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Palliative Medicine Journal
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A high impact peer reviewed multi-disciplinary palliative care journal. Research journal of the EAPC. Find us on FB, X, Instagram, LinkedIn. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PMJ #hpm #hapc #research #hospice #academicsky
Want to find grey literature? See our latest methods and methodology paper presenting a 12-element framework to support flexible yet systematic searching of grey literature in #palliative care research journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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‘Research output still clusters in high income countries.’ Read this week’s #EAPCblog looking at the 100 most cited research papers bit.ly/42D8raJ @palliativemedj.bsky.social
Mapping the science of palliative care – name the bias, then bridge it
There has been an increasing amount of palliative care research over the past few decades and the evidence base has been growing fast. For Palliative Medicine Editor’s Choice for October 2025, Fabr…
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October 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Different advance care planning intervention types impact patient outcomes to varying degrees. #hpm #hapc #acp journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
September 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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This week’s #EAPCblog ‘We found that volunteers brought meaningful company, comfort and human connection to seriously ill and dying patients in hospitals.’ bit.ly/4pdKSyP @palliativemedj.bsky.social@careforthedying.bsky.social @livunihls.bsky.social @livuni-ilcams.bsky.social
Improving holistic palliative care support: perspectives from five countries on hospital end of life care volunteer services
The iLIVE Volunteer Study supported the development and implementation of hospital end of life care volunteer services in five hospitals in five countries. For July’s Palliative Medicine editor’s c…
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September 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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September issue online today! Assisted dying, advance care planning, sedation, bereavement and more. Check it out at journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc.
September 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Palliative care and assisted dying: uneasy bedfellows. Read the latest editorial from James Downar and Nancy Preston. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc
September 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Palliative care and assisted dying: uneasy bedfellows. Read the latest editorial from James Downar and Nancy Preston. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... #hpm #hapc
September 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
September issue online today! Assisted dying, advance care planning, sedation, bereavement and more. Check it out at journals.sagepub.com/toc/PMJ/curr... #hpm #hapc.
September 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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‘I feel like I need time to heal. But the situation we're in and the demands that we have with our child makes that impossible’. Read this week’s #EAPCblog bit.ly/47k8L1j @palliativemedj.bsky.social
A call for improved support for parent-carers of children with a life limiting condition: fathers’ health and perspectives of caregiving
With more children living with life limiting conditions, an increasing number of parents are providing extensive care for their child at home. The voices of fathers remain largely unheard in resear…
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September 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Latest paper from the @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social Better End of Life programme.

Meta-level evidence supporting provision of in-home palliative care, specialist palliative care and integration of primary pall care w specialist support.
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Models, components and outcomes of palliative and end-of-life care provided to adults living at home: A systematic umbrella review of reviews - Sophie Pask, Chukwuebuka Okwuosa, Ahmed Mohamed, Rebecca...
Background: There is growing demand for home-based palliative care because of patient preference, and increased number of deaths. Optimal models for community-b...
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September 6, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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‘Given the serious impact constipation can have on an individual’s comfort, dignity and wellbeing, and the associated health costs, we would be wise to reconsider our strategies’. Read @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice #EAPCblog by Amy Taylor bit.ly/3HeG3UA
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July 7, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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‘Given the serious impact constipation can have on an individual’s comfort, dignity and wellbeing, and the associated health costs, we would be wise to reconsider our strategies’. Read @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice #EAPCblog by Amy Taylor bit.ly/3HeG3UA
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July 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Healthcare providers need to consider how the USD-4D needs to be properly embedded in clinical care for patients to optimally benefit from using it. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Validating the socio-spiritual items of the Utrecht Symptom Diary—4 Dimensional: Content and construct validity - Tom Lormans, Everlien de Graaf, Frederieke van der Baan, Carlo Leget, Saskia Teunissen...
Background: The Utrecht Symptom Diary—4 Dimensional (USD-4D) is a multidimensional Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to monitor symptoms and needs and increase p...
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June 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Multimodal interventions with a focus on symptom control, quality of life, peer support and with psychosocial input appear to be crucial to integrated, effective and patient led supportive care #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #ILD journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Resilience in both wife caregivers and husband caregivers increased over time but husbands had higher levels of resilience than wives. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
As the use of technology to sustain life increases, we need to question how much we expect of family members in providing care for those with complex interventions, such as ventilation, at home. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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This week’s #EAPCblog @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice ‘In healthcare settings Cognitive Authority plays out in subtle but powerful ways. It shapes which voices are heard, which kinds of knowledge are legitimised, and whose truths are sidelined.’ bit.ly/3Skhfga
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June 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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This week’s #EAPCblog @palliativemedj.bsky.social’s Editor’s Choice ‘In healthcare settings Cognitive Authority plays out in subtle but powerful ways. It shapes which voices are heard, which kinds of knowledge are legitimised, and whose truths are sidelined.’ bit.ly/3Skhfga
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June 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Family caregiver-targeted web-based interventions may facilitate spouses’ and patients’ experience of sharing everyday life. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
June 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This study on young-onset #dementia identified future care preferences consistent with a palliative care approach, emphasizing palliative care goals and prioritizing quality of life in decision-making. #hpm #hapc journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Advance care planning and quality of life: A qualitative interview study in people with young-onset dementia and their family caregivers - Jasper Maters, Marieke Perry, Ton de Wit, Raymond T.C.M. Koop...
Background: The importance of palliative care and advance care planning in dementia is increasingly recognized. However, little is known about the distinct need...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Since 2016 I've produced 138 podcasts for @palliativemedj.bsky.social Podcast #1 by Mary Godfrey explores cancer pain.

Mary Godfrey died in 2020, tribute 👇
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June 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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On the @palliativemedj.bsky.social #podcast Victoria Ali
@ioelc.bsky.social describes her reseach about nurses' experience when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening.

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The experience of nurses when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening: A qualitative evidence synthesis
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June 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM