Literature Search - Issue No. 5 (Aug 2023)

The primary focus of this literature search is selected articles, etc., on key issues in end-of-life care for which the full text is available online. Added, however, are a few noteworthy articles, etc., but for which access to the full text is available only with a subscription or for a one-time fee for the article in question.1 Also listed are a few postings of special interest on key websites that serve the hospice and palliative care communities-at-large, and selected news media reports. The next listing will be published in approximately four to six weeks.

Articles of particular interest.

Libraries in educational institutions and medical centres may have a subscription to the journal in question and hold a photocopying licence, which may facilitate cost-effective access.

Access to Care

  1. ‘Curative to palliative care transition challenges in the intensive care unit: A narrative review,’ Health & Research Journal, 2023;9(3):120-128. Full text
  2. ‘Access to high-quality hospice care in a for-profit world,’ The Oncologist. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text
  3. ‘Accessibility to specialist palliative care services in Germany: A geographical network analysis,’ BMC Health Services Research. Posted online 24 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘Pediatric oncology, palliative care and low- or middle- income countries: A call for action,’ Global Pediatric Health. Posted online 21 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 ‘Pediatric palliative care program implementation in low- and middle- income countries: A systematic review using SWOT analysis,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 4 July 2023. Abstract (w. introduction, section snippets, etc., references)

    N.B. SWOT = strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats.

  5. ‘Stigma of palliative care among patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers on early palliative care,’ Cancers. Posted online 18 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    5.2 ‘Defining “early palliative care” for adults diagnosed with a life-limiting illness...,’ Research Square (Preprint). Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text

  6. ‘Improving palliative care outcomes in remote and rural areas of low- or middle- income countries through family caregivers: Lessons from Kazakhstan,’ Frontiers in Public Health. Posted online 3 August 2023. Full text
  7. ‘“Significant unmet needs” common among dying in U.K. hospitals,’ British Medical Journal. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. Commentary on ‘Seeking Excellence in End-of-life Care U.K. (SEECare UK)...,’ BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Full text

  8. ‘Demand for end-of-life care,’ British Journal of Nursing. Posted online 6 July 2023. Full text

Education & Training

  1. ‘New ways to impact primary palliative care practices using online continuing education,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 30 July 2023. Full text
  2. ‘Pain management education for rural hospice family caregivers: A pilot study with embedded implementation evaluation,’ American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    2.2 ‘Palliative care training can help patients with advanced cancer at the end of life,’ Cancer. Posted online 20 July 2023. Full text

  3. ‘Shifting philosophies of hospice society staff and trained volunteers involved in peer-facilitated advance care planning workshops for the public,’ Patient Education & Counselling. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Education modalities for serious illness communication training: A scoping review on the impact on clinician behavior and patient outcomes,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 9 July 2023. Full text

Nursing Perspective
  1. ‘A systematic review of educational interventions to equip health and social care professionals to promote end-of-life supportive care when a parent with dependent children is dying with cancer,’ Seminars in Oncology Nursing. Posted online 21 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 ‘The outcomes of postgraduate palliative care education and training: Assessment and comparison of nurses and physicians,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 13 July 2023. Full text

    4.3 ‘A palliative care communication simulation for undergraduate nursing and midwifery students: A pilot study,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text

    4.4 ‘Student nurse education and preparation for palliative care: A scoping review,’ Plos One. Posted online 3 July 2023. Full text

  2. ‘Hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training in mental health: A survey of program directors,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 11 July 2023. Abstract (w. introduction, section snippets, etc., references)
  3. ‘Measuring knowledge of healthcare providers on pediatric palliative care with an online questionnaire based on the national core curriculum in Italy,’ Healthcare. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘Implementing palliative care education into primary care practice: A qualitative case study of the CAPACITI pilot program,’ Research Square (Preprint). Posted online 3 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. CAPACITI = Community Access to PAlliative Care via Interprofessional Teams Intervention.

  5. ‘Twelve tips for integrating bioethics and palliative care in medical education,’ Latin American Journal of Palliative Care. Posted online 29 June 2023. Full text (click on pdf icon)
  6. ‘Advancing the role of higher education institutions to support palliative care education in primary care and humanitarian settings within low- and middle-income countries: Online workshop report,’ Indian Journal of Palliative Care. Posted online 13 June 2023. Full text

Essential Medicines

  1. ‘Improving access to care for patients taking opioids for chronic pain: Recommendations from a modified Delphi panel in Michigan,’ Journal of Pain Research. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text
  2. ‘Questioning the right to pain relief and its role in the opioid epidemic,’ Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text

Policy

  1. ‘Palliative care and hospice in the pandemic: A review of state planning and lessons not yet learned,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 2023;66(2):87-92. Abstract (w. introduction, section snippets, etc., references)
  2. ‘Public health palliative care interventions that enable communities to support people who are dying and their carers: A scoping review...,’ Frontiers in Public Health. Posted online 26 July 2023. Full text
  3. ‘Inpatient hospice admissions [in the U.K.]: Who is admitted and why...,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘State legislation [in Brazil] on palliative care: Convergent and divergent points,’ Latin American Journal of Palliative Care. Posted online 29 June 2023. Full text (click on pdf icon)
  5. ‘Propellers of organisational sustainability in hospices in South Africa,’ Journal of Sustainability Science & Management, 2023;18(5):52-66. Full text

Research

  1. ‘A guide to navigating administrative data linkage for research,’ European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text (click on pdf icon)
  2. ‘Evaluating the pragmatic characteristics of advance care planning outcome measures in dementia clinical trials: A scoping review,’ Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Posted online 13 July 2023. Full text
  3. ‘How palliative care social workers across the globe overcame practical challenges to engaging in research,’ British Journal of Social Work. Posted online 8 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘Connecting the science and practice of implementation: Applying the lens of context to inform study design in implementation research,’ Frontiers in Health Services. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text
  5. ‘Palliative clinical trials in advanced chronic liver disease: Challenges and opportunities,’ Journal of Hepatology. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

Research (Protocols)

  1. ‘Using palliative leaders in facilities to transform care for people with Alzheimer’s disease (UPLIFT-AD): Protocol of a palliative care clinical trial in nursing homes,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 26 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. UPLIFT-AD = Utilizing Palliative Leaders in Facilities to Transform care for people with Alzheimer’s Disease

  2. ‘Advance care planning website for people with dementia and their family caregivers: Protocol for a development and usability study,’ JMIR Research Protocols. Posted online 26 July 2023. Full text
  3. ‘Palliative care as a digital working world (PALLADiUM): A mixed-method research protocol,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 22 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘Defining and measuring need for children's palliative care: A protocol for a rapid scoping review.’ Posted on the OSF website 29 June 2023. Full text

Of Related Interest

Technology
  1. ‘How are the vibes? Patient and family experiences of rapport during telehealth calls in palliative care,’ Patient Experience Journal, 2023;10(2):75-85. Full text

    Related:

    1.2 ‘Telemedicine and healing relationships,’ Hastings Center Report. Posted online 7 August 2023. Full text

    1.3 ‘Development and preliminary usability testing of an electronic conversation guide incorporating patient values and prognostic information in preparation for older people's decision-making near the end of life,’ Internet Interventions, 2023;33(September):100643. Full text

    1.4 ‘Barriers and facilitators of electronic patient-reported outcome measures (e-PROMs) for patients in home palliative cancer care: A qualitative study of healthcare professionals’...,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 4 August 2023. Full text

    1.5 ‘Telehealth needs and concerns of stakeholders in pediatric palliative home care,’ Children. Posted online 30 July 2023. Full text

    1.6 ‘A scoping review of mobile apps for use with palliative patients in the context of home care,’ International Journal of Medical Informatics. Posted online 27 July 2023. Full text

    1.7 ‘Technology to support older adults in home palliative care...,’ American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Posted online 20 July 2023. Full text: https://bit.ly/3OobYTy

    1.8 ‘Conceptualizations of “good death” and their relationship to technology: A scoping review and discourse analysis,’ Health Science Reports. Posted online 13 July 202. Full text

    1.9 ‘Impact of telehealth on palliative Care and pain management in primary care,’ Journal of Healthcare Sciences. Posted online 19 July 2023. Full text

Care Planning
  1. ‘Rural hospital disparities in goals of care documentation,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 6 August 2023. Full text

    Related:

    2.2 ‘Preferences for palliative and end-of-life care: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments,’ Value in Health. Posted online 3 August 023. Full text (click on pdf icon)

    2.3 ‘Advance care planning: It is time to rethink our goals,’ Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Posted online 31 July 2023. Full text

    2.4 ‘Advance care planning and place of death during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective analysis of routinely collected data,’ Journal of Patient Experience. Posted online 30 July 2023. Full text

    2.5 ‘Public perceptions of advance care planning from an international perspective: A scoping review,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 28 July 2023. Full text

    2.6 ‘Reconsidering the language of serious illness,’ Journal of the American Medical Association. Posted online 24 July 2023. Full text

    2.7 ‘Improving serious illness communication: A qualitative study of clinical culture,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 22 July 2023. Full text

    2.8 ‘Do we really listen, improving end-of-life conversations,’ Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. Posted online 21 July 2023. Abstract (w. introduction, section snippets, etc., references)

    2.9 ‘Pediatric advance care planning: A scoping review,’ Children. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text

    2.10 ‘Randomized trial of the Choosing Wisely® consumer questions and a shared decision-making video intervention on decision-making outcomes,’ Medical Decision Making. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

Home-Based Palliative Care
  1. ‘Implementing ePROM in specialist palliative home care: The professionals’ perspective – a mixed-methods study,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 6 August 2023. Full text

    Related:

    3.2 ‘Patient and caregiver reciprocal support: Impact on decision making in specialist palliative care,’  Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 4 August 2023. Full text

    3.3 ‘“It’s not just about me”: A qualitative study of couples’ narratives about home death when one of the partners is dying of cancer,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 2 August 2023. Full text

    3.4 ‘Perspectives in preparedness of family caregivers of patients with cancer providing end-of-life care in the home: A narrative review of qualitative studies,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 27 July 2023. Full text

    3.5 ‘Nurses’ challenges when supporting the family of patients with ALS in specialized palliative home care: A qualitative study,’ International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Wellbeing. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text

    3.6 ‘Cancer caregivers at the end-of-life: How much me vs. how much we?’ PEC Innovation. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text /p>

    3.7 ‘Who cares for the carers? CarerHelp: Development and evaluation of an online resource to support the wellbeing of those caring for family members at the end of their life,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 20 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. CarerHelp website

    3.8 ‘Comparison of the burden evolution of the family caregivers for patients with cancer and non-oncological diseases who need palliative care: A prospective longitudinal study,’ Palliative Medicine Reports. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

    3.9 ‘“It’s a different conversation”: Qualitative analysis of pediatric home-based hospice/palliative care visits’ perceived value,’ Pediatric Quality & Safety. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text

    3.10 ‘Home-based palliative care services from the perspective of family caregivers: An evaluation of the Integrated Palliative Care model in Tyrol,’ International Journal of Health Professions, 2023;10(1):24-36. Full text

  2. ‘Improving paramedic responses for patients dying at home: A theory of change-based approach,’ BMC Emergency Medicine. Posted online 2 August 2023. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 ‘“It breaks a narrative of paramedics, that we’re lifesavers”: A qualitative study of health professionals’ bereaved family members’ and carers’ perceptions and experiences of palliative paramedicine,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 14 July 2023. Full text

Pediatric Palliative Care
  1. ‘Physician perceptions of and barriers to pediatric palliative care for children with cancer in Brazil,’ JCO Global Oncology. Posted online 3 August 2023. Full text

    Related:

    5.2 ‘“The medicine is the easy part”: Pediatric physicians’ emotion work in end-of-life care and its structural antecedents,’ Qualitative Research in Health. Posted online 2 August 2023. Full text

    5.3 ‘Doing our best and doing no harm: A focused ethnography of staff moral experiences of providing palliative care at a Médecins Sans Frontières pediatric hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh,’ Plos One. Posted online 20 July 2023. Full text

    5.4 ‘Hospital healthcare experiences of children and young people with life-threatening or life-shortening conditions, and their parents: Scoping reviews and resultant conceptual frameworks,’ BMC Pediatrics. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

    5.5 ‘The spiritual dimension of parenting a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition: A mixed-methods systematic review,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

  2. ‘High-quality patient-centered palliative care: Interprofessional team members’ perceptions of social workers’ roles and contribution,’ Journal of Interprofessional Care. Posted online 1 August 2023. Full text

    Related:

    6.2 ‘Legal issues in end-of-life care for speech-language pathologists and social workers: A scoping review,’ International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text

  3. ‘“Daring to deal with the difficult and unexpected”: Registered nurses’ confidential conversations with patients with palliative care needs: A qualitative interview study,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 31 July. Full text

    Related:

    7.2. ‘Ways and means to comfort people at the end of life: How is the nurse a privileged player in this process?’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 12 July 2023. Full text

  4. ‘Palliative care during the pandemic: Being human and facing finitude,’ Revista Bioética. Posted online 31 July 2023. Full text
Cultural & linguistic Diversity
  1. ‘How do cultural factors influence the provision of end-of-life care? A narrative review,’ Applied Nursing Research. Posted online 30 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    9.2 ‘The end-of-life needs of Aboriginal and immigrant communities: A challenge to conventional medical models,’ Frontiers in Public Health. Posted online 19 July 2023. Full text /p>

    9.3 ‘A qualitative exploration of allied health providers’ perspectives on cultural humility in palliative and end-of-life care,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 12 July 2023. Full text

    9.4 ‘Thinking ahead about medical treatments in advanced illness: A qualitative study of barriers and enablers in end-of-life care planning with patients and families from ethnically diverse backgrounds,’ Health & Social Care Delivery Research, 2023;11(7). Full text /p>

  2. ‘Establishment of the first Australian public and health-professional palliative care advice service: Exploring caller needs and gaps in care,’ Australian Health Review. Posted online 30 July 2023. Abstract (w. references)

    N.B. Palliative Care Advice Service website

  3. ‘The Reflection Room®: Moving from death-avoiding to death-discussing,’ Omega – Journal of Death & Dying. Posted online 29 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    11.2 ‘Discomfort with suffering and dying: A cross-sectional survey...,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text

  4. ‘Engaging and supporting the public on the topic of grief and bereavement: An evaluation of Good Grief Festival,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 30 July 2023. Full text
  5. ‘End-of-life doulas: International reflections on a transnational movement,’ Palliative Care & Social Practice. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text
  6. ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 25 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    14.2 ‘Key aspects of psychosocial needs in palliative care: A qualitative analysis within the setting of a palliative care unit in comparison with specialised palliative home care,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 20 July 023. Full text

    14.3 ‘Psychological service provision in Australian palliative care services,’ Palliative & Supportive Care. Posted online 10 July 2023. Full text

    14.4 ‘Intensive caring: Reminding patients they matter,’ Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023; 41(6): 2884-2887. Full text /p>

  7. ‘“Do you really believe that there is something more?” – The offer of transcendental communication by pastoral care workers in German hospices and palliative care units: A qualitative study,’ American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine. Posted online 24 July 2023. Full text
  8. ‘Improving palliative care for people with intellectual disability: A self-assessment of policies, practices and competencies in care services,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 22 July 2023. Full text
  9. ‘“Such an institution represents the circle of life” – bringing an inpatient hospice into an academic setting: A pre-implementation exploratory study,’ BMC Palliative Care. Posted online 19 July 2023. Full text
  10. ‘Population-level quality indicators of end-of-life-care in residential aged care setting: Rapid systematic review,’ Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    18.2 ‘Development of a guide to multidimensional needs assessment in the palliative care initial encounter...,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

    18.3 ‘Development of an emergency department end-of-life audit tool: A scoping review,’ International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. Posted online 14 July 2023. Full text

  11. ‘Patient safety in palliative care at the end of life from the perspective of complex thinking,’ Healthcare. Posted online 15 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    19.2 ‘Implications for improving healthcare quality and patient safety of palliative residents in nursing homes: A qualitative study,’ Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen (Journal of Evidence & Quality in Health Care). Posted online 11 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. German-language article w. English-language abstract.

  12. ‘Hospice and palliative care – men and gender-specific roles,’ Nursing Clinics of North America. Posted online 14 July 2023. Abstract (w. introduction, section snippets, etc., references)
  13. ‘The experience of Black patients with serious illness in the United States: A scoping review,’ Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. Posted online 11 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    21.2 ‘Perspectives about racism and patient-clinician communication among Black adults with serious illness,’ JAMA Network Open. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

  14. ‘Specialist palliative care for patients with cancer: More than end-of-life care,’ Cancers. Posted online 9 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    22.2 ‘An evidence-base for the implementation of hospital-based palliative care programs in routine cancer practice: A systematic review,’ Palliative Medicine. Posted online 8 July 2023. Full text

  15. ‘Complex care needs at the end of life for seriously ill adults with multiple chronic conditions,’ Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2023;25(3):146-155. Full text

Publishing Matters

  1. ‘A new policy on the use of artificial intelligence tools for manuscripts submitted to CMAJ,’ Canadian Medical Association Journal. Posted online 24 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. See ‘Artificial intelligence in palliative medicine: A review of the literature,’ International Association for Palliative Care Newsletter, May 2023. Full text

Call for Papers

  1. ‘Pain management in palliative care,’ BMC Palliative Care. Submission deadline 24 April 2024

Website Postings of Interest 

  1. ‘Final two modules released of Children’s Palliative Care in Humanitarian Settings e-learning course.’ Posted on the International Children’s Palliative Care Network website 2 August 2023: https://bit.ly/3Ojausn
U.K.
  1. ‘Palliative and end of life care factsheet: Patterns of care, England 2021,’ Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, Government of the U.K. Posted online 1 August 2023: https://bit.ly/3Ku4c8f

    Related:

    2.2 ‘“Small Steps, Big Vision – Grab and Go Guide” to support the realisation of the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life.’ Accessed on The Open University website 17 July 2023. Click on ‘Download Published Version’ icon): https://bit.ly/3K1v2o3

    2.3 ‘A new approach to suffering in life-limiting illness: Total pain and the human microbiome.’ Accessed on the University of Glasgow website 8 July 2023 (click on ‘Text’ icon): https://bit.ly/3NGRyna

  2. ‘Why defining dignity is so important to caring for dying patients.’ Posted on the American Medical Association website 27 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3KkRsAJ

    Related:

    4.2 ‘What it means to die with dignity – the basic rights everyone deserves at the end of life.’ Posted on the Loughborough University (U.K.) website 21 July 2023: https://bit.ly/44A8zXw

  3. ‘Center to Advance Palliative Care, National Partnership for Healthcare & Hospice Innovation, and Alivado Health release guide that enhances quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers.’ Posted on the Center to Advance Palliative Care, website 25 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3rNvQXu
  4. ‘Distressed and overwhelmed? Being a professional interpreter in palliative care.’ Posted on the European Association for Palliative Care website 25 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3uRqXJJ
  5. ‘Introducing a model of holistic rehabilitative palliative care.’ Posted on the eHospice website (U.K.) page 25 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3rGgJ22
Australia
  1. ‘Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan.’ Posted on Palliative Care Australia website 24 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3Dp32qI

    Related:

    7.2 ‘My Choice of Care: Palliative care from multicultural and multifaith LGBTIQA+ Perspectives and experiences.’ Accessed on the Palliative Care Victoria (Australia) website 18 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3K31jv8

    7.3 ‘“Not working”: Calls to embed end-of-life care into nursing homes.’ Posted on Aged Care Insight (Australia) website 17 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3K0cpAS

    7.4 ‘New palliative care data highlights pressure on hospitals.’ Posted on Palliative Care Australia website 10 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3PX3PXc

    7.5 ‘Who’s that palliative care mob: A family’s journey of understanding and accessing palliative care.’ Posted on Palliative Care Australia website 5 July 2023: https://bit.ly/46DSD87

    7.6 ‘Critical pain relief medicines at risk for people with cancer and terminal illness.’ Posted on Palliative Care Australia website 4 July 2023: https://bit.ly/3XzAN1P

    N.B. Noted in ‘Literature Search #4‘ (July 2023) ‘Palliative care doctors warn of “terrible pain” if liquid morphine Ordine® discontinued in Australia,’ ABC Radio News. Posted online 1 July 2023. Full text

  2. ‘Inspiring palliative care rehabilitation.’ Posted on the European Association for Palliative Care website 11 July 2023

Selected News Media Reports

  1. ‘What actually is palliative care? And how is it different to end-of-life care?’ The Conversation (Australia). Posted online 3 August 2023. Full text
  2. ‘Palliative care now mandatory for healthcare providers in Uruguay,’ MercoPress. Posted online 2 August 2023. Full text
  3.  ‘Make palliative care a priority in health-care funding negotiations,’ Policy Options (Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal, Quebec ). Posted online 27 July 2023. Full text

U.S.

  1. ‘How Jimmy Carter has changed the conversation around hospice,’ The Hill (U.S.). Posted online 21 July 2023. Full text

    Related:

    4.2 ‘Hospices in a regulatory “fight” for quality,’ Hospice News. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text

    4.3 ‘Breaking down common palliative care misconceptions,’ Hospice News. Posted online 7 July 2023. Full text

    4.4 ‘Palliative care vs. hospice: What’s the difference?’ Forbes. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

    4.5 ‘Hospice care has a big problem,’ Politico. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

  2. ‘Ethiopians dying in agony due to lack of opioids while west battles a surfeit,’ The Guardian. Posted online 20 July 2023. Full text
  3. ‘We lack palliative care for children with terminal illnesses,’ The Star (Malaysia). Posted online 19 July 2023. Full text
  4. ‘China expands hospice care project for aging population,’ Chiang Rai Times. Posted online 17 July 2023. Full text
  5. ‘“Radical Love”: Toronto [Canada] hospice takes new approach to help people experiencing homelessness,’ CBC News. Posted online 9 July 2023. Full text
  6. ‘Canadian healthcare should put patients first by ending faith-based refusals,’ The Globe & Mail. Posted online 8 July 2023. Full text
  7. ‘Northern Ireland facing “tsunami of need” for palliative care in next 25 years as numbers rise,’ ITV News (Belfast). Posted online 6 July 2023. Full text
  8. ‘Charity warns: One person every minute will die with palliative care needs,’ Third Force News (Scotland). Posted online 6 July 2023. Full text
  9. ‘Soins palliatifs: 50% des besoins ne sont pas couverts, selon la Cour des comptes,’ Le Figaro. Posted online 5 July 2023. Full text

    N.B. English-language summary of Le Figaro article, ‘Palliative care: 50% of needs are not covered, according to the [French] Court of Auditors

  10. ‘Caring for the terminally ill in United Arab Emirates...,’ Khaleej Times (Dubai). Posted online 1 July 2023. Full text