Monday 30 September 2019

Monthly update 5(8/9): 2019



August/September 2019

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Staff publications

No new publications this month.

Guidelines and standards

Lung cancer in adults
Quality standard [QS17] Published date: March 2012 Last updated: September 2019 

Wound care products
Key therapeutic topic [KTT14] Published date: January 2015 Last updated: September 2019

Multimorbidity and polypharmacy
Key therapeutic topic [KTT18] Published date: January 2017 Last updated: September 2019

Antipsychotics in people living with dementia
Key therapeutic topic [KTT7] Published date: January 2015 Last updated: September 2019

Cochrane systematic reviews

No new reviews this month.

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

Other systematic reviews and research studies


Specialist palliative care

Age, cancer site and gender associations with symptoms and problems in specialised palliative care: a large, nationwide, register-based study.
Hansen MB, Ross L, Petersen MA, Groenvold M.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 28. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001880. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001880. [Epub ahead of print]

Death at home: predictive factors in a medical home care unit.
Rasch-Westin M, Helde-Frankling M, Björkhem-Bergman L.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 19. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001932. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001932. [Epub ahead of print]

Norepinephrine pressor infusion withdrawal in a National Health Service hospice.
Woods E, Baker L, Hindmarsh J.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 28. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001895. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001895. [Epub ahead of print]

Long term care settings

Hospitalization at the end of life among nursing home residents with dementia: a systematic review.
Hoffmann F, Strautmann A, Allers K.
BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 10;18(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0462-1.

Hospitalizations of nursing home residents at the end of life: A systematic review.
Allers K, Hoffmann F, Schnakenberg R.
Palliat Med. 2019 Aug 1:269216319866648. doi: 10.1177/0269216319866648. [Epub ahead of print]

Nursing home hospital transfers in the terminally ill: night shift nurses matter!
Economos G, Tholly F, Rhondali W, Ruer M, Tricou C, Fawoubo A, Perceau-Chambard É, Filbet M.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 17. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001832. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001832. [Epub ahead of print]

Hospitals

The use of personal narratives in hospital-based palliative care interventions: An integrative literature review.
Roikjær SG, Missel M, Bergenholtz HM, Schønau MN, Timm HU.
Palliat Med. 2019 Aug 1:269216319866651. doi: 10.1177/0269216319866651. [Epub ahead of print]

Physical, psychosocial and spiritual care

The Potential Benefits of Palmitoylethanolamide in Palliation: A Qualitative Systematic Review.
Davis MP, Behm B, Mehta Z, Fernandez C.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Dec;36(12):1134-1154. doi: 10.1177/1049909119850807. Epub 2019 May 21.

Suicidal ideation in patients with cancer: A systematic review of prevalence, risk factors, intervention and assessment.
Kolva E, Hoffecker L, Cox-Martin E.
Palliat Support Care. 2019 Sep 26:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S1478951519000610. [Epub ahead of print]

Exercise training for improving patient-reported outcomes in patients with advanced-stage cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chen YJ, Li XX, Ma HK, Xu-Zhang, Wang BW, Guo TT, Xiao Y, Bing ZT, Ge L, Yang KH, Han XM.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Sep 20. pii: S0885-3924(19)30530-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.010. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Acupuncture for breathlessness in advanced diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
von Trott P, Oei SL, Ramsenthaler C.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Sep 17. pii: S0885-3924(19)30527-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.09.007. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

PLISSIT Interventions and Sexual Functioning: Useful Tools for Social Work in Palliative Care?
Bennett MR.
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 16:1-18. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2019.1665156. [Epub ahead of print]

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Consensus Statements About Pain Management in Critically Ill End-of-Life Patients: A Systematic Review.
Durán-Crane A, Laserna A, López-Olivo MA, Cuenca JA, Díaz DP, Cardenas YR, Urso C, O'Connell K, Azimpoor K, Fowler C, Price KJ, Sprung CL, Nates JL.
Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep 12. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000003975. [Epub ahead of print]

Evaluating the effects of the pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions to manage delirium symptoms in palliative care patients: systematic review.
Skelton L, Guo P.
Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 3. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000458. [Epub ahead of print]

Outcomes of deprescribing interventions in older patients with life-limiting illness and limited life expectancy: a systematic review.
Shrestha S, Poudel A, Steadman K, Nissen L.
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2019 Sep 4. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14113. [Epub ahead of print]

Lung cancer and end-of-life care: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of aggressive inpatient care.
Bylicki O, Didier M, Riviere F, Margery J, Grassin F, Chouaid C.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 31. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001770. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001770. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

General practice physicians' and nurses' self-reported multidisciplinary end-of-life care: a systematic review.
Senior H, Grant M, Rhee JJ, Aubin M, McVey P, Johnson C, Monterosso L, Nwachukwu H, Fallon-Ferguson J, Yates P, Williams B, Mitchell G.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 29. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001852. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001852. [Epub ahead of print]

Emotional disclosure as a therapeutic intervention in palliative care: a scoping review protocol.
McInnerney D, Kupeli N, Stone P, Anantapong K, Chan J, Candy B.
BMJ Open. 2019 Aug 26;9(8):e031046. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031046.

Opportunities to Improve Utilization of Palliative Care among Adults with Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review.
Marmor M, Jonas A, Mirza A, Rad E, Wong H, Aslakson RA.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Aug 19. pii: S0885-3924(19)30463-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.017. [Epub ahead of print]

Identification and evaluation of observational measures for the assessment and/or monitoring of level of consciousness in adult palliative care patients: A systematic review for I-CAN-CARE.
Krooupa AM, Vivat B, McKeever S, Marcus E, Sawyer J, Stone P.
Palliat Med. 2019 Aug 22:269216319871666. doi: 10.1177/0269216319871666. [Epub ahead of print]

A Review of Biographical Work in Palliative Care.
Hesse M, Forstmeier S, Mochamat M, Radbruch L.
Indian J Palliat Care. 2019 Jul-Sep;25(3):445-454. doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_16_19. Review.

Patient's Perspectives on the Notion of a Good Death: A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Krikorian A, Maldonado C, Pastrana T.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Aug 9. pii: S0885-3924(19)30451-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.07.033. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Palliative Care Opportunities Among Adults With Congenital Heart Disease-A Systematic Review.
Ludmir J, Steiner JM, Wong HN, Kloosterboer A, Leong J, Aslakson RA.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Aug 9. pii: S0885-3924(19)30439-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.07.025. [Epub ahead of print]

Adult Child-Parent Dyadic Interactions at the End of Life: A Scoping Review.
Herbst FA, Gawinski L, Schneider N, Stiel S.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 7. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001894. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001894. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of palliative care for pain among Chinese adults with cancer.
Zhao XX, Cui M, Geng YH, Yang YL.
BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 8;18(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0456-z.

The accuracy of measures in screening adults for spiritual suffering in health care settings: a systematic review.
Bahraini S, Gifford W, Graham ID, Wazni L, Brémault-Phillips S, Hackbusch R, Demers C, Egan M.
Palliat Support Care. 2019 Aug 7:1-14. doi: 10.1017/S1478951519000506. [Epub ahead of print]

Global Incidence of Frailty and Prefrailty Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ofori-Asenso R, Chin KL, Mazidi M, Zomer E, Ilomaki J, Zullo AR, Gasevic D, Ademi Z, Korhonen MJ, LoGiudice D, Bell JS, Liew D.
JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e198398. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8398.

Cancer as a chronic illness: support needs and experiences.
Boele F, Harley C, Pini S, Kenyon L, Daffu-O'Reilly A, Velikova G.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 19. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001882. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001882. [Epub ahead of print]

Global prevalence of depression in HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rezaei S, Ahmadi S, Rahmati J, Hosseinifard H, Dehnad A, Aryankhesal A, Shabaninejad H, Ghasemyani S, Alihosseini S, Bragazzi NL, Raoofi S, Kiaee ZM, Ghashghaee A.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 19. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001952. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001952. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

End-of-life care in cancer and dementia: a nationwide population-based study of palliative care policy changes.
Kuo LC, Lee JJ, Cheung DST, Chen PJ, Lin CC.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 17. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001782. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001782. [Epub ahead of print]

Adult neuromuscular disorders: a joint palliative/neuromuscular clinic.
Macfarlane M, Willis TA, Easthope-Mowatt Y, Bassie C, Willis D.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 7. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001821. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001821. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. 


Hydration and symptoms in the last days of life.
Lokker ME, van der Heide A, Oldenmenger WH, van der Rijt CCD, van Zuylen L.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 31. pii: bmjspcare-2018-001729. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001729. [Epub ahead of print]

Associations between demographic characteristics and unmet supportive care needs in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Obregon LL, Jeong K, Hoydich ZP, Yabes J, Pilewski J, Richless C, Moreines LT, Dellon EP, Goss CH, Arnold RM, Kavalieratos D.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 31. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001819. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001819. [Epub ahead of print]

Lymphoedema in advanced cancer: does subcutaneous needle drainage improve quality of life?
Landers A, Holyoake J.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 30. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001924. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001924. [Epub ahead of print]

Delirium: non-pharmacological and pharmacological management.
Boland JW, Lawlor PG, Bush SH.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Jul 30. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001966. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001966. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. 


Advance care planning

Barriers, enablers and initiatives for uptake of advance care planning in general practice: a systematic review and critical interpretive synthesis.
Risk J, Mohammadi L, Rhee J, Walters L, Ward PR.
BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 18;9(9):e030275. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030275.

Barriers to advance care planning with patients as perceived by nurses and other healthcare professionals: A systematic review.
Blackwood DH, Walker D, Mythen MG, Taylor RM, Vindrola-Padros C.
J Clin Nurs. 2019 Sep 7. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15049. [Epub ahead of print]

Associations Among End-of-Life Discussions, Health-Care Utilization, and Costs in Persons With Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review.
Starr LT, Ulrich CM, Corey KL, Meghani SH.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Oct;36(10):913-926. doi: 10.1177/1049909119848148. Epub 2019 May 9.

Fidelity is fundamental: intervention predictors in advance care plans in terminal cancer.
Vaccaro L, Butow PN, Lee D, Johnson SB, Bell M, Clayton J, Detering KM, Tattersall M.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 19. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001917. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001917. [Epub ahead of print]

Patient safety incidents in advance care planning for serious illness: a mixed-methods analysis.
Dinnen T, Williams H, Yardley S, Noble S, Edwards A, Hibbert P, Kenkre J, Carson-Stevens A.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 28. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001824. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001824. [Epub ahead of print]

A training needs analysis of admiral nurses to facilitate advance care planning in dementia.
Harrison Dening K, Scates C, McGill G, De-Vries K.
Palliat Care. 2019 Jun 19;12:1178224219850183. doi: 10.1177/1178224219850183. eCollection 2019.


Bereavement

"Death from a broken heart": A systematic review of the relationship between spousal bereavement and physical and physiological health outcomes.
Ennis J, Majid U.
Death Stud. 2019 Sep 19:1-14. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1661884. [Epub ahead of print]

Bereavement practices employed by hospitals and medical practitioners toward attending funeral of patients: A systematic review.
Kim K, Churilov L, Huang A, Weinberg L.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Sep;98(36):e16692. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016692.

Chronic Pain and Grief.
Garciandía Imaz JA, Rozo Reyes CM.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr. 2019 Jul - Sep;48(3):182-191. doi: 10.1016/j.rcp.2017.05.008. Epub 2017 Jun 17. English, Spanish. 

The prevalence of complicated grief among Chinese people at high risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pan H, Liu F.
Death Stud. 2019 Aug 10:1-11. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1648342. [Epub ahead of print]

Bereavement among widowed Latinos in the United States: A systematic review of methodology and findings.
Garcini LM, Brown RL, Chen MA, Saucedo L, Fite AM, Ye P, Ziauddin K, Fagundes CP.
Death Stud. 2019 Aug 10:1-12. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1648328. [Epub ahead of print]

Peer Support Services for Bereaved Survivors: A Systematic Review.
Bartone PT, Bartone JV, Violanti JM, Gileno ZM.
Omega (Westport). 2019 Nov;80(1):137-166. doi: 10.1177/0030222817728204. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

Mental wellbeing in bereaved carers: A Health Survey for England population study.
Hodiamont F, Allgar V, Currow DC, Johnson MJ.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 6. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001957. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001957. [Epub ahead of print]


Carers

Informal Caregivers' Perceptions of Needs From Hospice Providers: An Integrative Review.
Engbers RA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019 Dec;36(12):1114-1123. doi: 10.1177/1049909119842365. Epub 2019 Apr 16.


Communication

End-of-life communication: a nationwide study of bereaved parents' perceptions.
Lykke C, Ekholm O, Schmiegelow K, Olsen M, Sjøgren P.
BMJ Suppo


Equality and diversity

Homeless persons' experiences of health- and social care: A systematic integrative review.
Omerov P, Craftman ÅG, Mattsson E, Klarare A.
Health Soc Care Community. 2019 Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12857. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Resilience in Koreans With Cancer: Scoping Review.
Lee SY, Lee H, Fawcett J, Park JH.
J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Oct;21(5):358-364. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000543.


Ethics

Physicians' perceptions of palliative sedation for existential suffering: a systematic review.
Rodrigues P, Menten J, Gastmans C.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Sep 3. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001865. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001865. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

When is hastened death considered suicide? A systematically conducted literature review about palliative care professionals' experiences where assisted dying is legal.
Gerson SM, Bingley A, Preston N, Grinyer A.
BMC Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 31;18(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12904-019-0451-4.

'To die, to sleep' - assisted dying legislation in Victoria: A case study.
Gilbert J, Boag J.
Nurs Ethics. 2019 Nov-Dec;26(7-8):1976-1982. doi: 10.1177/0969733018806339. Epub 2018 Nov 19.

Has there been a change in the end-of-life decision-making over the past 16 years?
Piili RP, Lehto JT, Metsänoja R, Hinkka H, Kellokumpu-Lehtinen PI.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 8. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001802. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001802. [Epub ahead of print]


Nutrition

Integration of palliative, supportive, and nutritional care to alleviate eating-related distress among advanced cancer patients with cachexia and their family members.
Amano K, Baracos VE, Hopkinson JB.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2019 Sep 17;143:117-123. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.08.006. [Epub ahead of print] Review.


Supporting families when a close relative is dying

Early parental loss in childhood and depression in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-controlled studies.
Simbi CMC, Zhang Y, Wang Z.
J Affect Disord. 2019 Jul 30;260:272-280. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.07.087. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Interventions available to adolescents and young adults bereaved by familial cancer: a systematic literature review.
Ing V, Patterson P, Szabo M, Allison KR.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 16. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001959. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001959. [Epub ahead of print] Review.


Teaching, training and research

A focused mapping review and synthesis of current practice in qualitative end of life research with the bereaved.
Joanne McCallum K, Jackson D, Walthall H, Aveyard H.
Nurse Res. 2019 Sep 16;27(3):14-19. doi: 10.7748/nr.2019.e1668. Epub 2019 Jul 19.

Medical undergraduate palliative care education (UPCE).
McMahon D, Wee B.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 29. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001965. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001965. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

Simulation to improve medical student confidence and preparedness to care for the dying: a feasibility study.
Wells G, Montgomery J, Hiersche A.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Aug 28. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001853. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001853. [Epub ahead of print]

Optimised clinical study recruitment in palliative care: success strategies and lessons learned.
White C, Noble S, Watson M, Swan F, Nelson A, Johnson MJ.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Jul 13. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001820. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001820. [Epub ahead of print]


Children and young people with life-limiting illness

Impact of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.
Marcus KL, Santos G, Ciapponi A, Comandé D, Bilodeau M, Wolfe J, Dussel V.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Aug 9. pii: S0885-3924(19)30449-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.005. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Achieving beneficial outcomes for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions receiving palliative care and their families: A realist review.
Mitchell S, Bennett K, Morris A, Slowther AM, Coad J, Dale J.
Palliat Med. 2019 Aug 21:269216319870647. doi: 10.1177/0269216319870647. [Epub ahead of print]

Family caregivers of children and adolescents with rare diseases: a novel palliative care intervention.
Lyon ME, Thompkins JD, Fratantoni K, Fraser JL, Schellinger SE, Briggs L, Friebert S, Aoun S, Cheng YI, Wang J.
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Jul 25. pii: bmjspcare-2019-001766. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001766. [Epub ahead of print]

Reports and announcements

Research and analysis: Palliative and end of life care: hospital deaths 2006 to 2017 (Public Health England) 
Hospital deaths in England between 2006 and 2017 by age, sex, geography, deprivation, place of death and cause of death.

Routine engagement in end of life planning can improve health outcomes for people with heart failure (NIHR)
Interventions that encourage healthcare professionals to engage in advance care planning with heart failure patients can work more effectively than stand-alone training activities in improving health outcomes.

National Bowel Cancer Audit Short Report – End of Life (HQIP)
This short report aims to look at patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who were at ‘End of Life’

One Step at a Time (Faith in Older People)
A learning resource for faith communities to build a more supportive environment for people with dementia and their families.

Future Transitions in Palliative Care: Care across the life course for people living with life-limiting conditions (SUII)
A programme to explore the future of palliative care for people living with life limiting conditions.

Online course (MOOC): Compassionate Care: Getting it Right 
Explores the impact of compassionate care and implementation of behaviour change tools.

Event: Future directions of hospice care: IPU or ITU? (Marie Curie and the Royal Society of Medicine)
London, 14 October 2019.

Community Development Toolkit - July 2019 (Hospice UK)
Hospice UK has produced a community development toolkit to support care providers creating programmes in this area.

Silence is deadly: stigma attached to 'the D-word' means Brits are missing out on a better death (Sue Ryder)
A nationwide survey of 2,000 people in the UK exploring how prepared we are for death.

Unrelieved Pain in Palliative Care in England (OHE)
The study estimates that there are approx 125,971 end-of-life patients receiving, or in need of, palliative care suffering from unrelieved pain.

Progressive Neurological Conditions Toolkit (NHS RightCare)
This RightCare toolkit will support systems to understand the priorities in care for people living with various progressive neurological conditions.

Other evidence/education updates out this month

Health Management Bulletin (August/September 2019)
http://cash.libraryservices.nhs.uk/subject-a-z/h/health-services-management/

Scottish Palliative Care Partnership (August 2019):
https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/publications/?cat=12 


Health Improvement Scotland Palliative Care Bulletin (September 2019): 

https://www.palliativecareguidelines.scot.nhs.uk/bulletin.aspx 

End of Life Care Horizon Scanning (September 2019):
https://palliativecarenwpctl.wordpress.com/

Journals


Bereavement Care 


BMC Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH


BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

British Journal of Healthcare Assistants NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care 

Death Studies NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

International Journal of Palliative Nursing NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Dementia Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Palliative Medicine NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life and Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Palliative & Supportive Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Palliative Medicine NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH

Progress in Palliative Care NEW ISSUE SINCE LAST MONTH


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