Evidence-Based Palliative Care Across the

This book describes the current state of the art in the field of palliative care in children and adults. Special emphasis is placed on addressing the efficacy and effectiveness of palliative care models, pain and symptom management, and on measuring quality of life. In addition the book evaluates current research methods in palliative care and suggests suitable alternatives. Finally the book bridges the gap between science and practice by providing the reader with the current evidence and how it can be applied in the practice setting.

H. H. Abu-Saad is the author of Evidence-Based Palliative Care: Across the Lifespan, published by Wiley.

Foreword

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Introduction

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Introduction

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Methods

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Chapter structure

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Developments in Palliative Care

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The history of palliative care

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Definition

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Philosophy of palliative care

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European Association for Palliative Care

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Summary and conclusions

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Models of Palliative Care

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Introduction

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Palliative care models

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Members of an interdisciplinary palliative care team

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Conclusions

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Models of Palliative Care for Children

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Introduction

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Life-limiting illnesses in palliative care

25

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Models of care

27

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Palliative care at home

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Development of multidisciplinary guidelines

34

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Conclusions

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Evaluation of Palliative Care

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Introduction

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Population-based studies

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Effectiveness studies

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Cost-effectiveness studies

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Conclusions

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Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Views of Home Carers and Health Professionals

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Introduction

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Views of home carers

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Views of professional carers

61

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Conclusions

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Pain and Symptom Management

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Introduction

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Symptom prevalence in palliative care

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Assessment and management of pain

67

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Assessment and management of dyspnoea

74

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Assessment and management of fatigue

77

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Assessment and management of nausea and vomiting

79

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Assessment and management of anorexia

80

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Assessment and management of constipation

82

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Assessment and management of depression

83

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Assessment and management of delirium

85

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Conclusions

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Pain and Symptom Management in Children

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Introduction

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Symptom prevalence

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Pain and symptom management

89

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Care of the dying child

101

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Conclusions

102

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Instruments to Assess Quality of Palliative Care

103

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Annemie Courtens

Introduction

103

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Quality of life and other outcomes in palliative care research

104

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Outcome measures: symptoms, functional status, quality of life and quality of care instruments in palliative care

105

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Methodological issues

111

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Caregiver quality of life

113

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Conclusions

115

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Evaluation of Palliative Care Services: Problem, Pitfalls and Recommendations

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Methodology issues

116

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Qualitative methods

118

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Prognosis issues

119

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Ethical considerations

120

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Conclusions and recommendations

120

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Bridging the Evidence to Clinical Practice: A Glimpse at Future Challenges in Palliative Care

122

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Introduction

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Reflections on palliative care

122

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The research evidence

125

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Reflections on service delivery and policy issues

131

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Challenges facing palliative care in the future

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References

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