Latest reviews

March 2025 

Anderson T, Mitchell G, Prue G, McLaughlin S, Graham-Wisener L. The psychosocial impact of pancreatic cancer on caregivers: A scoping review. BMC Cancer. 2025;25(1):511.

Bocks L, Viengkham C, Powell M, Considine J, Fry M, Curtis K, et al. Registered nurse-led assessments in Australian residential aged care homes: A scoping review. J Adv Nurs. 2025.

Bondy S, Scott H. Interventions for prolonged grief disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review. J Child Adolesc Trauma. 2025.

Breese A, Clark M, Halliday L. A modified systematic review of the impact of cultural beliefs on the acceptability and accessibility of adult palliative care in Tanzania. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2025;31(2):68-80.

Chang SO, Jeong E. Exploring rapport formation between nurses and end-of-life patients: A meta-ethnographic synthesis. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2025;27(2):E81-E91.

Chi J, Krysinska K, Andriessen K. Effectiveness of grief camps in supporting bereaved individuals: A systematic review. Omega (Westport). 2025:302228251326146.

Crowley P, Saab MM, Ronan I, Tabirca S, Murphy D, Cornally N. Identifying unmet palliative care needs of nursing home residents: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2025;20(2):e0319403.

Fung MY, Wong YL, Cheung KM, Bao KHK, Sung WWY. Prognostic models for survival predictions in advanced cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliative Care. 2025;24(1).

Getie A, Yilak G, Ayenew T, Amlak BT. Palliative care utilisation globally by cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2025.

Ghazanfari MJ, Karkhah S, Shahroudi P, Mollaei A, Niksolat M, Foolady Azarnaminy A, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of attitudes of Iranian nurses and related factors towards end-of-life care. Omega: J Death Dying. 2025;91(1):212-27.

Kirby A, Griffin D, Heavin C, Drummond FJ, McGrath C, Kiely F. Telehealth adoption in palliative care: A systematic review of patient barriers and facilitators. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):52.

López Pérez Y, Cruzado JA, Lacasta Reverte MA, Lallana-Frías E. Predictors of complicated grief in caregivers of palliative care patients. Omega: J Death Dying. 2025;91(1):169-96.

Maheta B, Kraft A, Interrante N, Fereydooni S, Bailenson J, Beams B, et al. Using virtual reality to improve outcomes related to quality of life among older adults with serious illnesses: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials. J Med Internet Res. 2025;27:e54452.

Mannino A, Lasry C, Kuypers J, Haines TP, Croagh D, Hanna L, et al. The effects of enteral tube feeding on nutrition, survival, and quality of life outcomes in advanced upper gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic literature review. Support Care Cancer. 2025;33(3):223.

Meade A, Santero M, Savall-Esteve O, Bracchiglione J, Leache L, Selva A, et al. Immunotherapy or targeted therapy versus best supportive care for advanced gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2025;56(1):75.

Minjeong Jo RN, Park MRN, Hwang HL, Heejin Chung RN. Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures for advance care planning in older people: A COSMIN systematic review. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e53.

Mohanty N, Das N, Sahoo RK, Ahmed S, Jena PK. Empowering compassion: A systematic review of palliative care education & training program outcomes for nursing professionals. J Mech Continua Math Sci. 2025;20(2):39-49.

Ngezi S, Butler AE, Spelten E. Exploring palliative and end-of-life care perspectives and lived experiences among generations of African migrants residing outside the continent: A scoping review. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e71.

O'Neill K, Bloomer MJ. What are the perceived barriers for nurses providing end-of-life care for patients and their families from culturally diverse backgrounds in ICU? An integrative review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2025;87:103883.

Peng Y, Wu H, Zhang M, Huang P. Family members' experiences of bereavement in the emergency department: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Death Studies. 2025;49(3):300-11.

Santamaría-Gutiez R, González-Sala F, Lacomba-Trejo L. The role of attachment in perinatal loss: A systematic review. J Loss Trauma. 2025.

Shah R, Everitt R, Hince D, Kissane D, Michael N. Ambulatory palliative care and cancer symptom control: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2025.

Shi Z, Du M, Zhu S, Lei Y, Xu Q, Li W, et al. Factors influencing accessibility of palliative care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):80.

Simões C, Carneiro R, CardosoTeixeira A. High specificity clinical signs of impending death: A scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2025;164:N.PAG-N.PAG.

Tovar Artunduaga DC, Vargas Rodríguez LJ, Peña Castellanos AL, Ramos Sepulveda G. Effects of intercessory prayer in critically ill and terminally ill patients: Systematic review of the literature. Acta Colombiana de Cuidado Intensivo. 2025.

Walsh AK, Guo MZ, Leuschner T, Ejaz A, Pawlik TM, Wells-Di Gregorio S, et al. The role of specialty palliative care in elective surgical oncology: A systematic review. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025.

Wassie YA, Workneh BS, Mekonen EG, Ali MS, Techane MA, Wassie M, et al. Prevalence of depression among primary caregivers of patients with cancer in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis study. Front Psychol. 2025;16.

Wijeyaratne L, Spruijt O, Jayasinghe S, Kane S, Ramadasa U, Philip J. What is a good death in South Asia? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2025.

Yao D, Qian F, Tung TH, Shi H, Bi D. The effectiveness of web-based grief intervention for adults who lost a loved one: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):61.

Yao Y, Liu M, Yuan T, Xiao J, Wang N, Wang Y, et al. Understanding nursing students' first experience of patient death in clinical practice: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Nurse Educ Today. 2025;147:106599.

Yilmaz S, Aryal K, King J, Bischof JJ, Hong AS, Wood N, et al. Understanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: A systematic review. BMC Emerg Med. 2025;25(1):40.

Yoong SQ, Zhang H, Whitty D, Tam WWS, Wang W, Porock D. Prognostic utility of palliative prognostic index in advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e80.

Zhang H, Davies C, Stokes D, O'Donnell D. Shared decision-making for patients with stroke in neurocritical care: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Neurocrit Care. 2025;42(2):644-67.

February 2025 

Bertão M, Dalcolmo Ú, Rego F. Deathbed phenomena, other end-of-life experiences and their effects in palliative care teams: A systematic review. Omega (Westport). 2025:302228251321203.

Blütgen S, Pralong A, Wilharm C, Eisenmann Y, Voltz R, Simon ST. Breathcarer: Informal carers of patients with chronic breathlessness: A mixed-methods systematic review of burden, needs, coping, and support interventions. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):33.

Brennan E, Clarke MM, Guerin S. Healthcare professionals' discussion of loss and grief with parents of children with life-limiting severe neurological impairment: Findings from a scoping review. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e58.

Butler C, Michael N, Kissane D. Reclaiming ritual in palliative care: A hermeneutic narrative review. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e49.

Chechirlian K, Messin M, Dantigny RH, Economos G, Tête C, Perceau-Chambard E, et al. Methodologies and characteristics of studies investigating the cost of the palliative phase of cancer: A systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2025;33(2):126.

Crowe A, Hurley F, Kiernan G, Kerr H, Corcoran Y, Price J, et al. Decision-making regarding place of end-of-life care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A systematic integrative review. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):24.

Dakka FJ. Nurses' experience with end-of-life care in geriatric centers: A systematic review. SAGE Open Nurs. 2025;11:23779608241279107.

Fujita A, Ueki S, Moriguchi H, Hamada Y, Sasazuki M. A systematic review of grief experiences of children who have lost a sibling. J Palliat Med. 2025.

Furmenti MF, Bertarelli G, Ferrè F. Person-centred care in oncological home services: A scoping review of patients' and caregivers' experience and needs. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025;25(1):232.

Gallagher K, Chant K, Parisi V, Patel M, Dunbar H, Paize F, et al. Outcomes used to measure the clinical application of neonatal palliative and/or end-of-life care in neonatal settings: A systematic review. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025.

Hafifah I, Wisesrith W, Ua-Kit N. Factors associated with good death for end-of-life patients in the intensive care unit based on nurses' perspectives: A systematic review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2025;87:103930.

Jo M, Park M, Hwang HL, Chung H. Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures for advance care planning in older people: A cosmin systematic review. Palliat Support Care. 2025;23:e53.

Locatelli M, Fasse L, Lacombe C, Flahault C. Deep continuous sedation until death and experience of relatives and healthcare providers: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025.

McIlveen J, MacPhail C, Fox M, Noonan K. Caring toward end of life through acute hospital and community partnerships: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2025:2692163241310692.

Msoka EF, Dwarampudi S, Billings R, Stone RJ, Mwageni RE, Beavers A, et al. The role of traditional healers along the cancer care continuum in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. Arch Public Health. 2025;83(1):35.

Qian F, Yao D, Shi H, Tung TH, Bi D. Barriers to healthcare professionals screening, recognizing, and managing delirium in the adult patients receiving specialist palliative care: A mixed-methods systematic review. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):28.

Schoth DE, Holley S, Johnson M, Stibbs E, Renton K, Harrop E, et al. Home-based physical symptom management for family caregivers: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2025.

Schutter T, Koper I, Vissers K, Hasselaar J. Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: A scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):34.

Špoljar D, Janković S, Vrkić D, McNamara G, Ćurković M, Novak M, et al. Ethics and end-of-life in pediatric and neonatal IICUS: A systematic review of recommendations. BMC Palliat Care. 2025;24(1):36.

Tan JR, Ong YT, Fam VJE, Sinnathamby A, Ravindran N, Ng Y, et al. The impact of death and caring for the dying and their families on surgeons - an ai assisted systematic scoping review. BMC Surg. 2025;25(1):56.

Tognela JA, Rudaizky D, Robinson KT, Mason HM, Breen LJ. Informal social support following bereavement: A scoping review of provider and recipient perspectives of helpful and unhelpful interactions. Death Stud. 2025:1-14.

Ullrich P, Voß H, Unsöld L, Thomas M, Villalobos M. Web-based educational tools and decision aids for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2025;134.

Wu X, Lam CS, Chu YS, Deng W, Chan CWH, Au KY, et al. Efficacy of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine in pain and psychological distress management for pediatric palliative patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025.

Yamaji N, Suzuki D, Sasayama K, Nitamizu A, Yamamoto M, Ikeda M, et al. Training programs in communication skills for healthcare professionals caring for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families: A systematic review of healthcare professionals' behavioral impact and children's health outcomes. Palliat Med. 2025:2692163251313651.

Yongpraderm S, Inpithuk P, Wongprom I. Resilience-building in palliative care professionals: Scoping review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2025:spcare-2024-005144.

January 2025 

Bartley N, Rodriguez Grieve L, Cooper C, Kirsten L, Wilson C, Sajish B, et al. A systematic review of international bereavement models of care and implementation barriers and facilitators. Omega (Westport). 2025:302228251315502.

Boland JW, Brown MEL, Duenas A, Finn GM, Gibbins J. How effective is undergraduate palliative care teaching for medical students? A systematic literature review. BMJ Open. 2020;10(9):e036458.

Borges JYV. Major clinical outcomes and discussions of the impacts of religiousity/spirituality in patients with palliative care and nutrology therapy: A concise systematic review. Int J Nutr. 2024;17(4).

Bressler T, Song J, Kamalumpundi V, Chae S, Song H, Tark A. Leveraging artificial intelligence/machine learning models to identify potential palliative care beneficiaries: A systematic review. J Gerontol Nurs. 2025;51(1):7-14.

Carlton J, Powell PA. Measuring carer quality of life in duchenne muscular dystrophy: A systematic review of the reliability and validity of self-report instruments using cosmin. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2022;20.

DeForge CE, Ma HS, Dick AW, Stone PW, Orewa GN, Dhingra L, et al. Sociodemographic disparities in the use of hospice by U.S. Nursing home residents: A systematic review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2025:10499091251313761.

Gaina AM, Stefanescu C, Szalontay AS, Gaina MA, Poroch V, Mosoiu DV, et al. A systematic review of virtual reality’s impact on anxiety during palliative care. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12(24).

Kim DH, Kim SD, Jun HJ, Kwag EB, Shin SW, Yoo HS, et al. Effectiveness and safety of combined treatment with herbal medicines and palliative chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer: A systematic review, and meta-analysis. Integr Med Res. 2025;14(1).

Luciani F, Veneziani G, Giraldi E, Campedelli V, Galli F, Lai C. To be aware or not to be aware of the prognosis in the terminal stage of cancer? A systematic review of the associations between prognostic awareness with anxiety, depression, and quality of life according to cancer stage. Clin Psychol Rev. 2025;116.

Ma Y, Gao J, Zhang C, Zhang L, Lu L. Parental experiences of end-of-life decision making in neonatal intensive care unit: A systematic review and qualitative data synthesis. Patient Educ Couns. 2025;131.

McLuskie A, Bowers M, Bayly J, Yule MS, Maddocks M, Fallon M, et al. Nutritional interventions in randomised clinical trials for people with incurable solid cancer: A systematic review. Clin Nutr. 2025;44:201-19.

Morimoto H, Fukudome T, Tajima A, Noguchi D. Factors associated with grief in family carers of people with dementia in japan: A systematic review. Psychogeriatr. 2025;25(2):e13243.

Mós JR, Reis-Pina P. Early integration of palliative care in non-oncological patients: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025.

Rezaei MA, Zahiri A, Kianian T, Hashemi E, Askari A, Golmohammadi M, et al. Factors related to patients' readiness for advance care planning: A systematic review. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):78.

Shrestha R, Shrestha S, Iqbal A, Gülpınar G. Pharmacist interventions in optimising opioid medication therapy in pain management for palliative care patients: A systematic review. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2025.

Sinnathamby A, Ibrahim H, Ong YT, Ravindran N, Wan DWJ, Tan JH, et al. Towards a theory of compassion fatigue in palliative care and oncology: A systematic scoping review. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2025.

Wong RSH, Sri Ram TM, Lin ZM, Chia CLK. Optimising topical wound care outcomes for fungating breast wounds – a systematic review of current institutional practice. Surgeon. 2024.

Yu T, Li Y, Hu Z, Liu S, Wang C, Chen Q, et al. Family members' experiences of surrogate decision-making in hospice care: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Int J Nurs Stud. 2025;162.

December 2024

Dharmagunawardene D, Kularatna S, Halahakone U, Purtell L, Bonner A, Healy HG, et al. Health system related kidney supportive care interventions for adults with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review. J Ren Care. 2025;51(1):e12517.

Farinha-Costa B, Reis-Pina P. Home hospitalization in palliative care for advanced cancer and dementia: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Ferreira AE, Reis-Pina P. Exploring the role of psychedelic-assisted therapy in enhancing spirituality and mystical experiences in patients with life-threatening illnesses: A systematic review. J Psychosom Res. 2024;189:112020.

Findlay GM, Robertson N. How do home care workers experience a client's death, professionally and personally? A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Omega (Westport). 2024:302228241302431.

Hemavathi S, Nandhini P, Rajkumar S, Abinizha S, Parthasarathy S. Awareness and utilization of palliative care among terminally ill cancer patients: A systematic review. Onkologia i Radioterapia. 2024;18(9).

Holder P, Page B, Hackett J, Mitchell S, Fraser LK. Patient and public involvement work with parents of children with life-limiting conditions and bereaved parents: A rapid systematic review. Health Expect. 2024;27(6).

Lida K, Ishimaru M, Tsujimura M, Wakasugi A. Community-dwelling older people's experiences of advance care planning with health care professionals: A qualitative systematic review. JBI Evid Synth. 2024.

Kondeti AK, Adavikolanu KR, Kaliyath SB, Marimuthu Y, Nannepaga HM, Shyam GK, et al. Factors influencing the quality of life (QOL) of advanced cancer patients in home-based palliative care (HBPC): A systematic review. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2024;25(11):3789-97.

Meyer C, Golenko X, Sinclair R, Lowthian J. Transition for people with dementia from day respite services to permanent residential care: A realist synthesis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):1520.

Ness RB, Pope TM. Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking: Systematic review of empirical studies. J Palliat Med. 2024.

Pimsen A, Sumpuntharat S, Rodney T, Wirojratana V, Shu BC. Navigating the life-limiting illness journey: A mixed-method systematic review of advance care planning experiences among healthcare providers, patients and family. J Clin Nurs. 2024.

Roche N, Darzins S, Oakman J, Stuckey R. Worker experiences of the work health and safety impacts of exposure to dying and death in clinical settings: A qualitative scoping review. Omega (Westport). 2025;90(3):1193-228.

Sítima G, Galhardo-Branco C, Reis-Pina P. Equity of access to palliative care: A scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2024;23(1):1-18.

Varilek BM, Doyon K, Vacek S, Isaacson MJ. Palliative and end-of-life care interventions with minoritized populations in the US with serious illness: A scoping review. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2025;42(1):112-20.

Yin G, Macaden L, Sivaramakrishnan D, Wang Y, Zhu L, Chong H. Home-based end-of-life care for people with dementia: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Dementia. 2024.

November 2024

Alizadeh Z, Rohani C, Rassouli M, Ilkhani M, Hazrati M. Bridging the gap and developing a home-based palliative care model for cancer patients. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2024:100583.

Bader H, Farraj H, Yamin S, Alshahwan HF, Maghnam J, Khateeb R. Effects of integrating palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and psychological outcomes. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024:10499091241297924.

Costa BF, Reis-Pina P. Home hospitalization in palliative care for advanced cancer and dementia: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Iten R, O'Connor M, Gill FJ. Palliative care for infants with life-limiting conditions: Integrative review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024;14(4):367-77.

Maguraushe K, Ndlovu BM. The use of smart technologies for enhancing palliative care: A systematic review. Digit Health. 2024;10.

Mensger C, Jiao Y, Jansky M, Banse C, Nauck F, Nothacker M, et al. Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED): A systematic mixed-methods review focusing on the carers' experiences. Health Policy. 2024;150:105174.

Ng HL, Wu XV, Yap SY, Yeo SNB, Dino MJ, Jiang Y. Exploring the experiences of older adults and their caregivers in home-based palliative care setting: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2024:151753.

O'Neill K, Bloomer MJ. What are the perceived barriers for nurses providing end-of-life care for patients and their families from culturally diverse backgrounds in ICU? An integrative review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2024;87:103883.

Perera M, Halahakone U, Senanayake S, Kularatna S, Parsonage W, Yates P, et al. Components of home-based palliative and supportive care for adults with heart failure: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241290350.

Sani L, Chemrouk Y, Berre RL, Peyrat-Apicella D, Bacqué M-F. The loss of a spouse following an oncological disease: A scoping review. Illn Crisis Loss. 2025;33(1):130-51.

Sørstrøm AK, Kymre IG, Ludvigsen MS. Nursing care to patients who have the home as the preferred place of death: A scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):1302.

Thamm C, Button E, Johal J, Knowles R, Gulyani A, Paterson C, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient-relevant outcomes in comprehensive cancer centers versus noncomprehensive cancer centers. Cancer. 2024.

Wilaras A. Cognitive behavioural interventions for palliative care in adult patients: A scoping review. Prog Palliat Care. 2024;32(6):395-437.

October 2024 

Austin PD, Lee W, Keall R, Lovell MR. Efficacy of spiritual interventions in palliative care: An umbrella review of systematic reviews. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241287650.

Basile I, Consolo L, Rusconi D, Arba L, Rampichini F, Caraceni A, et al. The perspective of cancer patients in palliative care on unmet needs: A qualitative synthesis using meta-ethnography. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2024;41(12):1491-505.

Ben-Zacharia AB, Bartels A, Brugger HT. Shared decision-making in neurologic palliative care and end of life: A systematic review. Physician Assist Clin. 2024.

Biesbrouck T, Jennes DA, Van Den Noortgate N, De Roo ML. Pharmacological treatment of pain, dyspnea, death rattle, fever, nausea, and vomiting in the last days of life in older people: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241286648.

Bozkurt C, Erbay-Dalli Ö, Yildirim Y. The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on anxiety, depression, and quality of life in adult cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(11):728.

Feng H, Shen Y, Li X. Bereavement coping strategies among healthcare professionals: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Palliat Support Care. 2024:1-13.

Gallagher J, Antunes B, Sutton J, Kuhn I, Kelly MP, Duschinsky R, et al. Self-care towards the end of life: A systematic review and narrative synthesis on access, quality and cost. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241286110.

Gauchez L, Boyle SLL, Eekman SS, Harnie S, Decoster L, Van Ginderdeuren F, et al. Recommended physiotherapy modalities for oncology patients with palliative needs and its influence on patient-reported outcome measures: A systematic review. Cancers (Basel). 2024;16(19).

Huggins J, Ashley J, Fasolino T. Substance use disorder, opioid use disorder, and symptom management in palliative care: A rapid review of evidence. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024;26(5):249-56.

Leal T, Soares L. Therapeutic writing in palliative care: A systematic review – a death free of tubes with narrative communication skills. J Poet Ther. 2024.

Liu X, Jiang L, Peng X, Xu L, Huang L, Wan Q. Evaluating the effects of dyadic intervention for informal caregivers of palliative patients with lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Pract. 2024;30(5):e13217.

McGill K, Bhullar N, Pearce T, Batterham PJ, Wayland S, Maple M. Effectiveness of brief contact interventions for bereavement: A systematic review. Omega (Westport). 2024;90(2):611-40.

Meehan E, Parker C, Ayton D, Katz N, Gold M, Wang Y, et al. A scoping review of the barriers and facilitators to clinician engagement in hospital-based palliative care in Australian hospitals. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024:10499091241287559.

Smallwood NE, Pascoe A, Wijsenbeek M, Russell AM, Holland AE, Romero L, et al. Opioids for the palliation of symptoms in people with serious respiratory illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 2024;33(174).

Thompson AD, Utz RL. End-of-life doulas: A systematic integrative review and redirection. Gerontol. 2024.

Wilson C, Atkins B, Molyneux R, Storey C, Blencowe H. Parents', families', communities' and healthcare professionals' experiences of care following neonatal death in healthcare facilities in lmics: A systematic review and meta-ethnography. BJOG. 2024. 

September 2024 

Bilski M, Konat-Bąska K, Mastroleo F, Hoskin P, Alicja Jereczek- Fossa B, Marvaso G, et al. Half body irradiation (hbi) for bone metastases in the modern radiotherapy technique era – a systematic review. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2024;49.

Bishaw S, Coyne E, Halkett GK, Bloomer MJ. Fostering nurse-patient relationships in palliative care: An integrative review with narrative synthesis. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241277380.

Bloomer MJ, Saffer L, Hewitt J, Johns L, McAuliffe D, Bonner A. Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2024:02692163241268449.

Dang J, Yong ACW, Fong ZH, Ang K, Ng ASL. A systematic review of palliative care needs in young-onset dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024;25(10).

Delamere T, Balfe J, Fraser LK, Sheaf G, Smith S. Defining and quantifying population-level need for children’s palliative care: Findings from a rapid scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):212.

Ghazal KY, Singh Beniwal S, Dhingra A. Assessing telehealth in palliative care: A systematic review of the effectiveness and challenges in rural and underserved areas. Cureus. 2024;16(8):e68275.

Ginnaram SR, Nugooru S, Tahir D, Devine K, Shaikh AR, Yarra P, et al. Comparative efficacy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage versus endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography as first-line palliation in malignant distal biliary obstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Gastroenterol. 2024;37(5):602-9.

Hamdoune M, Jounaidi K, Ammari N, Gantare A. Digital health for cancer symptom management in palliative medicine: Systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024.

Hao J, He Z, Li Y, Huang B, Remis A, Yao Z, et al. Virtual reality-based supportive care interventions for patients with cancer: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(9).

Haroen H, Maulana S, Harlasgunawan A, Rahmawati S, Riansyah A, Musthofa F, et al. Barriers and facilitators of early palliative care in the trajectory of people living with chronic condition: A mini review using socio-ecological framework to inform public health strategy. J Multidiscip Healthc 2024;17:4189-97.

Hooson E, Hargreaves F, Holdsworth E, Longwell S, Pullinger A, Gill A. Anti-fibrinolytics for mucosal bleeding in adults with life-limiting illnesses: A systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024.

Huynh NTT, Le TD, Hapsari HI, Hsiao H-T, Huang M-C, Kao C-Y. The experiences of migrant care workers in long-term care facilities: A scoping review. J Immigr Minor Health. 2024;26(5):936-44.

Ibrahim H, Oyoun Alsoud L, West K, Maraka JO, Sorrell S, Harhara T, et al. Interventions to support medical trainee well-being after patient death: A scoping review. J Hosp Med. 2024;n/a(n/a).

Isaac S, McLachlan AJ, Chaar B. Policies and cost analyses of voluntary assisted dying (vad) laws – a mapping review & analysis. Health Econ Rev. 2024;14(1):66.

Ito Süffert SC, Mantese CEA, Meira FRC, Trindade K, Etges A, Vargas Alves RJ, et al. End-of-life costs in cancer patients: A systematic review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024:10499091241285890.

Jaman-Mewes P, Caetano da Silva de Oliveira M, Regina Mazotti M, Salvetti MdG. Spiritual care interventions for palliative care patients: A scoping review. Palliat Support Care. 2024:1-20.

Karacsony S, Martyn JA, Rosenberg J, Andrews S. A qualitative evidence synthesis exploring the attitudes, beliefs and values of the long-term care workforce towards palliative care. Prog Palliat Care. 2024;32(5):334-48.

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Li Y, Li J, Fu MR, Martín Payo R, Tian X, Sun Y, et al. Effectiveness of palliative care interventions on patient-reported outcomes and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling adults with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2024;160.

Liang T, Feng J, Feng XN, Yang T. Perceptions of older people in nursing facilities about advance care planning: A systematic review. Int J Older People Nurs. 2024;19(5):e12646.

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Ma B, Ren T, Cai C, Chen B, Zhang J. Palliative procedures for advanced obstructive colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2024;39(1):148.

Maresova P, Hruška J, Randlova K, Rezny L, Carrillo-de-la-Peña MT, Kuca K. Systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of home-based palliative care interventions in patients with cancer: A critical analysis. Cancer Manag Res.

Marshall C, Virdun C, Phillips JL. Patient and family perspectives on rural palliative care models: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Palliat Med. 2024. 2024;16:1155-74.

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Meddick‐Dyson SA, Boland JW, Pearson M, Greenley S, Gambe R, Budding JR, et al. Implementing palliative care in the intensive care unit: A systematic review and mapping of knowledge to the implementation research logic model. Intensive Care Med. 2024.

Meiers S, de Goumoëns V, Thirsk L, Abbott-Anderson K, Brysiewicz P, Eggenberger S, et al. Nursing strategies to mitigate separation between hospitalized acute and critical care patients and families: A scoping review. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2024;84:N.PAG-N.PAG.

Paterson C, Turner M, Hooper ME, Ladbrook E, Macauley L, McKie A. Identifying experiences of supportive care of children and young people affected by kidney failure: A qualitative systematic review. J Ren Care. 2024;50(3):252-74.

Rodríguez-Gómez M, Pastor-Moreno G, Ruiz-Pérez I, Escribà-Agüir V, Benítez-Hidalgo V. Age- and gender-based social inequalities in palliative care for cancer patients: A systematic literature review. Front Public Health. 2024;12.

Rogers SN, Tsai HH, Cherry MG, Patterson JM, Semple CJ. Experiences and needs of carers of patients with head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Psychooncology. 2024;33(10):e9308.

Sacca L, Lobaina D, Burgoa S, Rao M, Jhumkhawala V, Zapata SM, et al. Using patient-centered dissemination and implementation frameworks and strategies in palliative care settings for improved quality of life and health outcomes: A scoping review. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2024;41(10):1195-237.

Sharratt P, Zacharias A, Nwosu AC, Gadoud A. Hospital-initiated palliative care interventions for adults with frailty: Findings from a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Age Ageing. 2024;53(9).

Taheri Hatkehlouei SA, Sandanasamy S, Yildirim N, McFarlane P, Jaafari B. Nursing students' knowledge and related factors towards palliative care: A systematic review. J Nurs Rep Clin Pract. 2024:1-11.

Tran KV, Vo NP, Nguyen HS, Vo NT, Thai TBT, Pham VA, et al. Palliative procedures for malignant gastric outlet obstruction: A network meta-analysis. Endoscopy. 2024;56(10):780-9.

Vlachopoulos N, Kontogiannis G, Papageorgiou DI, Symvoulakis E, Haidich AB, Smyrnakis E. Effectiveness and feasibility of home-based palliative care interventions for geriatric oncology patients: A systematic review using narrative synthesis. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2024.

Wang H, Takiue K, Liu X, Koujiya E, Takeya Y, Yamakawa M. Appropriateness of nursing home to emergency department transitional care for older adults with dementia: A scoping review. J Gerontol Nurs. 2024;50(9):37-45.

Wang Z. Cognitive behavioral therapy may alleviate anxiety and depressive symptoms in advanced cancer patients. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2024;24(3):102009.

Wu Z, Chen F, Li P, Zhao M. Impact of peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis on mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ther Apher Dial. 2024.

Yan Q, Zhu C, Li L, Li Y, Chen Y, Hu X. The effect of targeted palliative care interventions on depression, quality of life and caregiver burden in informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Int J Nurs Stud. 2024;160.

Zhang M, Li H, Li F, Zhang Y. Facilitators and barriers to parent-child communication in pediatric palliative care: An integrative review. Int J Nurs Sci. 2024.

Zhang M, Zhao Y, Peng M. Palliative care screening tools and patient outcomes: A systematic review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2024.

Zhao B, Zhang S, Zhang T, Chen Y, Zhang C. Effect of applying digital health in palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(10):664.

August 2024

Abbey E, Ali M, Cooper M, Taylor P, Mayland CR. Recognising dying in motor neurone disease: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2024:02692163241263231.

Benini F, Brogelli L, Mercante A, Giacomelli L. Transition to adulthood in pediatric palliative care: A narrative review. Children [Internet]. 2024; 11(7).

Bisson E, Piton L, Durand B, Sarrade T, Huguet F. Palliative pelvic radiotherapy for symptomatic frail or metastatic patients with rectal adenocarcinoma: A systematic review. Dig Liver Dis. 2024.

Coverdale MR, Murtagh F. Destitute and dying: Interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults - a systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024.

Davies R, Booker M, Ives J, Huntley A. How do primary care clinicians approach hospital admission decisions for people in the final year of life? A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241269671.

Davis G, Gaskin K, Molnár G, Bentley J. Places of farewell: A scoping review exploring factors influencing the choice of place of death for children when death is expected. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing. 2024;47(3):151-69.

De Clercq E, Vokinger AK, Pedraza EC, von Bueren AO, Tinner EM, Michel G. Cooling facilities in paediatric palliative care: A ritual form of mourning? A scoping literature review. Mortality. 2024:1-19.

Ehrlich O, Lackowski A, Glover TL, Vallerand AH. Use of goals in cancer pain management: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024;68(3):e194-e205.

Fereidooni M, Toni E, Toni E, Ayatollahi H. Application of virtual reality for supportive care in cancer patients: A systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(9):1-25.

Furtado M, Davis D, Groarke JM, Graham-Wisener L. Experiences of informal caregivers supporting individuals with upper gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1).

Godrie F, van Zuilekom I, Onwuteaka-Philipsen B, van Os-Medendorp H, Schoonmade L, Metselaar S. Specialized expertise among healthcare professionals in palliative care - a scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):170.

González-Biber M, Rueda-Extremera M, Gomez-Martínez S, Cantero-García M. Protective factors associated with the loss of a child due to oncological illness: Systematic review. Omega (Westport). 2024:302228241272500.

Hochrath MS, Dhollander DN, Deliens PL, Schots PR, Daenen DF, Kerre PT, et al. Palliative care in hematology: A systematic review of the components, effectiveness, and implementation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Jacob Z, Plumb L, Oni L, Mitra S, Reynolds B. A systematic review of symptoms experienced by children and young people with kidney failure. Pediatr Nephrol. 2024.

Janke K, Salifu Y, Gavini S, Preston N, Gadoud A. A palliative care approach for adult non-cancer patients with life-limiting illnesses is cost-saving or cost-neutral: A systematic review of rcts . BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):200.

Jodie F, Anna K, Ursula W. Effectiveness of music therapy, aromatherapy, and massage therapy on people in palliative care with end-of-life needs: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Johnson MJ, Rutterford L, Sunny A, Pask S, de Wolf-Linder S, Murtagh FEM, et al. Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. PLoS Med. 2024;21(8):e1004436.

Layne D, Logan A, Lindell K. Palliative care coordination interventions for caregivers of community-dwelling individuals with dementia: An integrative review. Nurs Rep [Internet]. 2024; 14(3):[1750-68 pp.].

Mangal AL, Mücke M, Rolke R, Appelmann I. Advance directives in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):191.

Meyer S, Yoo-Jeong M. A systematic review on advance care planning for people living with HIV: Insights from the studies of persons without HIV. AIDS Care. 2024;36(9):1199-212.

Miller SN, Higgins E, Cain J, Coyne P, Peacock R, Logan A, et al. Dyspnea and palliative care in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A rapid review. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024;26(4):195-204.

Moura T, Ramos A, Sá E, Pinho L, Fonseca C. Contributions of the communication and management of bad news in nursing to the readaptation process in palliative care: A scoping review. Appl. Sci. [Internet]. 2024; 14(15).

Nourmusavi Nasab S, McLaughlan R, Smith CL. Exploring environmental considerations for terminally ill pediatric patients in palliative care inpatient units: A narrative review. Herd. 2024:19375867241271439.

Petrasso C, Bayly J, Arculeo S, Bowers M, Costi S, Nottelmann L, et al. Non-pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer: A systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(9):569.

Prieto-Crespo V, Arevalo-Buitrago P, Olivares-Luque E, García-Arcos A, López-Soto PJ. Impact of spiritual support interventions on the quality of life of patients who receive palliative care: A systematic review. Nurs Rep [Internet]. 2024; 14(3):[1906-21 pp.].

Salins N, Dhyani VS, Mathew M, Prasad A, Rao AP, Damani A, et al. Assessing palliative care practices in intensive care units and interpreting them using the lens of appropriate care concepts. An umbrella review. Intensive Care Med. 2024.

Schaefer I, Panozzo S, DiGiacomo M, Heneka N, Phillips JL. Perceptions and experiences of clinicians and correctional officers facilitating palliative care for people in prison: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Palliat Med.

Schafer R, LoGiudice JA, Hargwood P, Wilpers A. The role of midwives in US perinatal palliative care: A scoping review. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024;n/a(n/a). 2024:2692163241262614.

Silva M, Santos ES, Pedroso CM, Epstein JB, Santos-Silva AR, Kowalski LP. Prevalence of oral diseases in patients under palliative care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(9):607.

Silverstein A, Easton V, Barrows C, Sawyer K, Coughlin R, Mali N, et al. Dignity in the pediatric population: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Tan WL, Sambhi SK, Shorey S. Experiences of paediatric terminal oncology patients and their parents in palliative care: A qualitative systematic review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2024.

Tay R, Tan JY, Lim B, Hum AY, Simpson J, Preston N. Factors associated with the place of death of persons with advanced dementia: A systematic review of international literature with meta-analysis. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241265231.

Tóth R, Tóth Z, Lőczi L, Török M, Ács N, Várbíró S, et al. Management of malignant bowel obstruction in patients with gynaecological cancer: A systematic review. J Clin Med. 2024;13(14).

Vélez-López A, Carmona-Torres JM, López-González Á, Laredo-Aguilera JA, Callado-Pérez D, Rabanales-Sotos J. Community-based interventions in people with palliative care needs: An integrative review of studies from 2017 to 2022. Healthcare [Internet]. 2024; 12(15).

Xu Y, Han Pp, Su Xq, Xue P, Guo Yj. Exploration of decision aids to support advance care planning: A scoping review. Journ Clin Nurs (John Wiley & Sons, Inc). 2024;33(9):3477-97. 

July 2024

Adistie F, Neilson S, Shaw KL, Bay B, Efstathiou N. The elements of end-of-life care provision in paediatric intensive care units: A systematic integrative review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):184.

Alanazi MA, Shaban MM, Ramadan OME, Zaky ME, Mohammed HH, Amer FGM, et al. Navigating end-of-life decision-making in nursing: A systematic review of ethical challenges and palliative care practices. BMC Nurs. 2024;23(1):467.

Algu K, Wales J, Anderson M, Omilabu M, Briggs T, Kurahashi AM. Naming racism as a root cause of inequities in palliative care research: A scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):143.

Dai Y, Daveson BA, Gan L, Ding J, Chen Y, Johnson CE. Implementation strategies for quality improvement in palliative care: A scoping review. Health Expect. 2024;27(4):e14151.

Demuro M, Bratzu E, Lorrai S, Preti A. Quality of life in palliative care: A systematic meta-review of reviews and meta-analyses. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2024;20. 

Expósito‐Jiménez A, Alcaide‐Leyva JM, Jiménez‐Mérida MdR, Martínez‐Angulo P. Health communication and shared decision‐making between nurses and older adults in community setting: An integrative review. Journ Clin Nurs. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc). 2024;33(8):2922-35.

Feliciano DR, Reis-Pina P. Enhancing end-of-life care with home-based palliative interventions: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024. 

Franzoi IG, Sauta MD, De Luca A, Barbagli F, Granieri A. Psychological interventions for mesotelioma patients and their caregivers: A systematic literature review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024. 

Gärtner HS, Shabnam J, Aagesen M, Guldin M-B, Vind AB, Marsaa K, et al. Combined rehabilitation and palliative care interventions for patients with life-threatening diseases – pregoal. A scoping review of intervention programme goals. Disabil Rehabil. 2024;46(14):2989-98.

Gravdahl E, Haugen DF, Fredheim OM. Use of peripherally inserted central venous catheters and midline catheters for palliative care in patients with cancer: A systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2024;32(7):464.

Gupta A, Burgess R, Drozd M, Gierula J, Witte K, Straw S. The surprise question and clinician-predicted prognosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024.

Hao F, Qiu F, Liang Z, Li P. Psychotherapies for prolonged grief disorder in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Asian J Psychiatr. 2024;99.

Kim H, Cho J, Shin S, Kim SS. Uncertainty in surrogate decision‐making about end‐of‐life care for people with dementia: An integrative review. J Adv Nurs (John Wiley & Sons, Inc). 2024;80(8):3103-18.

Liu X, Chang Y-C, Hu W-Y. The effectiveness of palliative care interventions in long-term care facilities: A systematic review. J Pers Med [Internet]. 2024; 14(7).

Magalhães JCR, Etchegaray A, Gonçalves GMS. Comparison of the perception of palliative care by healthcare professionals in some countries around the world: A systematic review. Ann Palliat Med. 2024.

Miles A, Fields NL, Bennett M, Xu L, Magruder K, Stringfellow MK, et al. Robotic animal use among older adults enrolled in palliative or hospice care: A scoping review and framework for future research. Robot [Internet]. 2024; 13(6).

Riley SR, Voisin C, Stevens EE, Bose-Brill S, Moss KO. Tools for tomorrow: A scoping review of patient-facing tools for advance care planning. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2024;18:26323524241263108.

Röwer HAA, Herbst FA, Schwabe S. Regional hospice and palliative care networks worldwide: Scoping review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024. 

Sani DK, Yunusa U, Kombo SA, Ibrahim A, Sani HM, Umar SS, et al. Home-based care models for patients with terminal illnesses in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review of randomized and quasi-experimental studies. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2024;127:105580.

Singh R, Valluri A, Lehrer EJ, Cao Y, Upadhyay R, Trifiletti DM, et al. Clinical outcomes after stereotactic body radiation therapy for nonspinal bone metastases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024;119(4):1099-109.

Zhang X, Wang Z, Zhang L, Zhao X, Han Y. Comparative effectiveness and safety of intermittent, repeated, or continuous use of levosimendan, milrinone, or dobutamine in patients with advanced heart failure: A network and single-arm meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2024;84(1):92-100. 

June 2024 

Cafarella P, Effing T, Chur-Hansen A. Identifying the active content of interventions targeting the psychological well-being of carers of people with motor neuron disease: A systematic review. Palliat Support Care. 2024:1-20. 

Callejón-Martínez MV, Aguiar-Leiva VP, Martín-Rosello ML, Víbora-Martín E, Ruiz-Torreras I, Barnestein-Fonseca P. Professional unmet needs in the palliative care field: A scoping review. Ann Palliat Med. 2024. 

Chen L, Sleeman K, Bradshaw A, Sakharang W, Mo Y, Ellis-Smith C. The use of person-centered outcome measures to support integrated palliative care for older people: A systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024:105036. 

Coronatto LH, Formentin C. Palliative care in glioblastoma patients: A systematic review. Rev Assoc Med Bras. 2024;70

Costeira C, Querido A, Ventura F, Loureiro H, Coelho J, Benito E, et al. Spiritual care[givers] competence in palliative care: A scoping review. Healthcare [Internet]. 2024; 12(11). 

Cross LA, Abbeyquaye S. Preparing nurses for palliative care in long term care: An integrative review. J Prof Nurs. 2024;53:131-9.

de Sola-Smith K, Gilissen J, van der Steen JT, Mayan I, Van den Block L, Ritchie CS, et al. Palliative care in early dementia: A scoping review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024.

Donkor A, Adotey PN, Ofori EO, Ayitey JA, Ferguson C, Luckett T, et al. Prevalence of preferences for end-of-life place of care and death among patients with cancer in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JCO Glob Oncol. 2024;10:e2400014.

Harris D, Chekuri B, Schroll A, Shah N, Swende L, Uzuegbu C, et al. The impact of climate change on hospice and palliative medicine: A scoping and narrative review. J Clim Change Health. 2024:100323.

Jiang J, Kim N, Garrido MM, Jacobson M, Mockler D, May P. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of palliative care in natural experiments: A systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024;14(e1):E150-E61.

Libert Y, Langhendries C, Choucroun L, Merckaert I. Interventions aiming to improve advance care planning uptake in oncology: A scoping review of recent randomized controlled trials. Curr Opin Oncol. 2024;36(4).

Mahura M, Karle B, Sayers L, Dick-Smith F, Elliott R. Use of the supportive and palliative care indicators tool (spict™) for end-of-life discussions: A scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):119.

Mao S, Liu L, Miao C, Wang T, Chen Y, Jiang Z, et al. Electronic symptom monitoring for home-based palliative care: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241257578. 

Pagliaro R, Aronne L, Fomez R, Ferri V, Montella A, Sanduzzi Zamparelli S, et al. High-flow nasal cannula system in respiratory failure associated with interstitial lung diseases: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. J. Clin. Med. 2024;13(10).

Philipp R, Walbaum C, Vehling S. Psychodynamic psychotherapy in serious physical illness: A systematic literature review of approaches and techniques for the treatment of existential distress and mental disorders. Death Stud. 2024:1-22.

Plaisance A, Hyland-Carignan C-A, Tapp D, Ouedraogo S, Gali-Gali IA, Turcotte-Tremblay A-M. Health promoting palliative care interventions in African low-income countries: A scoping review. BMJ Public Health. 2024;2(1):e000402.

Pocock L, Palit T, McDermott A, Creavin S, Gilbert E, Merriel S, et al. What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis. Br J Gen Pract. 2024.

Sabrouty RE, Elouadi A, Karimoune MAS. Remote palliative care: A systematic review of effectiveness, accessibility, and patient satisfaction. Int J Adv Comput Sci Appl. 2024;15(5):502-13.

Sebastian SA, Shah Y, Arsene C. Effectiveness of integrated palliative care telehealth intervention in patients with chronic heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024:102685.

Svansson H, Bondergaard K, Videbech P, Nielsen MK, Moller JE, Floe LE, et al. End-of-life care for cancer patients with pre-existing severe mental disorders: A systematic review. Ann. Palliat. Med. 2024;13(3):674-84.

Taylor A, Davies A. The role of specialist palliative care in individuals “living beyond cancer”: A narrative review of the literature. Support. Care Cancer. 2024;32(7):414.

Ting J, Songer K, Bailey V, Rotman C, Lipsitz S, Rosenberg AR, et al. Impact of subspecialty pediatric palliative care on children with heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024.

Walker-Pow R, Bruun A, Kupeli N, Bosco A, White N. A systematic review on the impact of financial insecurity on the physical and psychological well-being for people living with terminal illness. Palliat Med. 2024:2692163241257583.

Yao PF, Hu A, Mansour F, Nadeem I, Jiang Y, Athreya S. Image guided energy ablation for palliation of painful bony metastases: A systematic review. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2024.

Yoong SQ, Bhowmik P, Kapparath S, Porock D. Palliative prognostic scores for survival prediction of cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024;116(6):829-57.

Zanjari N, Tagharrobi Z, Tagharrobi L. The role of companionship in palliative care in older adults: A scoping review. Med J Tabriz Uni Med Sciences. 2024.

Zhao Y, Wu W, Wu J, Shen B, Cao Y, Xu Y. Risk factors and intervention of caregiver burden in parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Qual Life Res. 2024;33(7):1753-66.

May 2024

Barnestein-Fonseca P, Nebro-Gil A, Aguiar-Leiva VP, Víbora-Martín E, Ruiz-Torreras I, Martín-Rosello ML, et al. Barriers and drivers of public engagement in palliative care, scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2024;23(1):1-17.

Bassah N, Beranek J, Kennedy M, Onabadejo J, Santos Salas A. Inequities in access to palliative and end-of-life care in the black population in canada: A scoping review. Int J Equity Health. 2024;23(1):81.

Batzler YN, Schallenburger M, Schwartz J, Marazia C, Neukirchen M. The general public and young adults’ knowledge and perception of palliative care: A systematic review. Healthcare (Basel). 2024;12(10).

Baumbach A, Hughes MC, Liu Y. Challenges and coping strategies in transitioning from caregiving to widowhood: A systematic review. Res Aging. 2024:1640275241254396.

Çevik HS, Muente C, Muehlensiepen F, Birtwistle J, Pachanov A, Pieper D, et al. Systems for electronic documentation and sharing of advance care planning preferences: a scoping review. Prog Palliat Care. 2024;32(3):149-59.

Clark C, Fenning S, Haynes W, Clay S, Maddicks J, Bowden J. Lived experiences of end-of-life care at home in the UK: a scoping review of qualitative research. Br J Gen Pract. 2024.

Dilhani WNS, Mitchell S, Dale J, Toor K, Javaid M, MacArtney JI. A mixed-methods systematic review investigating the use of digital health interventions to provide palliative and end-of-life care for patients in low- and middle-income countries. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2024;18.

Dixon KC, Ferris R, Kuhn I, Spathis A, Barclay S. Gypsy Traveller and Roma experiences, views and needs in palliative and end of life care: A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024;14(e1):E58-E67.

Dunlop BC. Demystifying African American spirituality: Exploring the measurement of spirituality in the context of medical decision-making. Illness, Crisis & Loss. 2024;32(3):375-89.

Gilbert E, Viggiani ND, de Sousa Martins J, Palit T, Sears J, Knights D, et al. How do people in prison access palliative care? A scoping review of models of palliative care delivery for people in prison in high-income countries. Palliative Medicine. 2024:02692163241242647.

Gonçalves S, Marques P, Matos RS. Exploring aromatherapy as a complementary approach in palliative care: A systematic review. J Palliat Med. 2024 Apr 30.

Guimarães MGM, Tapioca FPM, dos Santos NR, Tourinho Ferreira FPDC, Santana Passos LC, Rocha PN. Hemodiafiltration versus hemodialysis in end-stage kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Kidney Medicine. 2024 Apr 18;6(6).

Haire E, Mann M, Yeoman A, Atkinson C, Wright M, Noble S. Supportive and palliative care needs in advanced non-malignant liver disease: Systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 May 9.

Iluno AC, Tatterton MJ, Haith-Cooper M. Meta-synthesis of ethnic minority families’ experiences of children’s palliative care across developed countries. Palliat Support Care. 2024 Apr 24:1-14.

Johansson T, Chambers RL, Curtis T, Pask S, Greenley S, Brittain M, et al. The effectiveness of out-of-hours palliative care telephone advice lines: A rapid systematic review. Palliat Med. 2024 Jun;38(6):625-643.

Latham JS, Butchard S, Mason SR. Physician emotional experience of communication and decision making with end-of-life patients: Qualitative studies systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024;14(e1):E99-E119.

Liu X, Ho MH, Wang T, Cheung DST, Lin CC. Effectiveness of dyadic advance care planning: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Jun;67(6):e869-e889.

Murray SC, McNamara C, Chatzi AV. The difficult discussion on the deactivation of implantable cardioverter devices at the end of life: A systematic review. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 May 13.

Peeler A, Afolabi O, Adcock M, Evans C, Nkhoma K, van Breevoort D, et al. Primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes. Palliat Med. 2024 May 1:2692163241248324.

Pereira HP, Marina S, Simões MR, Ricou M. Understanding the assessment of the will to die and its link with hastened death requests findings from a systematic review. Eur Psychol. 2024;29(1):43-54.

Rodríguez-Prat A, Pergolizzi D, Crespo I, Julià-Torras J, Balaguer A, Kremeike K, et al. The wish to hasten death in patients with life-limiting conditions. A systematic overview. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 May 3.

Sterie A-C, Borasio GD, Deml MJ, Gamondi C, Jox RJ, Larkin P, et al. Patient altruism at the end of life: A scoping review. Palliat Support Care. 2024 Apr 12:1-13.

Tam A, Scarpi E, Maltoni MC, Rossi R, Fairchild A, Dennis K, et al. A systematic review of prognostic factors in patients with cancer receiving palliative radiotherapy: Evidence-based recommendations. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Apr 25;16(9).

Tavares T, Almeida J, Gonçalves E, Abelha F. Dexmedetomidine in palliative care: A versatile new weapon against delirium and pain-systematic review. J Palliat Med. 2024 May 21.

Thrimawithana TR, Spence M, Lee M, Naysoe N, Hanna S, Yako G, et al. The role of pharmacist in community palliative care—a scoping review. Int J Pharm Pract. 2024 May 7;32(3):194-200.

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April 2024

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December 2023

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November 2023

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Liu X, Jiang L, Peng X, Xu L, Huang L, Wan Q. Evaluating the effects of dyadic intervention for informal caregivers of palliative patients with lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Pract. 2023.

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Stephen A, Baguley F. The experience and support needs of adult family members who face a sudden adult death: A systematic review study. Bereavement. 2023;2.

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October 2023

Bassah N, Vaughn L, Santos Salas A. Nurse-led adult palliative care models in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Nov;79(11):4112-4126.

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Gomes Souza L, Bouba DA, Corôa RC, Dofara SG, Robitaille V, Blanchette V, et al. The impact of advance care planning on healthcare professionals' well-being: A systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Oct 11:S0885-3924(23)00714-5.

Hughes MC, Vernon E, Hainstock A. The effectiveness of community-based palliative care programme components: A systematic review. Age Ageing. 2023 Sep 1;52(9):afad175.

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Mahendiran M, Yeung H, Rossi S, Khosravani H, Perri GA. Evaluating the effectiveness of the SPIKES model to break bad news - A systematic review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Nov;40(11):1231-1260.

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Santos MF, Reis-Pina P. Palliative care interventions in chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review. Respir Med. 2023 Sep 17;219:107411. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107411. Epub ahead of print.

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September 2023

Adia R. Compassion fatigue in the community nursing workforce: A scoping review. Br J Community Nurs. 2023;28(9):456-462.

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Christensen DW, Heerfordt AS, Schiødt FV, Simonsen MK. Palliative care to improve life with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A systematic review. Gastrointest Nursing. 2023;21(Sup6):S16-S24.

Coventry A, Gerdtz M, McInnes E, Dickson J, Hudson P. Supporting families of patients who die in adult intensive care: A scoping review of interventions. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2023 Oct;78:103454.

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Gómez-Brufal-Flores M, Hueso-Montoro C, Esteban-Burgos AA, Montoya-Juárez R, Mota-Romero E, Capilla-Díaz C, et al. Attitudes and experiences related to the deaths of covid-19 patients among nursing staff: A qualitative evidence synthesis. J Adv Nurs. 2023 Aug 7.

Heeke C, Franzen M, Knaevelsrud C, Lenferink LIM. Latent classes of prolonged grief and other indicators of mental health in bereaved adults: A systematic review. J Affect Disord Rep. 2023 Dec;14.

Litsas DC, Mulvania PA, Roth S, Siminoff LA. A rapid scoping review of the dual advocacy model for donation conversations. Prog Transplant. 2023 Sep;33(3):247-255.

Ly L, Pascoe A, Philip J, Hudson P, Smallwood N. Social determinants of advanced chronic respiratory interventions: A scoping review. Eur Respir Rev. 2023 Aug 23;32(169):230068.

Marshall C, Virdun C, Phillips JL. Evidence-based models of rural palliative care: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2023 Sep;37(8):1129-1143.

Ohana S, Shaulov A, Dekeyser Ganz F. Acute palliative care models: Scoping review. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 2023 Aug 17:spcare-2022-004124.

Ooko F, Mothiba T, Van Bogaert P, Wens J. Access to palliative care in patients with advanced cancer of the uterine cervix in the low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. BMC Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 20;22(1):140.

Plagg B, Ballmann J, Ewers M. Hospice and palliative care during disasters: A systematic review. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Aug 24;11(17):2382.

Richter R, Jansen J, Bongaerts I, Damman O, Rademakers J, van der Weijden T. Communication of benefits and harms in shared decision making with patients with limited health literacy: A systematic review of risk communication strategies. Patient Educ Couns. 2023;116:107944.

Sánchez-Alcón M, Sánchez-Ramos JL, Garrido-Fernández A, Sosa-Cordobés E, Ortega-Galán Á M, Ramos-Pichardo JD. Effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving grief and depression in caregivers of people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2023 Oct;32(5):1211-1224.

Wang T, Ho MH, Xu X, Choi HR, Lin CC. Motivational interviewing to enhance advance care planning in older adults: Systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 14:spcare-2023-004424.

Zogby CB. What is the rate of depersonalization and burnout among hospital-based palliative care nurse practitioners? A review of validated instruments. Illn Cris Loss. 2023;31(4):687-703.

August 2023

Andrade ALM, Scatena A, Lavezzo B de O, Reichert RA, De Micheli D, Lopes FM. Substance use disorder among bereaved individuals: A systematic review. Paidéia. 2023;33:e3308.

Cruz S, Fernandes C, Magalhães B. A scoping review of mobile apps for use with palliative patients in the context of home care. Int J Med Inform. 2023 Sep;177:105166. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105166. Epub 2023 Jul 27.

Durojaiye A, Ryan R, Doody O. Student nurse education and preparation for palliative care: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2023 Jul 3;18(7):e0286678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286678.

Fasolino T, Koci A, Huggins J, Lindell K. A Rapid Review of Uses and Outcomes of Telehealth Care in Rural and Remote Regions in the United States. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2023 Aug 1. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000964. Epub ahead of print.

Feeney R, Willmott L, Wilson J, White B. Legal issues in end-of-life care for speech-language pathologists and social workers: A scoping review. Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023 Jul 25:1-13. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2205061. Epub ahead of print.

Gibson Watt T, Gillanders D, Spiller JA, Finucane AM. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2023 Jul 25:2692163231183101. doi: 10.1177/02692163231183101. Epub ahead of print.

Heitner R, Rogers M, Chambers B, Pinotti R, Silvers A, Meier DE, Bowman B, Johnson KS. The experience of black patients with serious illness in the United States: A scoping review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Jul 11:S0885-3924(23)00579-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.07.002. Epub ahead of print.

Heradstveit SH, Larsen MH, Solberg MT, Steindal SA. Critical care nurses' role in the decision-making process of withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment: A qualitative systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Sep;32(17-18):6012-6027. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16728. Epub 2023 Apr 21.

Heufel M, Kourouche S, Curtis K. Development of an emergency department end of life care audit tool: A scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud Adv. 2023 Dec;5:100143. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.2023.100143.

Kearney M, Zhang L, Hubscher E, Musat M, Harricharan S, Wilke T. Undertreatment in patients with advanced urothelial cancer: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Future Oncol. 2023 Aug 1. doi: 10.2217/fon-2023-0298. Epub ahead of print.

Koutsouki S, Kosmidis D. Curative to palliative care transition challenges in the intensive care unit. A narrative review. HRJ. 2023 Jul. 16;9(3):166-74.

Kyota A, Kanda K, Senuma M, Tsukagoshi N, Futawatari T, Kondo Y. The perception of life and death in patients with end-of-life stage cancer: A systematic review of qualitative research. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Jun 15;66:102354. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102354. Epub ahead of print.

Labram AH, Johnston B, McGuire M. An integrative literature review examining the key elements of bereavement follow-up interventions in critical care. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 1;17(3):193-207. doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000666. Epub 2023 Jul 10.

Lusney N, van Breemen C, Lim E, Pawliuk C, Hussein Z. Pediatric advance care planning: A scoping review. Children (Basel). 2023 Jul 7;10(7):1179. doi: 10.3390/children10071179.

McAndrew NS, Gray TF, Wallace L, Calkins K, Guttormson J, Harding ES, Applebaum AJ. Existential distress in family caregivers: scoping review of meaning-making interventions. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 21:spcare-2023-004448. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004448. Epub ahead of print.

Mitchell RJ, Wijekulasuriya S, du Preez J, Lystad R, Chauhan A, Harrison R, Curtis K, Braithwaite J. Population-level quality indicators of end-of-life-care in an aged care setting: Rapid systematic review. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 Jul 17;116:105130. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105130. Epub ahead of print.

Monk J, Black J, Carter RZ, Hassan E. Bereavement in the context of homelessness: A rapid review. Death Stud. 2023 Aug 10:1-10. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2246134. Epub ahead of print.

Mukherjee S, Richardson N, Beresford B. 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 Pediatr. 2023 Jul 17;23(1):366. doi: 10.1186/s12887-023-04151-6.

Pabón-Salazar YK, Vela-Prieto CJ, Mera-Urbano GA, García-Perdomo HA, Polanco-Pasaje JE. Advanced breast, cervical and prostate cancer- Patient needs: systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 1:spcare-2023-004186. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004186. Epub ahead of print.

Peeler A, Doran A, Winter-Dean L, Ijaz M, Brittain M, Hansford L, Wyatt K, Sallnow L, Harding R. Public health palliative care interventions that enable communities to support people who are dying and their carers: a scoping review of studies that assess person-centered outcomes. Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 26;11:1180571. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180571.

Pereira-Céspedes A, Jiménez-Morales A, Palomares-Bayo M, Martínez-Martínez F, Calleja-Hernández MÁ. Medication review with follow-up for end-stage renal disease: Drug-related problems and negative outcomes associated with medication-A systematic review. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 2;12(15):5080. doi: 10.3390/jcm12155080.

Ramsburg H, Moriarty HJ, MacKenzie Greenle M. End-of-life symptoms in adult patients with stroke in the last two years of life: An integrative review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 24:10499091231197657. doi: 10.1177/10499091231197657. Epub ahead of print.

Rosca A, Karzig-Roduner I, Kasper J, Rogger N, Drewniak D, Krones T. Shared decision making and advance care planning: a systematic literature review and novel decision-making model. BMC Med Ethics. 2023 Aug 14;24(1):64. doi: 10.1186/s12910-023-00944-7.

Sakaguchi T. Cancer-related breathlessness: opioids other than morphine - comprehensive literature review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Jul 19:spcare-2022-004115. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2022-004115. Epub ahead of print.

Salazar J, Bracchiglione J, Savall-Esteve O, Antequera A, Bottaro-Parra D, Gutiérrez-Valencia M, Martínez-Peralta S, Pericay C, Tibau A, Bonfill X; Appropriateness of Systemic Oncological Treatments for Advanced Cancer (ASTAC) Research Group. Treatment with anticancer drugs for advanced pancreatic cancer: a systematic review. BMC Cancer. 2023 Aug 12;23(1):748. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11207-4.

Spooner C, Vivat B, White N, Bruun A, Rohde G, Kwek PX, Stone P. What outcomes do studies use to measure the impact of prognostication on people with advanced cancer? Findings from a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Palliat Med. 2023 Aug 10:2692163231191148. doi: 10.1177/02692163231191148. Epub ahead of print.

Stella F, Radanovic M, Gallucci-Neto J, Forlenza OV. Electroconvulsive therapy for treating patients with agitation and related behavioral disorders due to dementia: a systematic review. Dement Neuropsychol. 2023 Jul 24;17:e20230007. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2023-0007.

Tan F, Li N, Wu Y, Zhang C. Palliative sedation determinants: systematic review and meta-analysis in palliative medicine. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 8:spcare-2022-004085. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2022-004085. Epub ahead of print.

Tomczyk M, Jaques C, Jox RJ. Palliative sedation: ethics in clinical practice guidelines - systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2023 Aug 11:spcare-2023-004266. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2023-004266. Epub ahead of print.

Viani GA, Gouveia AG, Matsuura FK, Neves LVF, Marta GN, Chua MLK, Moraes YF. Assessing the efficacy of palliative radiation treatment schemes for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a meta-analysis. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2023 Jun 26;28(2):137-146. doi: 10.5603/RPOR.a2023.0021.

Xia Q, Kularatna M, Virdun C, Button E, Close E, Carter HE. Preferences for palliative and end-of-life care: A systematic review of discrete choice experiments. Value Health. 2023 Aug 3:S1098-3015(23)03071-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.07.005. Epub ahead of print.

Zhao DY, Hu SQ, Hu FH, Du W, Tang W, Zhang WQ, Chen HL, Shen WQ. Palliative care for cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative synthesis from 36 studies of 16 countries. J Clin Nurs. 2023 Sep;32(17-18):6120-6135. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16742. Epub 2023 May 22.

November 2022

Abdelaal M, Avery J, Chow R, Saleem N, Fazelzad R, Mosher P, Hannon B, Zimmermann C, Al-Awamer A. Palliative care for adolescents and young adults with advanced illness: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 9:2692163221136160. doi: 10.1177/02692163221136160. Epub ahead of print.

Bainbridge D, Bishop V, Myers J, Marshall D, Stajduhar K, Seow H. Effectiveness of Training Programs About a Palliative Care Approach: A Systematic Review of Intervention Trials for Health Care Professionals. J Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0051. Epub ahead of print.

Bloomer MJ, Ranse K, Adams L, Brooks L, Coventry A. "Time and life is fragile": An integrative review of nurses' experiences after patient death in adult critical care. Aust Crit Care. 2022 Nov 9:S1036-7314(22)00200-4. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.09.008. Epub ahead of print.

Bowers SP, Chin M, O'Riordan M, Carduff E. The end of life experiences of people living with socio-economic deprivation in the developed world: an integrative review. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 5;21(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01080-6.

Bryk A, Roberts G, Hudson P, Harms L, Gerdtz M. The concept of holism applied in recent palliative care practice: A scoping review. Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 4:2692163221129999. doi: 10.1177/02692163221129999. Epub ahead of print.

Chen Y, Hou L, Li W, Wang Q, Zhou W, Yang H. Referral criteria to palliative care for patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Nov 11:1-36. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2146405. Epub ahead of print.

Hicks S, Davidson M, Efstathiou N, Guo P. Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of palliative care interventions in people with chronic heart failure and their caregivers: a systematic review. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 23;21(1):205. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01092-2.

Hosokawa M, Ito M, Kyota A, Hirai K, Yamakawa M, Miyashita M. Non-pharmacological interventions for cancer-related fatigue in terminal cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 10:apm-22-655. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-655. Epub ahead of print.

Karumathil AA, Tripathi R. Culture and Attitudes Towards Euthanasia: An Integrative Review. Omega (Westport). 2022 Dec;86(2):688-720. doi: 10.1177/0030222820984655. Epub 2020 Dec 30.

Lo JJ, Graves N, Chee JH, Hildon ZJ. A systematic review defining non-beneficial and inappropriate end-of-life treatment in patients with non-cancer diagnoses: theoretical development for multi-stakeholder intervention design in acute care settings. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 9;21(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01071-7.

Lo TJ, Tan SY, Fong SY, Wong YY, Soh TLG. Benchmarking Medication Error Rates in Palliative Care Services: Not as Simple as It Seems. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Dec;39(12):1484-1490. doi: 10.1177/10499091221083019. Epub 2022 Apr 13.

Louise Forrow H, Lhussier M, Scott J, Atkinson J. Why patients in specialist palliative care in-patient settings are at high risk of falls and falls-related harm: A realist synthesis. Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 2:2692163221127808. doi: 10.1177/02692163221127808. Epub ahead of print.

Low C, Namasivayam P, Barnett T. Co-designing Community Out-of-hours Palliative Care Services: A systematic literature search and review. Palliat Med. 2022 Nov 9:2692163221132089. doi: 10.1177/02692163221132089. Epub ahead of print.

McCann Klug L. The Specialty Chaplain on the Palliative Care Team: A Narrative Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Oct 13:10499091221134021. doi: 10.1177/10499091221134021. Epub ahead of print.

Mascio R, Best M, Lynch S, Phillips J, Jones K. Factors influencing nurse spiritual care practices at the end of life: A systematic review. Palliat Support Care. 2021 Dec 7:1-19. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521001851. Epub ahead of print.

O'Brien J, Dingle M. A dual realist review: Compression for leg swelling at the end of life has potential quality of life benefit. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Dec;78(12):4003-4018. doi: 10.1111/jan.15458. Epub 2022 Oct 13.

Patra L, Ghoshal A, Damani A, Salins N. Cancer palliative care referral: patients' and family caregivers' perspectives - a systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 3:spcare-2022-003990. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2022-003990. Epub ahead of print.

Saad R, Abu-Saad Huijer H, Noureddine S, Sailian SD. Pediatric palliative care through the eyes of healthcare professionals, parents and communities: a narrative review. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Oct;11(10):3292-3314. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-525. Epub 2022 Oct 17.

Sánchez-Cárdenas MA, Iriarte-Aristizábal MF, León-Delgado MX, Rodríguez-Campos LF, Correa-Morales JE, Cañón-Piñeros A, Parra SL. Rural Palliative Care Telemedicine for Advanced Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 4:10499091221130329. doi: 10.1177/10499091221130329. Epub ahead of print. 

Shlobin NA, Sheldon M, Bernstein M. Ethics of Transitioning from Curative Care to Palliative Care: Potential Conflicts of Interest Using the Example of Neurosurgery. World Neurosurg. 2022 Oct 7;168:139-145. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.10.003. Epub ahead of print.

Wong AD, Phillips SP. Gender Disparities in End of Life Care: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Care. 2023 Jan;38(1):78-96. doi: 10.1177/08258597221120707. Epub 2022 Aug 22.

Yu J, Soh KL, He L, Wang P, Soh KG, Cao Y. The Experiences and Needs of Hospice Care Nurses Facing Burnout: A Scoping Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Nov 18:10499091221141063. doi: 10.1177/10499091221141063. Epub ahead of print.

October 2022

Alnaeem MM, Bawadi HA. Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis about Patients with Hematological Malignancy and Palliative Care. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2022 Sep 1;23(9):2881-2890. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.9.2881.

Atreya S, Datta SS, Salins N. Views of general practitioners on end-of-life care learning preferences: a systematic review. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Sep 21;21(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01053-9.

Butler C, Wilson P, Abrahamson V, Mikelyte R, Gage H, Williams P, Brigden C, Swash B, Rees-Roberts M, Silsbury G, Goodwin M, Greene K, Wee B, Barclay S. Optimum models of hospice at home services for end-of-life care in England: a realist-informed mixed-methods evaluation. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2022 Aug.

Candy B, Jones L, Vickerstaff V, Larkin PJ, Stone P. Mu-opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 15;9(9):CD006332. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006332.pub4.

Catlett L. Healthcare needs and assets of gender diverse older adults: A systematic integrative review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2022 Sep 16. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12810. Epub ahead of print.

Chan S, Wilson DM, Santos Salas A. Examining the value and roles of palliative care nurse practitioners: A scoping review. Prog Palliat Care. 2022 Sep 19. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2022.2120725

Dhaliwal JS, Talip T, Rajam DT, Dhaliwal SKS, Murang ZR, Ming LC, Venkatasalu MR. A systematic review of interventional studies on oral care of palliative patients. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Sep;11(9):2980-3000. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-215. Epub 2022 Aug 31.

Diggle MFJ, Schutz S, Butcher D. Bereaved Caregivers' Experiences of End of Life Care For People With Advanced Heart Failure: A Narrative Synthesis. Omega (Westport). 2022 Sep 13:302228221124636. doi: 10.1177/00302228221124636. Epub ahead of print.

Fereidouni A, Rassouli M, Kianian T, Elahikhah M, Souri H, Azizi S, Barasteh S. Factors related to good death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review. East Mediterr Health J. 2022 Aug 31;27(8):601-609. doi: 10.26719/emhj.22.069.

Ghazanfari MJ, Karkhah S, Shahroudi P, Mollaei A, Niksolat M, Foolady Azarnaminy A, Emami Zeydi A. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Attitudes of Iranian Nurses and Related Factors Towards End-Of-Life Care. Omega (Westport). 2022 Oct 18:302228221133496. doi: 10.1177/00302228221133496. Epub ahead of print.

Gomes-Ferraz CA, Rezende G, Fagundes AA, De Carlo MMRDP. Assessment of total pain in people in oncologic palliative care: integrative literature review. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2022 Sep 22;16:26323524221125244. doi: 10.1177/26323524221125244.

Hewitt J, Alsaba N, May K, Noon HS, Rennie C, Marshall AP. Emergency department and intensive care unit health professionals' knowledge and application of the law that applies to end-of-life decision-making for adults: A scoping review of the literature. Aust Crit Care. 2022 Sep 9:S1036-7314(22)00099-6. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2022.08.002. Epub ahead of print.

Kellehear A, Garrido M. Existential ageing and dying: A scoping review. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022 Aug 31;104:104798. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2022.104798. Epub ahead of print.

Kermavnar T, Guttridge C, Mulcahy NJ, Duffy E, Twomey F, O'Sullivan L. 3D printing in palliative medicine: systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Sep 6:bmjspcare-2021-003196. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003196

Marston C, Morgan DD, Philip J, Agar M. Supporting Carers as Patients Move between Hospital and Home: A Systematic Review of Interventions to Support These Transitions in Care. J Palliat Med. 2022 Oct 13. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2022.0221. Epub ahead of print.

Namasivayam P, Bui DT, Low C, Barnett T, Bridgman H, Marsh P, Lee S. The use of telehealth in the provision of after-hours palliative care services in rural and remote Australia: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2022 Sep 26;17(9):e0274861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274861.

Nilsson S, Gibson J, Paterson C, Crookes P. Evidence informed generalist palliative care content for undergraduate nursing curriculum: An integrative review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2022 Oct;64:103447. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103447. Epub 2022 Sep 7.

O'Connor T, Paterson C, Gibson J, Strickland K. The conscious state of the dying patient: An integrative review. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Oct;20(5):731-45. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521001541.

Ohinata H, Aoyama M, Miyashita M. Complexity in the context of palliative care: a systematic review. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Sep 30:apm-22-623. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-623. Epub ahead of print.

Paolucci A, Nielssen I, Tang KL, Sinnarajah A, Simon JE, Santana MJ. The impacts of partnering with cancer patients in palliative care research: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2022 Oct 18;16:26323524221131581. doi: 10.1177/26323524221131581.

Sandham M, Carey M, Hedgecock E, Jarden R. Nurses' experiences of supporting patients requesting voluntary assisted dying: A qualitative meta-synthesis. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Oct;78(10):3101-3115. doi: 10.1111/jan.15324. Epub 2022 Jun 24.

Shih HH, Chang HJ, Huang TW. Effects of Early Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Nov;39(11):1350-1357. doi: 10.1177/10499091221075570. Epub 2022 Mar 1.

van Gaans D, Erny-Albrecht K, Tieman J. Palliative Care Within the Primary Health Care Setting in Australia: A Scoping Review. Public Health Rev. 2022 Sep 6;43:1604856. doi: 10.3389/phrs.2022.1604856.

Wang W, Wu C, Bai D, Chen H, Cai M, Gao J, Hou C. A meta-analysis of nursing students' knowledge and attitudes about end-of-life care. Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Sep 23;119:105570. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105570. Epub ahead of print.

Wenzel D, Bleazard L, Pepper CJ, Wilson E, Faull C. Non-invasive advanced respiratory support in end-of-life care and symptom management: systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Oct 13:spcare-2022-003905. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2022-003905. Epub ahead of print.

Yan H, Bytautas J, Isenberg SR, Kaplan A, Hashemi N, Kornberg M, Hendrickson T. Grief and bereavement of family and friends around medical assistance in dying: scoping review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Sep 13:bmjspcare-2022-003715. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2022-003715. Epub ahead of print.

Zehnder AR, Pedrosa Carrasco AJ, Etkind SN. Factors associated with hospitalisations of patients with chronic heart failure approaching the end of life: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2022 Sep 28:2692163221123422. doi: 10.1177/02692163221123422. Epub ahead of print.

September 2022

Jones K, Methley A, Boyle G, Garcia R, Vseteckova J. A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Managing Grief Experienced by Bereaved Spouses or Partners of Adults Who Had Received Palliative Care. Illn Crisis Loss. 2022 Oct;30(4):596-613. doi: 10.1177/10541373211000175.

Mitchinson L, Chu C, Bruun A, Sisk AR, Armstrong M, Vindrola-Padros C, Kupeli N, Candy B, Stone P. How best to capture the impact of complementary therapies in palliative care: A systematic review to identify and assess the appropriateness and validity of multi-domain tools. Palliat Med. 2022 Sep 7:2692163221122955. doi: 10.1177/02692163221122955. Epub ahead of print.

Mousazadeh N, Rakhshan M. Dignified death: A concept analysis and implications for nursing. Fam Med Prim Care Rev. 2022;24(2):146-150. doi: 10.5114/fmpcr.2021.110362.

O'Riordan D. Boland G, Guerin S, Dodd P. Synthesising existing research on complicated grief in intellectual disability: findings from a systematic review. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2022 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/jir.12973.

August 2022

Araujo MCR, da Silva DA, Wilson AMMM. Nursing interventions in palliative care in the intensive care unit: A systematic review. Enferm. Intensiva. 2022 Aug 2. doi: 10.1016/j.enfi.2022.04.001.

Asgari Z, Naghavi A, Abedi MR. Grief Interventions: A Qualitative Review of Systematic Reviews. J Loss Trauma.  2023;28(3):235-251.

Byrnes E, Ross AI, Murphy M. A Systematic Review of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Assisted Dying: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis of Professionals' Perspectives. Omega (Westport). 2022 Aug 5:302228221116697. doi: 10.1177/00302228221116697. Epub ahead of print.

Chyr LC, Sauers EG, Dy SM, Waldfogel JM. The Application of Minimal Clinically Important Differences in Palliative Research: Interpretation of Results of a Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Aug 21:S0885-3924(22)00861-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.08.008. Epub ahead of print.

Green L, Stewart-Lord A, Baillie L. End-of-life and immediate postdeath acute hospital interventions: scoping review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 27:bmjspcare-2021-003511. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2021-003511. Epub ahead of print.

Hession A, Luckett T, Chang S, Currow D, Barbato M. End-of-life dreams and visions: A systematic integrative review. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug 1:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1478951522000876. Epub ahead of print.

Houlihan MCK, Mayahara M, Swanson B, Fogg L. A review of clinical trials of advance care planning interventions adapted for limited health literacy. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug;20(4):593-599. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521001152.

Ikander T, Raunkiær M, Hansen O, Dieperink KB. Nurses' involvement in end-of-life discussions with incurable cancer patients and family caregivers: An integrative review. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug;20(4):570-581. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521000596.

Kang JA, Barcelona V. A comparison of conceptual frameworks to examine health inequities in End-of-Life care. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Jul 31. doi: 10.1111/jan.15393. Epub ahead of print.

Malhotra C, Shafiq M, Batcagan-Abueg APM. What is the evidence for efficacy of advance care planning in improving patient outcomes? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open 2022;12:e060201. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060201.

Mayland CR, Sunderland KA, Cooper M, Taylor P, Powell PA, Zeigler L, Cox V, Gilman C, Turner N, Flemming K, Fraser LK. Measuring quality of dying, death and end-of-life care for children and young people: A scoping review of available tools. Palliat Med. 2022 Aug 1:2692163221105599. doi: 10.1177/02692163221105599. Epub ahead of print.

Nayfeh A, Conn LG, Dale C, Kratina S, Hales B, Das Gupta T, Chakraborty A, Taggar R, Fowler R. The effect of end-of-life decision-making tools on patient and family-related outcomes of care among ethnocultural minorities: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2022 Aug 4;17(8):e0272436. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272436.

Paraizo-Horvath CMS, Fernandes DS, Russo TMDS, Souza AC, Silveira RCCP, Galvão CM, Mendes KDS. Identification of people for palliative care in primary health care: integrative review. Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Sep;27(9):3547-3557. Portuguese, English. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022279.01152022. Epub 2022 May 29.

Pimsen A, Kao CY, Hsu ST, Shu BC. The Effect of Advance Care Planning Intervention on Hospitalization Among Nursing Home Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 Aug 11:S1525-8610(22)00558-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.07.017. Epub ahead of print.

Racine L, Fowler-Kerry S, Aiyer H. Integrative review of the needs and challenges of indigenous palliative care in rural and remote settings. J Adv Nurs. 2022 Sep;78(9):2693-2712. doi: 10.1111/jan.15287. Epub 2022 May 16.

Rao SR, Salins N, Joshi U, Patel J, Remawi BN, Simha S, Preston N, Walshe C. Palliative and end-of-life care in intensive care units in low- and middle-income countries: A systematically constructed scoping review. J Crit Care. 2022 Oct;71:154115. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2022.154115. Epub 2022 Jul 27.

Schuster-Wallace CJ, Nouvet E, Rigby I, Krishnaraj G, de Laat S, Schwartz L, Hunt M. Culturally sensitive palliative care in humanitarian action: Lessons from a critical interpretive synthesis of culture in palliative care literature. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Aug;20(4):582-592. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521000894.

Stanzl N, Scammell J. Nurses' perceptions of supporting a 'good death' in intensive care units. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2022 Aug 2;28(8):357-364. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.8.357.

Stone W, Keim-Malpass J, Cozad MJ, Fornehed MLC, Lindley LC. Pediatric End-of-Life Care in Rural America: A Systematic Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Sep;39(9):1098-1104. doi: 10.1177/10499091211064202. Epub 2021 Dec 28.

Yun K, Jo M, Lee Y. Understanding Cultural Beliefs of a Good Death by Older People in South Korea: An Integrative Review of the Literature. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 Jul 26. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000899. Epub ahead of print.

July 2022

Bennett HE, Duke S, Richardson A. Paediatric advance care planning in life-limiting conditions: scoping review of parent experiences. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jun 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003544.

Cardenas V, Fennell G, Enguidanos S. Hispanics and Hospice: A Systematic Literature Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 18:10499091221116068. doi: 10.1177/10499091221116068. Epub ahead of print.

Castelli Dransart DA, Lapierre S, Erlangsen A, Canetto SS, Heisel M, Draper B, Lindner R, Richard-Devantoy S, Cheung G, Scocco P, Gusmão R, De Leo D, Inoue K, De Techterman V, Fiske A, Hong JP, Landry M, Lepage AA, Marcoux I, Na PJ, Neufeld E, Ummel D, Winslov JH, Wong C, Wu J, Wyart M. A systematic review of older adults' request for or attitude toward euthanasia or assisted-suicide. Aging Ment Health. 2021 Mar;25(3):420-430. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2019.1697201. Epub 2019 Dec 10.

Chapman C, Bayes S, Sim M. Communication surrounding initiation and withdrawal of non-invasive ventilation in adults with motor neurone disease. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2022 Jul 2;28(7):298-306. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.7.298.

Chua KZY, Quah ELY, Lim YX, Goh CK, Lim J, Wan DWJ, Ong SM, Chong CS, Yeo KZG, Goh LSH, See RM, Lee ASI, Ong YT, Chiam M, Ong EK, Zhou JX, Lim C, Ong SYK, Krishna L. A systematic scoping review on patients' perceptions of dignity. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 4;21(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01004-4.

Dholakia SY, Bagheri A, Simpson A. Emotional impact on healthcare providers involved in medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 15;12(7):e058523. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058523.

Doherty AM, Axe CJ, Jones DA. Investigating the relationship between euthanasia and/or assisted suicide and rates of non-assisted suicide: systematic review. BJPsych Open. 2022 Jun 3;8(4):e108. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.71.

Fabian A, Domschikowski J, Letsch A, Schmalz C, Freitag-Wolf S, Dunst J, Krug D. Clinical Endpoints in Trials of Palliative Radiotherapy: a Systematic Meta-Research Analysis. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jul 19:S0167-8140(22)04209-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.07.013. Epub ahead of print.

Gagnon Mailhot M, Léonard G, Gadoury-Sansfaçon GP, Stout D, Ellefsen É. A Scoping Review on the Experience of Participating in Dignity Therapy for Adults at the End of Life. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jul;25(7):1143-1150. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0498. Epub 2022 May 20.

Hamel MN, Beltran SJ. Factors that Contribute to Bereaved Parents' Perceptions of Neonatal Palliative Care: A Systematic Literature Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 6:10499091221113277. doi: 10.1177/10499091221113277. Epub ahead of print.

Hannigan B, Edwards D, Anstey S, Coffey M, Gill P, Mann M, Meudell A. End of life care for people with severe mental illness: the MENLOC evidence synthesis. Health Soc Care Deliv Res. 2022;10(4)

Hasdenteufel M, Quintard B. Dyadic Experiences and Psychosocial Management of Couples Facing Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Front Psychol. 2022 Jun 8;13:827947. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.827947.

Hoomani Majdabadi F, Ashktorab T, Ilkhani M. Impact of palliative care on quality of life in advanced cancer: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 Jul 13:e13647. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13647. Epub ahead of print.

Li Z, Wong LCK, Sultana R, Lim HJ, Tan JW, Tan QX, Wong JSM, Chia CS, Ong CJ. A systematic review on quality of life (QoL) of patients with peritoneal metastasis (PM) who underwent pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC). Pleura Peritoneum. 2022 Apr 21;7(2):39-49. doi: 10.1515/pp-2021-0154.

Lucena A, Yuguero O. Systematic Review of Common Refractory Symptoms in the End-Of-Life Situation and Its Relation With Euthanasia. Omega (Westport). 2022 Apr 20:302228221089123. doi: 10.1177/00302228221089123. Epub ahead of print.

Majumder M, Bowers B, Pollock K, Goodman C, Kuhn I, Barclay S. End of life care in UK care homes - controlled drugs: systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jun 29:bmjspcare-2021-003470. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2021-003470. Epub ahead of print.

Malhotra C, Huynh VA, Shafiq M, Batcagan-Abueg APM. Advance care planning and caregiver outcomes: intervention efficacy - systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 4:bmjspcare-2021-003488. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2021-003488. Epub ahead of print.

Martin JL, Saredakis D, Hutchinson AD, Crawford GB, Loetscher T. Virtual Reality in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review. Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Jun 29;10(7):1222. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10071222.

McCarroll S, Avsar P, Moore Z, O'Connor T, Nugent L, Patton D. The impact of specialist community palliative care teams on acute hospital admission rates in adult patients requiring end of life care: A systematic review. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2022 Aug;59:102168. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102168. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

McConvey K, Kazazian K, Iansavichene AE, Jenkins ME, Gofton TE. Triggers for Referral to Specialized Palliative Care in Advanced Neurologic and Neurosurgical Conditions: A Systematic Review. Neurol Clin Pract. 2022 Jun;12(3):190-202. doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001159.

McGill K, Bhullar N, Pearce T, Batterham PJ, Wayland S, Maple M. Effectiveness of Brief Contact Interventions for Bereavement: A Systematic Review. Omega (Westport). 2022 Jun 25:302228221108289. doi: 10.1177/00302228221108289. Epub ahead of print.

Montagut-Martínez P, Pérez-Cruzado D, Gutiérrez-Sánchez D. Cancer-related fatigue measures in palliative care: A psychometric systematic review. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 Jul 12:e13642. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13642. Epub ahead of print.

Raepsaet C, Blomberg K, Falk-Brynhildsen K, Gethin G, Beeckman D. Promoting and Maintaining Skin Integrity in End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2022 Jul 2. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000833616.40632.40. Epub ahead of print.

Ryan RE, Connolly M, Bradford NK, Henderson S, Herbert A, Schonfeld L, Young J, Bothroyd JI, Henderson A. Interventions for interpersonal communication about end of life care between health practitioners and affected people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jul 8;7(7):CD013116. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013116.pub2.

Schweighoffer R, Schumacher AM, Blaese R, Walter S, Eckstein S. A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis Investigating the Effectiveness of Psychological Short-Term Interventions in Inpatient Palliative Care Settings. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 23;19(13):7711. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19137711.

Sethi A, Everett E, Mehta A, Besbris J, Burke C, Pedowitz E, Kilpatrick M, Foster L, Maiser S. The Role of Specialty Palliative Care for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Jul;39(7):865-873. doi: 10.1177/10499091211049386. Epub 2021 Sep 28.

Song S, Gong S, Lei T, Tian H, Lu T, Lei C, Jin H, Yang W, Yang K, Guo T. Comparative efficacy and safety of local palliative therapeutics for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Jun;16(6):555-567. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2022.2085090. Epub 2022 Jun 14.

Tenesaca Cabrera PG, Ramírez-Coronel AA, Mesa-Cano IC, Jaya Vásquez LC. Perspective on assisted suicide and euthanasia: systematic review. Arch Venez Farmacol Ter. 2021;40(6):581-586.

van Lummel EV, Ietswaard L, Zuithoff NP, Tjan DH, van Delden JJ. The utility of the surprise question: A useful tool for identifying patients nearing the last phase of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Palliat Med. 2022 Jul;36(7):1023-1046. doi: 10.1177/02692163221099116.

Wickramasinghe LM, Yeo ZZ, Chong PH, Johnston B. Communicating with young children who have a parent dying of a life-limiting illness: a qualitative systematic review of the experiences and impact on healthcare, social and spiritual care professionals. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Jul 12;21(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01007-1.

June 2022

Benedetti F, Zoletto S, Salerno A, Avagnina I, Benini F. Old Drug, New Pain. Roles and Challenges of Methadone Therapy in Pediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review. Front Pediatr. 2022 May 27;10:874529. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.874529.

Brunetta J, Fahner J, Legemaat M, van den Bergh E, Krommenhoek K, Prinsze K, Kars M, Michiels E. Age-Appropriate Advance Care Planning in Children Diagnosed with a Life-Limiting Condition: A Systematic Review. Children (Basel). 2022 Jun 3;9(6):830. doi: 10.3390/children9060830.

Busink E, Kendzia D, Kircelli F, Boeger S, Petrovic J, Smethurst H, Mitchell S, Apel C. A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of renal replacement therapies, and consequences for decision-making in the end-stage renal disease treatment pathway. Eur J Health Econ. 2022 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s10198-022-01478-2. Epub ahead of print.

Clayton M, Marczak M. Palliative care nurses' experiences of stress, anxiety, and burnout: A thematic synthesis. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Jun 16:1-17. doi: 10.1017/S147895152200058X. Epub ahead of print.

Couchman E, Ejegi-Memeh S, Mitchell S, Gardiner C. Facilitators of and barriers to continuity with GPs in primary palliative cancer care: A mixed-methods systematic review. Prog Palliat Care. 2022 Jun 7. doi: 10.1080/09699260.2022.2074126.

D'Alton SV, Ridings L, Williams C, Phillips S. The bereavement experiences of children following sibling death: An integrative review. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 Jun 1:S0882-5963(22)00118-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.05.006. Epub ahead of print.

Doppen DM, Kung DS, Maijers DI, John DM, Dunphy DH, Townsley DH, Eathorne MA, Semprini PA, Braithwaite PI. Cannabis in palliative care: a systematic review of current evidence. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Jun 12:S0885-3924(22)00760-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.002. Epub ahead of print.

Dorman J, Raffin Bouchal S, daSilva Curiel K, Miller M. Family experiences with palliative care in freestanding paediatric hospices: a scoping review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jun 1:bmjspcare-2021-003457. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003457. Epub ahead of print.

Harnischfeger N, Rath HM, Oechsle K, Bergelt C. Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised in palliative care. BMJ Open. 2022 Jun 17;12(6):e059652. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059652.

Hökkä M, Rajala M, Kaakinen P, Lehto JT, Pesonen HM. The effect of teaching methods in palliative care education for undergraduate nursing and medical students: a systematic review. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2022 Jun 2;28(6):245-253. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.6.245.

Jones JA, Chavarri-Guerra Y, Corrêa LBC, Dean DR, Epstein JB, Fregnani ER, Lee J, Matsuda Y, Mercadante V, Monsen RE, Rajimakers NJH, Saunders D, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Sousa MS, Tonkaboni A, Vissink A, Yeoh KS, Davies AN. MASCC/ISOO expert opinion on the management of oral problems in patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07211-2. Epub ahead of print.

Kaushik S, Currin-McCulloch J. Dying for a change: a systematic review of compassionate release policies. Int J Prison Health. 2022 Jun 28;ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). doi: 10.1108/IJPH-11-2021-0110.

Maniago JD, Ngaya-An FV. Implementation Science of Paediatric Palliative Care in Lower-Middle-Income Countries in Southeast Asia: An Integrative Review. Indian J Palliat Care. 2022 Jan-Mar;28(1):80-87. doi: 10.25259/IJPC_410_20. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Marco DJ, Thomas K, Ivynian S, Wilding H, Parker D, Tieman J, Hudson P. Family carer needs in advanced disease: systematic review of reviews. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jun;12(2):132-141. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003299. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

Miller EM, Porter JE, Barbagallo MS. The experiences of health professionals, patients, and families with truth disclosure when breaking bad news in palliative care: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Palliat Support Care. 2022 Jun;20(3):433-444. doi: 10.1017/S1478951521001243.

Mo J, Vickerstaff V, Minton O, Tavabie S, Taubert M, Stone P, White N. How effective is virtual reality technology in palliative care? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Palliat Med. 2022 May 30:2692163221099584. doi: 10.1177/02692163221099584. Epub ahead of print.

Murali KP, Kang JA, Bronstein D, McDonald MV, King L, Chastain AM, Shang J. Measuring Palliative Care-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence in Home Health Care Clinicians, Patients, and Caregivers: A Systematic Review. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jun 14. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0580. Epub ahead of print.

Ng AYM, Takemura N, Xu X, Smith R, Kwok JY, Cheung DST, Lin CC. The effects of advance care planning intervention on nursing home residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Aug;132:104276. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104276. Epub 2022 Apr 30.

Norling T, Donovan H. Palliative care education for care workers in aged care: A scoping review. Collegian. 2022 May 19. doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2022.04.009

Phang K, Abdul Latif AAL, Lee KW, Ching SM, Ooi PB. Effects of Psychotherapy on Quality of Life in End-stage Renal Disease Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Oman Med J. 2022 May 31;37(3):e383. doi: 10.5001/omj.2021.88.

Phoon J, Tan YP, Harding R. A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Evidence Underpinning Theoretical Perspectives and Cultural Influences on Forgiveness in Palliative Care. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jun 20. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0657. Epub ahead of print.

Quinn KL, Krahn M, Stukel TA, Grossman Y, Goldman R, Cram P, Detsky AS, Bell CM. No Time to Waste: An Appraisal of Value at the End of Life. Value Health. 2022 Jun 8:S1098-3015(22)01966-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2022.05.004. Epub ahead of print.

Russ V, Stopa L, Sivyer K, Jane Hazeldine, Tess Maguire. The Relationship Between Adult Attachment and Complicated Grief: A Systematic Review. Omega (Westport). 2022 May 29:302228221083110. doi: 10.1177/00302228221083110. Epub ahead of print.

Srivastava R, Srivastava S. Parental Perspective in Paediatric Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of Literature Using the PRISMA Method. Indian J Palliat Care. 2022 Apr-Jun;28(2):199-215. doi: 10.25259/IJPC_37_2021. Epub 2022 Mar 3.

Vornhülz M, Anton S, Eross B, Szakács Z, Hegyi P, Regel I, Belka C, Niyazi M, Mayerle J, Beyer G. Role of stereotactic body radiation in the enhancement of the quality of life in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a systematic review. Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jun 17;17(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13014-022-02076-5.

Wu YH, Hsieh HY, Kuo YL, Wu CY. The experiences and needs of nurses providing home-based palliative care: A qualitative meta-synthesis. J Palliat Care. 2022 May 31:8258597221105167. doi: 10.1177/08258597221105167. Epub ahead of print.

Zhong Y, Cavolo A, Labarque V, Gastmans C. Physician decision-making process about withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in paediatric patients: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Jun 24;21(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-01003-5.

Zhou Y, Wang A, Ellis-Smith C, Braybrook D, Harding R. Mechanisms and contextual influences on the implementation of advance care planning for older people in long-term care facilities: A realist review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2022 Apr 30;133:104277. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104277. Epub ahead of print.

Zhuang S, Ma X, Xiao G, Zhao Y, Hou J, Wang Y. Clinical practice guidelines for perinatal bereavement care: A systematic quality appraisal using AGREE II instrument. J Pediatr Nurs. 2022 May 27;66:49-56. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2022.04.007. Epub ahead of print.

May 2022

Aquino J, Crilly J, Ranse K. The end-of-life care practices of emergency care nurses and the factors that influence these practices: An integrative review. Int Emerg Nurs. 2022 May 15;63:101168. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2022.101168. Epub ahead of print.

Batzler YN, Schallenburger M, Schwartz J, Marazia C, Neukirchen M. The general public and young adults’ knowledge and perception of palliative care: A systematic review. Healthcare (Switzerland). 2024;12(10).

Brekelmans ACM, Ramnarain D, Pouwels S. Bereavement support programs in the Intensive Care Unit: a systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 May 23:S0885-3924(22)00740-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.05.008. Epub ahead of print.

Cadogan CA, Murphy M, Boland M, Bennett K, McLean S, Hughes C. Prescribing practices, patterns, and potential harms in patients receiving palliative care: A systematic scoping review. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm. 2021 Jul 23;3:100050. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100050.

Cheng Q, Xu B, Ng MSN, Zheng H, So WKW. Needs assessment instruments for family caregivers of cancer patients receiving palliative care: a systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2022 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07122-2. Epub ahead of print.

Chuang E, Yu S, Georgia A, Nymeyer J, Williams J. A Decade of Studying Drivers of Disparities in End-of-Life Care for Black Americans: Using the NIMHD Framework for Health Disparities Research to Map the Path Ahead. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Apr 4:S0885-3924(22)00485-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.03.017. Epub ahead of print.

Goh S, Wong RSM, Quah ELY, Chua KZY, Lim WQ, Ng ADR, et al. Mentoring in palliative medicine in the time of covid-19: a systematic scoping review : Mentoring programs during COVID-19. BMC Med Educ. 2022 May 11;22(1):359. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03409-4.

Hu SQ, Tang W, Zhang WQ, Chen HL, Shen WQ. Incidence of Death Anxiety in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Omega (Westport). 2022 May 24:302228221104298. doi: 10.1177/00302228221104298. Epub ahead of print.

Huo B, Song Y, Chang L, Tan B. Effects of early palliative care on patients with incurable cancer: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2022 May 25:e13620. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13620. Epub ahead of print.

Jessop M, Fischer A, Good P. Impact of expected parental death on the health of adolescent and young adult children: A systematic review of the literature. Palliat Med. 2022 May 5:2692163221092618. doi: 10.1177/02692163221092618. Epub ahead of print.

Kara M, Foster S, Cantrell K. Racial Disparities in the Provision of Pediatric Psychosocial End-of-Life Services: A Systematic Review. J Palliat Med. 2022 May 18. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0476. Epub ahead of print.

Langley J, Jelicic N, Hill TG, Kervin E, Pesut B, Duggleby W, et al. Intersectoral communication amongst healthcare providers regarding care plans: a scoping review. Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2022 Apr 21;16:26323524221092457. doi: 10.1177/26323524221092457.

López-García M, Rubio L, Martin-de-Las-Heras S, Suárez J, Pérez-Cárceles MD, Martin-Martin J. Instruments to measure skills and knowledge of physicians and medical students in palliative care: A systematic review of psychometric properties. Med Teach. 2022 Apr 29:1-13. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2067033. Epub ahead of print.

Noyes M, Herbert A, Moloney S, Irving H, Bradford N. Location of end-of-life care of children with cancer: A systematic review of parent experiences. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Jun;69(6):e29621. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29621. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Pentaris P, Patlamazoglou L, Schaub J. The role of faith in the experience of grief among sexually diverse individuals: a systematic review. Psychol Sex. 2022 Apr 3. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2022.2057869.

Qama E, Diviani N, Grignoli N, Rubinelli S. Health professionals' view on the role of hope and communication challenges with patients in palliative care: A systematic narrative review. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Jun;105(6):1470-1487. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.025. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Rait LI, Yeo NY, Abdelhamid YA, Showler L, Finnis ME, Deane AM. The impact of bereavement support on psychological distress in family members: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Resusc. 2021 Jun;23(2):225-33. doi: 10.51893/2021.2.sr1

Roikjaer SG, Gärtner HS, Timm H. Use of narrative methods in rehabilitation and palliative care in Scandinavian countries: A scoping review. Scand J Caring Sci. 2022 Jun;36(2):346-381. doi: 10.1111/scs.13050. Epub 2021 Dec 9.

Rooney EJ, Johnson A, Jeong SY, Wilson RL. Use of traditional therapies in palliative care for Australian First Nations peoples: An integrative review. J Clin Nurs. 2022 Jun;31(11-12):1465-1476. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16070. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Sobocki BK, Guziak M. The terms supportive and palliative care - analysis of their prevalence and use: quasi-systematic review. Palliat Med Pract 2021;15(3):248-53. doi: 10.5603/PMPI.2021.0014

Visser M, Smaling HJA, Parker D, van der Steen JT. How Do We Talk With People Living With Dementia About Future Care: A Scoping Review. Front Psychol. 2022 Apr 12;13:849100. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.849100.

Wake AD. Knowledge and associated factors towards palliative care among nurses in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SAGE Open Med. 2022 Apr 28;10:20503121221092338. doi: 10.1177/20503121221092338.

Waller A, Hobden B, Fakes K, Clark K. A Systematic Review of the Development and Implementation of Needs-Based Palliative Care Tools in Heart Failure and Chronic Respiratory Disease. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Apr 13;9:878428. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.878428.

Xu S, Wang X, Wang R. The effects of integrated palliative care on quality of life and psychological distress in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 May 17:apm-22-162. doi: 10.21037/apm-22-162. Epub ahead of print.

April 2022

Ansari N, Wilson CM, Heneghan MB, Supiano K, Mooney K. How technology can improve communication and health outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: an integrative review. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07037-y. Epub ahead of print.

Bruun A, Oostendorp L, Bloch S, White N, Mitchinson L, Sisk AR, Stone P. Prognostic decision-making about imminent death within multidisciplinary teams: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2022 Apr 5;12(4):e057194. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057194.

Carmont H, McIlfatrick S. Using virtual reality in palliative care: a systematic integrative review. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2022 Mar 2;28(3):132-144. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2022.28.3.132.

Clarke G, Chapman E, Crooks J, Koffman J, Ahmed S, Bennett MI. Does ethnicity affect pain management for people with advanced disease? A mixed methods cross-national systematic review of 'very high' Human Development Index English-speaking countries. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Apr 6;21(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00923-6.

Dos Anjos C, Silva RMCRA, Pereira ER, Sampaio CEP, Silva MA, Carneiro ECDSP. Families experiencing palliative care for hospitalized children with cancer: an integrative review. Revista Enfermagem. 2021;29. doi: 10.12957/reuerj.2021.51932.

Dupont C, Smets T, Monnet F, Pivodic L, De Vleminck A, Van Audenhove C, Van den Block L. Publicly Available, Interactive Web-Based Tools to Support Advance Care Planning: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr 20;24(4):e33320. doi: 10.2196/33320.

Ebneter AS, Sauter TC, Christen A, Eychmueller S. Feasibility, acceptability and needs in telemedicine for palliative care. Swiss Med Wkly. 2022 Mar 9;152(9-10):Swiss Med Wkly. 2022;152:w30148. doi: 10.4414/smw.2022.w30148.

Estrada L, Agarwal M, Stone P. Health Inequities in Nursing Home Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Systematic Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 May;63(5):862-863. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.049.

Giammalva GR, Ferini G, Torregrossa F, Brunasso L, Musso S, Benigno UE, Gerardi RM, Bonosi L, Costanzo R, Paolini F, Palmisciano P, Umana GE, Di Bonaventura R, Sturiale CL, Iacopino DG, Maugeri R. The Palliative Care in the Metastatic Spinal Tumors. A Systematic Review on the Radiotherapy and Surgical Perspective. Life (Basel). 2022 Apr 12;12(4):571. doi: 10.3390/life12040571.

Kesonen P, Salminen L, Kero J, Aappola J, Haavisto E. An Integrative Review of Interprofessional Teamwork and Required Competence in Specialized Palliative Care. Omega (Westport). 2022 Apr 19:302228221085468. doi: 10.1177/00302228221085468.

Kim C, Kim S, Lee K, Choi J, Kim S. Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 Mar 31. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000869. Epub ahead of print.

Kirkland SW, Yang EH, Garrido Clua M, Kruhlak M, Campbell S, Villa-Roel C, Rowe BH. Screening tools to identify patients with unmet palliative care needs in the emergency department: a systematic review. Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 28. doi: 10.1111/acem.14492. Epub ahead of print.

Lassell RKF, Moreines LT, Luebke MR, Bhatti KS, Pain KJ, Brody AA, Luth EA. Hospice interventions for persons living with dementia, family members and clinicians: A systematic review. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Apr 20. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17802. Epub ahead of print.

Latimer S, Walker RM, Ray-Barruel G, Shaw J, Mackrell K, Hunt T, Gillespie BM. Defining and Describing Terminal Ulcers in Adults at End of Life: An Integrative Review. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2022 Apr 1;35(4):225-233. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000798032.98853.95.

Laurentius A, Wiyono L, Subali AD, Siagian SN. Evaluation of Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Stenting as Palliative Treatment in Severely Cyanotic Tetralogy of Fallot: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. J Tehran Univ Heart Cent. 2021; 16(4): 135-146. doi: 10.18502/jthc.v16i4.8599

Leon Perilla MV, Torkomian Joaquim, RHV. Conceptual Insights on Palliative Care at the end of Life: A Systematic Review. Revista Ciencias de la Salud. 2022;20(1):1-15. doi: 10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/revsalud/a.10906

Novaes LMS, Paiva EMDC, O'Mahony A, Garcia ACM. Roleplay as an Educational Strategy in Palliative Care: A Systematic Integrative Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 May;39(5):570-580. doi: 10.1177/10499091211036703. Epub 2021 Aug 5.

Perna A, Smakaj A, Vitiello R, Velluto C, Proietti L, Tamburrelli FC, Maccauro G. Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screws Fixation Versus Open Surgical Instrumented Fusion for Thoraco-Lumbar Spinal Metastases Palliative Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Front Oncol. 2022 Apr 4;12:884928. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.884928.

Quintiens B, D'Eer L, Deliens L, Van den Block L, Chambaere K, De Donder L, Cohen J, Smets T. Area-Based Compassionate Communities: A systematic integrative review of existing initiatives worldwide. Palliat Med. 2022 Mar;36(3):422-442. doi: 10.1177/02692163211067363.

Saretta M, Doñate-Martínez A, Alhambra-Borrás T. Barriers and facilitators for an effective palliative care communication with older people: A systematic review. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Apr 7:S0738-3991(22)00148-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.04.003. Epub ahead of print.

Schoonover KL, Prokop L, Lapid MI. Valuable Informal Bereavement Support Strategies for Bereaved Parents of Stillborn, Young Children, and Adult Children: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Care. 2022 Mar 30:8258597211062762. doi: 10.1177/08258597211062762. Epub ahead of print.

Stefan MS, Knee AB, Ready A, Rastegar V, Burgher Seaman J, Gunn B, Shaw E, Bannuru RR. Efficacy of models of palliative care delivered beyond the traditional physician-led, subspecialty consultation service model: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Apr 19:bmjspcare-2021-003507. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003507. Epub ahead of print.

March 2022

Akid I, Nesbit S, Nanavati J, Bienvenu OJ, Smith TJ. Prevention of Steroid-Induced Neuropsychiatric Complications With Neuroleptic Drugs: A Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Apr;39(4):472-476. doi: 10.1177/10499091211034771. Epub 2021 Aug 13.

Baddeley E, Mann M, Bravington A, Johnson MJ, Currow D, Murtagh FEM, Boland EG, Obita G, Oliver A, Seddon K, Nelson A, Boland JW, Noble SIR. Symptom burden and lived experiences of patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals on the management of malignant bowel obstruction: A qualitative systematic review. Palliat Med. 2022 Mar 8:2692163221081331. doi: 10.1177/02692163221081331. Epub ahead of print.

Bissonnette J, Dumont E, Pinard AM, Landry M, Rainville P, Ogez D. Hypnosis and music interventions for anxiety, pain, sleep and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Mar 15:bmjspcare-2022-003551. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003551. Epub ahead of print.

Chand CP, Greenley S, Macleod U, Lind M, Barton R, Kelly C. Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Mar 15:bmjspcare-2021-003356. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003356. Epub ahead of print.

D'Eer L, Quintiens B, Van den Block L, Dury S, Deliens L, Chambaere K, Smets T, Cohen J. Civic engagement in serious illness, death, and loss: A systematic mixed-methods review. Palliat Med. 2022 Mar 14:2692163221077850. doi: 10.1177/02692163221077850. Epub ahead of print.

Dolan N, Grealish A, Tuohy T, Bright AM. Are Mindfulness-Based Interventions as Effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Symptoms of Complicated Perinatal Grief? A Systematic Review. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13335. Epub ahead of print.

Fernandes Pedro J, Reis-Pina P. Palliative Care in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: A Systematic Review. Acta Med Port. 2022 Feb 1;35(2):111-118. doi: 10.20344/amp.15963. Epub 2022 Feb 1.

Heufel M, Kourouche S, Angela Lo WS, Thomas B, Hood L, Curtis K. End of life care pathways in the Emergency Department and their effects on patient and health service outcomes: An integrative review. Int Emerg Nurs. 2022 Mar;61:101153. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2022.101153. Epub 2022 Feb 28.

Llop-Medina L, Fu Y, Garcés-Ferrer J, Doñate-Martínez A. Palliative care in older people with multimorbidities: A scoping review on the palliative care needs of patients, carers, and health professionals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 8;19(6):3195. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063195.

Madariaga A, Lau J, Ghoshal A, Dzierżanowski T, Larkin P, Sobocki J, Dickman A, Furness K, Fazelzad R, Crawford GB, Lheureux S. MASCC multidisciplinary evidence-based recommendations for the management of malignant bowel obstruction in advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06889-8. Epub ahead of print.

Mulcahy Symmons S, Ryan K, Aoun SM, Selman LE, Davies AN, Cornally N, Lombard J, McQuilllan R, Guerin S, O'Leary N, Connolly M, Rabbitte M, Mockler D, Foley G. Decision-making in palliative care: patient and family caregiver concordance and discordance-systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Mar 22:bmjspcare-2022-003525. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003525. Epub ahead of print.

Öhlén J, Böling S, HamdanAlshehri H, Brännström M, Henoch I, Hessman E, Nilsson S, Ozanne A. Strategies for knowledge translation of a palliative approach outside specialized palliative care services: a scoping review. BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Mar 22;21(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00929-0.

Riley K, Hupcey JE, Kowalchik K. Palliative Care in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: A Systematic Review. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000855. Epub ahead of print.

Shorey S, Chua C. Nurses and nursing students' experiences on pediatric end-of-life care and death: A qualitative systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Mar 18;112:105332. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105332. Epub ahead of print.

Song S, Jin H, Cheng Q, Gong S, Lv K, Lei T, Tian H, Li X, Lei C, Yang W, Yang K, Guo T. Local palliative therapies for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: radiofrequency ablation combined with stent or biliary stent alone? An updated meta-analysis of nineteen trials. Surg Endosc. 2022 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09181-2. Epub ahead of print.

February 2022

Alshammari F, Sim J, Lapkin S, Stephens M. Registered nurses' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about end-of-life care in non-specialist palliative care settings: A mixed studies review. Nurse Educ Pract. 2022 Feb;59:103294. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103294. Epub 2022 Jan 15.

Belar A, Arantzamendi M, Menten J, Payne S, Hasselaar J, Centeno C. The Decision-Making Process for Palliative Sedation for Patients with Advanced Cancer-Analysis from a Systematic Review of Prospective Studies. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Jan 8;14(2):301. doi: 10.3390/cancers14020301.

Bergersen EB, Larsson M, Olsson C. Children and adolescents' preferences for support when living with a dying parent - An integrative review. Nurs Open. 2022 Feb 13. doi: 10.1002/nop2.1187. Epub ahead of print.

Bolton LE, Seymour J, Gardiner C. Existential suffering in the day to day lives of those living with palliative care needs arising from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A systematic integrative literature review. Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 17:2692163221074539. doi: 10.1177/02692163221074539. Epub ahead of print.

Boven C, Dillen L, Van den Block L, Piers R, Van Den Noortgate N, Van Humbeeck L. In-Hospital Bereavement Services as an Act of Care and a Challenge: An Integrative Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Mar;63(3):e295-e316. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.10.008. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Chen PJ, Smits L, Miranda R, Liao JY, Petersen I, Van den Block L, Sampson EL. Impact of home healthcare on end-of-life outcomes for people with dementia: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Jan 27;22(1):80. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02768-3.

Chyr LC, DeGroot L, Waldfogel JM, Hannum SM, Sloan DH, Cotter VT, Zhang A, Heughan JA, Wilson RF, Robinson KA, Dy SM. Implementation and Effectiveness of Integrating Palliative Care Into Ambulatory Care of Noncancer Serious Chronic Illness: Mixed Methods Review and Meta-Analysis. Ann Fam Med. 2022 Jan-Feb;20(1):77-83. doi: 10.1370/afm.2754.

Coffey M, Edwards D, Anstey S, Gill P, Mann M, Meudell A, Hannigan B. End-of-life care for people with severe mental illness: mixed methods systematic review and thematic synthesis of published case studies (the MENLOC study). BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 22;12(2):e053223. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053223.

Cook O, Doran J, Crosbie K, Sweeney P, Millard I, O'Connor M. Palliative care needs and models of care for people who use drugs and/or alcohol: A mixed methods systematic review. Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 20:2692163211061994. doi: 10.1177/02692163211061994. Epub ahead of print.

Crawley S, Sampson EL, Moore KJ, Kupeli N, West E. Grief in family carers of people living with dementia: A systematic review. Int Psychogeriatr. 2022 Jan 28:1-32. doi: 10.1017/S1041610221002787. Epub ahead of print.

Davies H, Waduud MA, Laloo R, Wyld L, Wallace T, de Siqueira JR, Bennett MI, Scott DJA. Palliative Care Interventions for Peripheral Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. J Palliat Med. 2022 Feb;25(2):319-326. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0393. Epub 2021 Dec 2.

Dos Santos FC, Macieira TGR, Yao Y, Hunter S, Madandola OO, Cho H, Bjarnadottir RI, Dunn Lopez K, Wilkie DJ, Keenan GM. Spiritual Interventions Delivered by Nurses to Address Patients' Needs in Hospitals or Long-Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review. J Palliat Med. 2022 Jan 26. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0578. Epub ahead of print.

Effendy C, Kurianto E, Darmayanti ARI, Noviana U, Nurjannah I. Palliative Care Education to Enhance Informal Caregivers’ Skills in Caring for Patients with Cancer: A Scoping Review. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2022 Jan. 2;10(G):69-75.

García-Sanjuán S, Fernández-Alcántara M, Clement-Carbonell V, Campos-Calderón CP, Orts-Beneito N, Cabañero-Martínez MJ. Levels and Determinants of Place-Of-Death Congruence in Palliative Patients: A Systematic Review. Front Psychol. 2022 Jan 13;12:807869. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.807869.

Hindmarch T, Dalrymple J, Smith M, Barclay S. Spiritual interventions for cancer pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Mar;12(1):1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003102. Epub 2021 Oct 19.

Hui-Lin C, Ting G. The experiences, perceptions, and support needs among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and eating problems: An integrative review. Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 21:2692163211058598. doi: 10.1177/02692163211058598. Epub ahead of print.

Kutzko JH, Dadwal P, Holt T, Rahman MA, Zahir SF, Hickey B. Defining the expected 30-day mortality for patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy: A meta-analysis. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jan 29;168:147-210. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2022.01.030. Epub ahead of print.

Lintott L, Beringer R, Do A, Daudt H. A rapid review of end-of-life needs in the LGBTQ+ community and recommendations for clinicians. Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 17:2692163221078475. doi: 10.1177/02692163221078475. Epub ahead of print.

Mohan BP, Chandan S, Khan SR, Kassab LL, Ponnada S, Artifon ELA, Otoch JP, McDonough S, Adler DG. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) With Biliary Stents in Palliative Treatment of Unresectable Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2022 Feb 1;56(2):e153-e160. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000001524.

Patinadan PV, Tan-Ho G, Choo PY, Ho AHY. Resolving anticipatory grief and enhancing dignity at the end-of life: A systematic review of palliative interventions. Death Stud. 2022;46(2):337-350. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1728426. Epub 2020 Feb 21.

Shakeri B, Abdi K, Bagi M, Dalvand S, Shahriari H, Sadeghi S, Ghanei Gheshlagh R. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Death Anxiety Among Iranian Patients With Cancer. Omega (Westport). 2022 Feb 6:302228211070400. doi: 10.1177/00302228211070400. Epub ahead of print.

Singer J, Roberts KE, McLean E, Fadalla C, Coats T, Rogers M, Wilson MK, Godwin K, Lichtenthal WG. An examination and proposed definitions of family members' grief prior to the death of individuals with a life-limiting illness: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2022 Feb 23:2692163221074540. doi: 10.1177/02692163221074540. Epub ahead of print.

van Kempen MM, Kochen EM, Kars MC. Insight into the content of and experiences with follow-up conversations with bereaved parents in paediatrics: A systematic review. Acta Paediatr. 2022 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/apa.16248. Epub ahead of print.

Vernon E, Hughes MC, Kowalczyk M. Measuring effectiveness in community-based palliative care programs: A systematic review. Soc Sci Med. 2022 Mar;296:114731. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114731. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Wray A, Seymour J, Greenley S, Boland JW. Parental terminal cancer and dependent children: a systematic review. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022 Jan 28:bmjspcare-2021-003094. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003094. Epub ahead of print.