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Palliative Care & Social Practice is an international open access palliative care journal that publishes articles from symptom science, clinical practice and health services research, as well as cutting-edge research from the realm of social practice – from public health theory and practice, social medicine and social work, to social sciences related to dying and its care, as well as policy, criticism and cultural studies. We want to showcase the next generation of palliative care innovation research and practice - in clinics and in the wider society. The journal welcomes unsolicited article proposals. All articles are listed on PubMed, PubMed Central and Scopus. View full journal description

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Voices that matter: Bereaved carers’ perspectives of support and person-centred care in residential aged care homes

  • Julie M. Brose
  • Yong Hao Ng
  • Kirsten Auret
  • Bruce Rumbold
  • Samar Aoun
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A descriptive study of cancer care experiences and burden of rural South Dakotans

  • Sarah Mollman
  • Teddi Dowling
  • Patricia Woolridge
  • Jamie Hillmer
  • James Odom
  • Marie Bakitas
  • Hossein Moradi Rekabdarkolaee
  • Brandon M. Varilek
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A whole-process management intervention to transform pessimistic attitudes toward cancer care among internal medicine residents

  • Yi-Chen Huang
  • Yan-Fang Xing
  • Jian-Liang Xu
  • Li Zou
  • Ya-Qin Sun
  • Kou-Xing Zhang
  • Xiang-Yuan Wu
  • Xing Li
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Non-pharmacological interventions feasible in the nursing scope of practice for pain relief in palliative care patients: a systematic review

  • Suzan van Veen
  • Hans Drenth
  • Hans Hobbelen
  • Evelyn Finnema
  • Saskia Teunissen
  • Everlien de Graaf
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Midazolam: an essential palliative care drug

  • Eric Prommer
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How does Medical Assistance in Dying affect end-of-life care planning discussions? Experiences of Canadian multidisciplinary palliative care providers

  • Anita Ho
  • Joshua S. Norman
  • Soodabeh Joolaee
  • Kristie Serota
  • Louise Twells
  • Leeroy William
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Non-pharmacological interventions feasible in the nursing scope of practice for pain relief in palliative care patients: a systematic review

  • Suzan van Veen
  • Hans Drenth
  • Hans Hobbelen
  • Evelyn Finnema
  • Saskia Teunissen
  • Everlien de Graaf
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Improving shared decision-making about cancer treatment through design-based data-driven decision-support tools and redesigning care paths: an overview of the 4D PICTURE project

  • Judith A. C. Rietjens
  • Ingeborg Griffioen
  • Jorge Sierra-Pérez
  • Gaby Sroczynski
  • Uwe Siebert
  • Alena Buyx
  • Barbara Peric
  • Inge Marie Svane
  • Jasper B. P. Brands
  • Karina D. Steffensen
  • Carlos Romero Piqueras
  • Elham Hedayati
  • Maria M. Karsten
  • Norbert Couespel
  • Canan Akoglu
  • Roberto Pazo-Cid
  • Paul Rayson
  • Hester F. Lingsma
  • Maartje H. N. Schermer
  • Ewout W. Steyerberg
  • Sheila A. Payne
  • Ida J. Korfage
  • Anne M. Stiggelbout
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‘Someone must do it’: multiple views on family’s role in end-of-life care – an international qualitative study

  • Vilma A. Tripodoro
  • Verónica I. Veloso
  • Eva Víbora Martín
  • Hana Kodba-Čeh
  • Miša Bakan
  • Birgit H. Rasmussen
  • Sofía C. Zambrano
  • Melanie Joshi
  • Svandis Íris Hálfdánardóttir
  • Guðlaug Helga Ásgeirsdóttir
  • Elisabeth Romarheim
  • Dagny Faksvåg Haugen
  • Tamsin McGlinchey
  • Berivan Yildiz
  • Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca
  • Anne Goossensen
  • Urška Lunder
  • Agnes van der Heide
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Relationship between perceived social support and mental health status of the advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care in Bangladesh

  • Jheelam Biswas
  • A. K. M. Motiur Rahman Bhuiyan
  • Afroja Alam
  • Mostofa Kamal Chowdhury
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