Quality indicator in palliative care: A review

The effect of palliative care on the quality of life of cancer patients: A systematic review

Back grand & Aim: Recently, palliative care has become more important in relation to the quality of life of cancer patients, and there are studies that determine the optimal quality of life for the patient and his family. The aim of this study is to systematically review the Effect of palliative care on the quality of life of cancer patients. Methods:In this systematic review, we used keywords ...

Challenges of palliative care for children with cancer in Iran: a review

Pediatric palliative care is a holistic caring approach for children and families that begins with diagnosis of a life-threatening illness and continues until death; it aimed to relieve pain and other symptoms in physical, mental, social and spiritual aspects. In spite of available evidence concerning optimal outcomes of the provision of palliative care, establishment of a palliative care syste...

Palliative Care Review

Background: Maintaining the recent expansion of palliative care access in the United States is a recognized public health concern. Economic evaluation is essential to validate current provision and assess the case for new programs. Previous economic reviews in palliative care reported on programs across settings and systems; none has examined specifically the hospital consultative model, the do...

Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Challenges and Solutions

Palliative care is a series of actions aiming to offer support to parents and their infants in order to improve their quality of life. Despite optimal outcomes, the provision of palliative care for infants and achieving these outcomes may be hardly feasible. The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to palliative care and gain insight into the solutions. Accordingly, the obstacles wer...

Palliative care in residential care facilities: a brief review.