SAGE Palliative Medicine & Chronic Care

Effectiveness of two types of palliative home care in cancer and non-cancer patients: A retrospective population-based study using claims data

Sep 2, 2021

This episode features Dr Markus Krause (Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany) and Dr Antje Freytag (Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany).

Palliative homecare is an important component of palliative care, and it...

Racism in palliative care

Sep 2, 2021

This episode features Jamilla Akhter Hussain (Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK), Jonathan Koffman (Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London, UK) and Sabrina Bajwah (Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care and...

The ‘work’ of managing medications when someone is seriously ill and dying at home: A longitudinal qualitative case study of patient and family perspectives’

Sep 2, 2021

This episode features Dr Eleanor Wilson (Nottingham Centre for the Advancement of Research in End of Life Care, School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK)

Managing medications at home can be a complex task involving ordering, collecting, organising,...

Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process

Sep 2, 2021

This episode features Florence Reedy (Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK).

Chronic breathlessness is a prevalent symptom amongst patients with advanced medical conditions. In combination with disease-modifying therapies and non-pharmacological interventions,...