Improving delirium recognition and assessment for people receiving inpatient palliative care: a mixed methods meta-synthesis

Guidelines for the Assessment of Bereavement Risk in Family Members of People Receiving Palliative Care Centre for Palliative Care

Palliative care nurses' recognition and assessment of delirium symptoms: A qualitative study using critical incident technique

Background: Delirium is prevalent in palliative care inpatient settings and management is often challenging. Despite nurses’ integral patient care role, little is known about palliative care nurses’ capacity to recognise, assess and respond to patients’ delirium symptoms. Objective: To explore the experiences, views and practices of inpatient palliative care nurses in delirium recognition and a...

Delirium prevalence, incidence, and implications for screening in specialist palliative care inpatient settings: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Delirium is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome frequently experienced by palliative care inpatients. This syndrome is under-recognized by clinicians. While screening increases recognition, it is not a routine practice. AIM AND DESIGN This systematic review aims to examine methods, quality, and results of delirium prevalence and incidence studies in palliative care inpatient popula...

Delirium in palliative care.

Delirium is highly prevalent in cancer patients with advanced disease. Frequently a preterminal event, the condition is a sign of significant physiologic disturbance, typically involving multiple medical etiologies including infection, organ failure, adverse medication effects, and in rare situations, paraneoplastic syndromes. Unfortunately, delirium is frequently unrecognized or misdiagnosed a...

Modelling the landscape of palliative care for people with dementia: a European mixed methods study

BACKGROUND Palliative care for people with dementia is often sub-optimal. This is partly because of the challenging nature of dementia itself, and partly because of system failings that are particularly salient in primary care and community services. There is a need to systematize palliative care for people with dementia, to clarify where changes in practice could be made.To develop a model of ...