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View article: Determinants of time to first palliative care consultation in hospitalized patients with advanced or terminal illness – A retrospective analysis
Determinants of time to first palliative care consultation in hospitalized patients with advanced or terminal illness – A retrospective analysis Open
This study highlights earlier PC consultation requests during hospitalization for individuals with malignant diseases and for women. The low rate of follow-up PC consultations indicates that the importance of regular PC involvement to impr…
View article: A comic that explains palliative care: how patients experience comic-based educational material
A comic that explains palliative care: how patients experience comic-based educational material Open
Summary Objective The aim of this study was to create a patient-centered comic on palliative care with and for patients admitted to a palliative care unit and to examine their experiences of graphic educational material. Methods This study…
View article: Experiences and attitudes of nurses with the legislation on assisted suicide in Austria
Experiences and attitudes of nurses with the legislation on assisted suicide in Austria Open
Objectives In 2022, assisted suicide (AS) was legalized in Austria. We aimed to investigate the experiences and attitudes of palliative care (PC) and hospice nurses toward AS in Austria after the first year of implementation of the new law…
View article: Integrating palliative care into multiple myeloma management
Integrating palliative care into multiple myeloma management Open
Summary Background Multiple myeloma (MM) poses significant challenges due to its complex symptomatology and evolving treatment landscape. While therapeutic advances have improved survival outcomes, holistic management of MM requires addres…
View article: Timely integration of palliative care. the reality check. a retrospective analysis
Timely integration of palliative care. the reality check. a retrospective analysis Open
Purpose A large volume of literature suggests that timely integration of palliative care (PC) enhances the well-being, quality of life and satisfaction of patients and their families. It may also positively impact clinical outcomes and hea…
View article: Timely Integration of Palliative Care. Don’t dream it, make it happen!
Timely Integration of Palliative Care. Don’t dream it, make it happen! Open
Purpose Considerable literature suggests that timely integration of Palliative Care (PC) improves the wellbeing, quality of life and satisfaction of patients and their families, and may have a positive impact on clinical outcomes and healt…
View article: On dying alone in prison and the social responsibility of medicine: a pilot interview study of physicians caring for terminally ill incarcerated patients in Austria and the United States
On dying alone in prison and the social responsibility of medicine: a pilot interview study of physicians caring for terminally ill incarcerated patients in Austria and the United States Open
The study reveals the difficulties physicians face when caring for dying incarcerated patients. Provider-patient relationships are hardly continuous. The findings represent a starting point for further research. Support from the medical an…
View article: Routine laboratory parameters to support decision on parenteral nutrition in palliative care
Routine laboratory parameters to support decision on parenteral nutrition in palliative care Open
Introduction Parenteral nutrition (PN) is widely used in palliative care (PC), but there is limited evidence to support its use at the end of life (EOL). This aim of this was to investigate the relationship between routine laboratory param…
View article: ‘I’m not an anti-vaxer!’—vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study
‘I’m not an anti-vaxer!’—vaccine hesitancy among physicians: a qualitative study Open
Background Over the last years, research interest in vaccine hesitancy has increased. Studies usually focus on perceptions of parents and have largely neglected the group of health care providers. However, doctors’ notions on vaccination h…