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Palliative Care Evidence Update

11th July 2016

Is there anything you would like us to include in your Palliative Care Evidence Update? What are your preferred sources for information, evidence or research?
 We would welcome your feedback ...

NICE Bites for April covers NICE NG42 on Motor Neurone Disease
 

Consultation:  End of life care for infants, children and young people:  planning and management.  Consultation ends on 12th August.   
New and Updated Cochrane Systematic Reviews

Massage with or without aromatherapy for symptom relief in people with cancer
Authors' conclusions:  There was a lack of evidence on the clinical effectiveness of massage for symptom relief in people with cancer. Most studies were too small to be reliable and key outcomes were not reported. Any further studies of aromatherapy and massage will need to address these concerns.
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Other Good Quality Systematic Reviews

Advance care planning, palliative care, and end-of-life care interventions for homeless people: A systematic review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27260169   
 
Communication Tools for End-of-Life Decision-Making in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27119571
 
 Communication tools for end-of-life decision-making in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27059989
  
Death in the Digital Age: A Systematic Review of Information and Communication Technologies in End-of-Life Care.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26713368
 
Does the use of specialist palliative care services modify the effect of
socioeconomic status on place of death? A systematic review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26330454
 
Education and training to enhance end-of-life care for nursing home staff: a systematic literature review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27329513
 
Educational interventions to train healthcare professionals in end-of-life communication: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27129790
 
Effectiveness of Emergency Department Based Palliative Care for Adults with Advanced Disease: A Systematic Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27115914
 
Effectiveness of Hospital Palliative Care Teams for Cancer Inpatients: A
Systematic Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27362627
 
End-of-Life Care for People With Cancer From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Systematic Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25550406
 
The experiences of caregivers of patients with delirium, and their role in its management in palliative care settings: an integrative literature review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27132588
 
Gender and family caregiving at the end-of-life in the context of old age: A systematic review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26814213
 
Health-related quality-of-life outcome measures in paediatric palliative care: A systematic review of psychometric properties and feasibility of use.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27247087
 
The Impact of a Novel Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Palliative Care (MPCAT) on Assessment Outcome at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27233135
 
Quantifying the burden of opioid medication errors in adult oncology and
palliative care settings: A systematic review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27178835
 
A scoping review of bereavement service outcomes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27353227
 
A systematic literature review on the ethics of palliative sedation: an update (2016).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27380220
 
A Systematic Review of Telehealth in Palliative Care: Caregiver Outcomes.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26360181
 
Toward a systematic approach to assessment and care planning in palliative care: A practical review of clinical tools. - Published erratum http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26166040
 
Transitions to End-of-Life Care for Patients With Chronic Critical Illness: A Meta-Synthesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27188760
 
What Aspects of Quality of Life Are Important From Palliative Care Patients' Perspectives? A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27216362
UpToDate

What's new in palliative care
Reports

CQC - A different ending: end of life care review
Following on from “More care, less pathway”, an independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway, the CQC looked at how dying people are treated across various settings, concentrating on people who may be less likely to receive good care because of their diagnosis, ethnic background, gender or sexual orientation.   There is an overview, and a good practice document.
 
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
The care of dying people in nursing homes and intensive care units: a qualitative mixed-methods study. Perkins E, Gambles M, Houten R, Harper S, Haycox A, O’Brien T, et al.Health Serv Deliv Res 2016;4(20).

This is a published report of research funded by the NIHR under its HS and DR programme.  The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the Liverpool Care Pathway on care in nursing homes and in ICUs.
Table of Contents

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
BMC Palliative Care
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care
European Journal of Palliative Care
International Journal of Palliative Nursing
Internet Journal of Pain, Symptom Control and Palliative Care
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Palliative & Supportive Care
Palliative Medicine
Progress in Palliative Care
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