Review of European guidelines on palliative sedation: A foundation for the updating of the European Association for palliative care framework

SM Surges, E Garralda, B Jaspers… - Journal of Palliative …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
In 2009, the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) developed a framework on
palliative sedation, acknowledging this practice as an important and ethically acceptable …

Palliative sedation in Germany: how much do we know? A prospective survey

B Jaspers, F Nauck, G Lindena, F Elsner… - Journal of palliative …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Background: Little is known about the practice of palliative sedation (PS) in Germany. This
paper presents an analysis of sedation-related data obtained from the German standardized …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of legislation, regulations and national health strategies for palliative care in seven European countries (Results from the Europall Research …

KV Beek, K Woitha, N Ahmed, J Menten… - BMC health services …, 2013 - Springer
Background According to EU policy, anyone in need of palliative care should be able to
have access to it. It is therefore important to investigate which palliative care topics are …

[HTML][HTML] “Never at ease” – family carers within integrated palliative care: a multinational, mixed method study

G Ateş, AF Ebenau, C Busa, Á Csikos, J Hasselaar… - BMC Palliative Care, 2018 - Springer
Background Family carers manage a wide range of responsibilities in the lives and care of
patients receiving palliative care. They fulfil multiple roles and perform activities within …

Revised European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework on palliative sedation: An international Delphi study

SM Surges, H Brunsch, B Jaspers… - Palliative …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) acknowledges palliative
sedation as an important, broadly accepted intervention for patients with life-limiting disease …

Quality palliative care for cancer and dementia in five European countries: some common challenges

N Davies, L Maio, JR Paap, E Mariani… - Aging & Mental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: There is a growing consensus worldwide that palliative care needs to be both
more inclusive of conditions other than cancer and to improve. This paper explores some …

[HTML][HTML] Improving the organization of palliative care: identification of barriers and facilitators in five European countries

J van Riet Paap, M Vernooij-Dassen, F Brouwer… - Implementation …, 2014 - Springer
Background Interventions to improve palliative care encounter challenges beyond the usual
implementation problems because of palliative care's complex and changing character. In …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of the palliative phase in people with dementia: a variety of opinions between healthcare professionals

J van Riet Paap, E Mariani, R Chattat, R Koopmans… - BMC Palliative Care, 2015 - Springer
Background People with dementia can benefit from a palliative care approach.
Recommendations, such as those of the EAPC have been proposed to strengthen the …

Volunteers in palliative care–a comparison of seven European countries: a descriptive study

K Woitha, J Hasselaar, K Van Beek, L Radbruch… - Pain …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective In Europe, volunteers have an important role in the delivery of palliative
care. As part of the EU co‐funded Europall project, 4 aspects of volunteering in palliative …

Evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of physiotherapeutic management of lymphoedema in palliative care patients

KE Clemens, B Jaspers, E Klaschik… - Japanese Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective Lymphoedema is a common sequela of cancer or its treatment that affects lymph
node drainage. The physiotherapist, as member of the multiprofessional team in palliative …