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Palliative Medicine is a highly ranked, peer reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to improving knowledge and clinical practice in the palliative care of patients with far advanced disease. It reflects the multidisciplinary approach that is the hallmark of effective palliative care. View full journal description

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

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Exploring the hidden before the end: A phenomenological analysis of forgiveness at the end of life among spiritual caregivers

  • Claudia Rossy Parés
  • Niels van Poecke
  • Maria Fernández-Capo
  • Iris Crespo
  • Michael Scherer-Rath
  • Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven
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Editorial
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Digital health: Early steps in a digital transformation in palliative care

  • Christoph Ostgathe
  • Amara Callistus Nwosu
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Editorial
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Dying for sex: Why we need to consider sex and pleasure as part of palliative care

  • Rachael Eastham
  • Onikepe O. Owolabi
  • Danielle Chammas
  • Anne Philpott
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Factors associated with caregiver burden among family caregivers of patients on home-based palliative care: A systematic review

  • Wei-Ling Koh
  • Jerrald Lau
  • Chermaine Ang
  • Choon Meng Yee
  • Sara Ho
  • Ker-Kan Tan
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Most read articles in this journal in the last 6 months.
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Sympathy, empathy, and compassion: A grounded theory study of palliative care patients’ understandings, experiences, and preferences

  • Shane Sinclair
  • Kate Beamer
  • Thomas F Hack
  • Susan McClement
  • Shelley Raffin Bouchal
  • Harvey M Chochinov
  • Neil A. Hagen
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Communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of patients approaching the end-of-life: A systematic review of qualitative evidence

  • Rebecca J Anderson
  • Steven Bloch
  • Megan Armstrong
  • Patrick C Stone
  • Joseph TS Low
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Revised European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) recommended framework on palliative sedation: An international Delphi study

  • Séverine M Surges
  • Holger Brunsch
  • Birgit Jaspers
  • Kathi Apostolidis
  • Antonella Cardone
  • Carlos Centeno
  • Nathan Cherny
  • Àgnes Csikós
  • Robin Fainsinger
  • Eduardo Garralda
  • Julie Ling
  • Johan Menten
  • Sebastiano Mercadante
  • Daniela Mosoiu
  • Sheila Payne
  • Nancy Preston
  • Lieve Van den Block
  • Jeroen Hasselaar
  • Lukas Radbruch
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Most cited articles published in this journal in the last 3 years. These statistics are updated weekly using data sourced exclusively from CrossRef.
Open Access
Research article
First published  

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

  • Séverine M Surges
  • Holger Brunsch
  • Birgit Jaspers
  • Kathi Apostolidis
  • Antonella Cardone
  • Carlos Centeno
  • Nathan Cherny
  • Àgnes Csikós
  • Robin Fainsinger
  • Eduardo Garralda
  • Julie Ling
  • Johan Menten
  • Sebastiano Mercadante
  • Daniela Mosoiu
  • Sheila Payne
  • Nancy Preston
  • Lieve Van den Block
  • Jeroen Hasselaar
  • Lukas Radbruch
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Primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes

  • Anna Peeler
  • Oladayo Afolabi
  • Michael Adcock
  • Catherine Evans
  • Kennedy Nkhoma
  • Dorothee van Breevoort
  • Lindsay Farrant
  • Richard Harding
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Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A qualitative interview study

  • Hannah May Scott
  • Lucy Coombes
  • Debbie Braybrook
  • Anna Roach
  • Daney Harðardóttir
  • Katherine Bristowe
  • Clare Ellis-Smith
  • Julia Downing
  • Fliss EM Murtagh
  • Bobbie Farsides
  • Lorna K Fraser
  • Myra Bluebond-Langner
  • Richard Harding
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Articles with the highest Altmetric score from the last 3 months, indicating influence and impact.

Our virtual collections serve to identify and group key publications in Palliative Medicine about contemporary issues to enable readers to quickly access key reading on a topic, and learn about the landscape for future research in this area.

COVID-19 Articles
Virtual special issue: EAPC White Papers and Taskforces
Virtual special issue: Sedation
Virtual special issue: Advance Care Planning
Virtual special issue: Bereavement
Virtual special issue: Heart Failure
Virtual special issue: Hospital Based Palliative Care
Virtual special issue: Research Ethics
Virtual special issue: Palliative Care in Asia
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August 2024 - Primary Palliative Care - onwards and upwards!

RScott Murray and Tania Pastrana

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June 2024 - What are we planning, exactly? The perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities, their carers and professionals on end-of-life care planning: A focus group study

Richard Keagan-Bull

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June 2024 - Subcutaneous sodium valproate in palliative care: A systematic review

Sheryn Tan

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June 2024 - How palliative care professionals develop coping competence through their career: A grounded theory

Dr Maria Arantzamendit

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