View Research Studies listed by Methodology including:

• Epidemiological
• Health Service / Health Economics / Quality Assurance / Audit (if no intervention)
• Qualitative, Observational or Descriptive
• Mixed Method
• Systematic Review
• Intervention - Randomised Control Trial
• Intervention - Comparative or Cohort Study
• Intervention - Case Series

Epidemiological	Epidemiological study of patterns of hospitalisation in patients who die with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Health Service / Health Economics / Quality Assurance / Audit (if no intervention)	Assessment of Post-operative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Surgery in a Cancer Hospital: An Audit using the VQC Pain Assessment Tool-kit A very public death - exploring the needs of a person dying of mesothelioma or asbestos related lung disease Bayside Palliative Carers Support Group Caring Communities: evaluation of a national palliative care program Development of a statewide coordinated specialist and generalised palliative medicine training program Evaluation of the Care Planning Sub-program of the Local Palliative Care Grants Program Evaluation of the Rural Palliative Care Program Helping family caregivers of palliative care patients manage their role: evaluation of a hospital based grop education intervention Improving end-of-life care at Canossa Improving palliative care services for adolescents and young adults with cancer Improving the psychological wellbeing of family caregivers of home based palliative care patients: a randomised controlled trial IPP-SHR and Redland Hospital Collaboration - Ethical decision making in a health care setting including findings on end of life care Linking the parts: - Articulating the role of consultant Palliative Care Nurses in Acute Hospitals Retrospective and Prospective Audit of Gabapentin and Pre-Gablin Prescribing for Neuropathic Pain in a Major Cancer Hospital Survey of hospice and palliative care bereavement services in Australia The development of a model of care for Haematology and Palliative Care Toward the identification and minimisation of depression and psychological distress in family caregivers of people receiving palliative care
Qualitative, Observational or Descriptive	An Audit of the Incidence, Mechanism, Aetiology and Management of Nausea and Vomiting in Patients at a Comprehensive Cancer Centre An International Multi-centre Validation Study of a Pain Classification System for Advanced Cancer Pain A qualitative exploration of the needs of patients with severe COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Assessing the Impact of 'Catastrophizing' on the Measurement of Pain Intensity in Cancer Patients A very public death - exploring the needs of a person dying of mesothelioma or asbestos related lung disease Bayside Palliative Carers Support Group Caring Communities: evaluation of a national palliative care program Caring for the dying other: Mapping the ethical dimension of Hospice Palliative Care Practice Determining eHealth literacy levels Dying in the Place of Choice: End of Life Care in Private Hospitals Evaluation of an information booklet for family carers of people with dementia Evaluation of the Care Planning Sub-program of the Local Palliative Care Grants Program Evaluation of GP webpages of the CareSearch website Evaluation of the Rural Palliative Care Program General Practitioners & Palliative Care Study Improving palliative care services for adolescents and young adults with cancer Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), eHealth literacy, individual differences in thinking dispositions and retention and academic performance in postgraduate palliative studies IPP-SHR and Redland Hospital Collaboration - Ethical decision making in a health care setting including findings on end of life care Measuring hope and hopelessness in cancer Palliative care search strategy validation Palliative Nursing in Residential Aged Care 1. Prospective Audit of Clinical Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Ketamine in the Management of Cancer Pain. 2. Clinical Use, Efficacy and Adverse Effects of Ketamine in the Management of Cancer Pain at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - A Retrospective Chart Audit Prospective study of predictors of the diagnosis of delirium or future development of the delirium: the association between serum anticholinergic levels and diagnosis or future development of delirium in palliative care patients with advanced cancer The development of a model of care for Haematology and Palliative Care "What happens after dark?" Improving "after hours" palliative care planning in urban and rural Victoria
Mixed Method	Adelaide Hills Palliative Care Project (National Rural Palliative Care Program) A study of the integration of health promotion principles and practice in palliative care organisations A study to assess the grief experienced by Registered Nurses and Care Aides who work in community palliative care and to identify suitable strategies for support Bayside Palliative Carers Support Group Caring Communities: evaluation of a national palliative care program Decision making frameworks in advanced dementia: links to improved care Evaluation of the Care Planning Sub-program of the Local Palliative Care Grants Program Evaluation of the Rural Palliative Care Program Exploration of the requirements and feasibility for a Victorian palliative Care Research Collaborative Group education program for family caregivers of home based palliative care patients Improving medication management of palliative care patients: Enhancing the role of community pharmacists Improving palliative care services for adolescents and young adults with cancer Liverpool care pathway project Objective Assessment of the trajectory of the course of illness for end of life non-cancer related diseases - biological, social and environmental determinants Palliative Care Dementia Interface: Enhancing Community Capacity Residential - Palliative Approach Competency Study (R-PAC Study) The development and implementation of an evidence-based palliative care teaching program for hospital junior medical staff Toward optimal facilitation of family meetings in palliative care "What happens after dark?" Improving "after hours" palliative care planning in urban and rural Victoria
Systematic Review	Improving palliative care services for adolescents and young adults with cancer Integration, coordination and multidisciplinary care - Findings from the literature "What happens after dark?" Improving "after hours" palliative care planning in urban and rural Victoria
Intervention - Randomised Control Trial	A multi-centre randomised double-blind controlled trial of oxygen versus air for the relief of breathlessness in terminally-ill patients with intractable dyspnoea and Pa02>55mmHg A randomised, open-label, single centre, cross-over study to assess the safety and efficacy of Methoxyflurane (PenthroxTM) for the treatment of incident pain in patients undergoing radiotherapy Cancer Pain Education for Patients Can the needs of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer be met using a GP caregiver needs toolkit? Improving paediatric palliative care for rural and remote families: a randomised controlled pilot study of videotelephony The use of Levomepromazine in Palliation (TULIP)
Intervention - Comparative or Cohort Study	Evaluation of the Palliative Care Needs Assessment Intervention
Intervention - Case Series	No studies listed at present

 

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