl LM, Heintz S, Ruch W, Radbruch L.
Front Psychol. 2018 Jun 19;9:890. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00890. eCollection 2018.

Continuity of care with doctors-a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality.

Pereira Gray DJ, Sidaway-Lee K, White E, Thorne A, Evans PH.
BMJ Open. 2018 Jun 28;8(6):e021161. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021161.

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]

Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care, in-hospital mortality and intensive care readmission rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vollam S, Dutton S, Lamb S, Petrinic T, Young JD, Watkinson P.
Intensive Care Med. 2018 Jun 25. doi: 10.1007/s00134-018-5245-2. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

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]

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.

RxLegal: A Rapid Review of Right-To-Try.

Gabay M.
Hosp Pharm. 2018 Jul;53(4):234-235. doi: 10.1177/0018578718783992. Epub 2018 Jun 20.

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.

Reports and announcements

Webinar: Speech, communication and swallowing in MND (MND Association, June 2018)

This webinar featured chair, Claire Moser, Policy Adviser at the RCSLT, and presenters: Steven Bloch, Senior Lecturer in Communication Disorders, University College London; Jennifer Bedford, Head of Partnerships, Motor Neurone Disease Association.

Crisis Communications Toolkit - Updated July 2018 (Hospice UK, 13-Jul-18)

A media relations toolkit for hospices.

Cross Party Group Hospices and Palliative Care: Inequalities in access to hospice and palliative care in Wales (Hospice UK, 11-Jul-18)

The cross-party group addresses greater equality of access to hospice and palliative care for all in Wales (in English and Welsh).

Small steps become giant leaps for frailty care (Blog: Professor Martin J Vernon, 14 June 2018)

NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People and Person Centred Integrated Care reflects on recent regional frailty meetings.

Advancing care, advancing years: improving cancer treatment and care for an ageing population (Cancer Research UK, June 2008)

Around 360,000 people in the UK were diagnosed with cancer in 2015. 36% of these people
were 75 and over. By 2035, this proportion will rise to almost half (46%), because of the UK’s ageing population.

End of Life Care Profiles (ONS, July 2018)

The profiles provide an overview of end of life care in England at various geographies.

Other evidence/education updates out this month

Health Management Bulletin (published 5^th July 2018):

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

Table of contents

Updated since last month	Journal	Issue	Access
Yes	American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine	Volume 35, Issue 8, June 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts of the current edition. Full-text articles are available on the website (password protected).
Yes	Bereavement Care	Volume 37 , Issue 2, 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, June 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 7, 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.
Yes	British Journal of Community Nursing	Volume 23, Issue 7, June 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 7, 2018	Click on the link to view abstracts and full-text articles (PAH building only).
Yes	Journal of Dementia Care	Volume 26, Issue 7, 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.
Yes	Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing	Volume 20, Issue 4, August 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 2, August 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 7, July 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, June 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 7, 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. 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).