Active Aging for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: Definitions, Literature Review, and Models by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Johan Lökk

“…Based on the multisystematic nature of PD, a new “Active Aging Model for Parkinson’s Disease” is proposed consisting of self-care, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary care, palliative care, patient-centered care, and personalized care. …”
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A Novel Heterozygous De Novo MORC2 Missense Variant Causes an Early Onset and Severe Neurodevelopmental Disorder by Daniel Arbide, Nour Elkhateeb, Ewa Goljan, Carolina Perez Gonzalez, Anna Maw, Soo-Mi Park

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Rational Suicide, Euthanasia, and the Very Old: Two Case Reports by Anne Pamela Frances Wand, Carmelle Peisah, Brian Draper, Carolyn Jones, Henry Brodaty

“…Little is known about why older people may express a wish to die or request euthanasia and how such thoughts may intersect with suicide attempts. Palliative care models promote best care as holistic and relieving suffering without hastening death in severely ill patients; but what of those old people who are tired of living and may have chronic symptoms, disability, and reduced quality of life? …”
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Peer support for discharge from hospital to community mental healthcare: a cost analysis by Mike Lucock, Stephen Bremner, Steve Gillard, Sarah White, Michael Ussher, Alan Simpson, Andrew Healey, Lucy Pollyanna Goldsmith, Akshaykumar Patel, Jacqueline Marks, Rhiannon Foster, Sarah L Gibson, Julie Repper, Miles Rinaldi

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Physical and Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers, Including End of Life Care Providers by Toral Shastri, Kunal Gawri, Estelamari Rodriguez, Richa Dawar

“…Out of the 182 respondents, 70 were primarily from the fields of Oncology and Palliative Care. # Conclusions Several factors have contributed to increased physical and psychological stress among HCWs, such as extended working hours, sleep deprivation, job insecurity, the shift to telemedicine, the risk of contracting the virus and endangering their families, lack of childcare options, and the added pressure of homeschooling. …”
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Enhancing quality of care for older adults: The age‐friendly health system (4Ms framework) and the role of general medicine physicians as system‐based complexologists by Masaya Higuchi, Takashi Watari, Kenya Ie

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Spiritual Needs and Resilience Women with Cervical Cancer by Supatmi Supatmi, Fathiya Lutfil Yumni, Reliani Reliani, Diah Priyantini

“… Introduction: Spiritual needs are crucial in providing support for cervical cancer patients in palliative care. Spiritual support helps reduce feelings of despair and depression, enabling patients to undergo treatment and maintain their quality of life. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Colonic Stent in a Tertiary Care Center by Mahesh Gajendran, Chandraprakash Umapathy, John Nasr, Andres Gelrud

“…Colonic obstruction is one of the manifestations of colon cancer for which self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) have been effectively used, to restore the luminal patency either for palliative care or as a bridge to resective surgery. The aim of our study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of large diameter SEMS in patients with malignant colorectal obstruction. …”
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Aortoesophageal Fistula after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury by Masakazu Nitta, Taro Tamakawa, Natsuo Kamimura, Tadayuki Honda, Hiroshi Endoh

“…After being re-transferred to Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, we tried to convince him to undergo surgical treatment, but he strongly refused. He received palliative care and died due to rupture of the aortic pseudoaneurysm 3 days after the hospital transfer. …”
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Cryoglobulinemia Associated With Multiple Myeloma in a Dog Presenting With Epistaxis and Skin Lesions by Myrto Spyropoulou, Ivan Montanes‐Sancho, Adam G. Gow, Suzanne Bussey

“…The patient received palliative care with prednisolone while the owner was considering chemotherapy. …”
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A 55-Year-Old Man with Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Right Groin after External Beam Radiation for Testicular Cancer by Christine Ibilibor, Jeremy Wells, Sravan Kavuri, Kelvin A. Moses

“…Despite an aggressive treatment regimen and an initial good response, the patient’s cancer progressed requiring palliative care. It is unclear whether or not therapeutic radiation in this case promoted the conversion of the patient’s condyloma to a malignant lesion. …”
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Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma in an Adolescent with Sickle Cell Anaemia by H. R. Ahmad, J. A. Faruk, M. A. Bugaje, A. Solomon, M. O. A. Samaila, R. M. Akuse

“…Surgical debulking and palliative care with chemotherapy were given, and she demised 10 months after. …”
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Engaging with Families Is a Challenge: Beliefs among Healthcare Professionals in Forensic Psychiatric Care by Ulrica Hörberg, Eva Benzein, Christen Erlingsson, Susanne Syrén

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The Challenges of Managing Ovarian Cancer in the Developing World by Olivier Mulisya, Franck K. Sikakulya, Mbusa Mastaki, Tambavira Gertrude, Mathe Jeff

“…Similarly, access to prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care for cancer-related disease is insufficient. …”
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Evaluation of circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic and predictive biomarker in BRAF V600E mutated colorectal cancer—results from the FIRE‐4.5 study by Susanne Klein‐Scory, Alexander Baraniskin, Wolff Schmiegel, Thomas Mika, Roland Schroers, Swantje Held, Kathrin Heinrich, David Tougeron, Dominik P. Modest, Ingo Schwaner, Jan Eucker, Rudolf Pihusch, Martina Stauch, Florian Kaiser, Christoph Kahl, Meinolf Karthaus, Christian Müller, Christof Burkart, Sebastian Stintzing, Volker Heinemann

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From skin to heart: The rare journey of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma metastasis by Maria Gabriela Matta, MD MSc, Dipesh Raniga, MD, Vinicius Carraro do Nascimento, MD, Gayle Therese Hill, BSc, Mohamed Nasser Essack, MD, Ian Agahari, MD

“…Advanced imaging revealed tumour invasion into the left atrium, leading to palliative chemotherapy and ultimately the patient's transition to palliative care 7 months after diagnosis. This case underscores the need for vigilance in monitoring potential metastasis in rare tumours like PDS.…”
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Therapeutical Intervention, Relaxation, Mental Images, and Spirituality (RIME) for Spiritual Pain in Terminal Patients. A Training Program by Ana Catarina de Araújo Elias, Joel Sales Giglio, Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta, Linda Gentry El-Dash

“…Six subjects (a nurse, a doctor, three psychologists, and an alternative therapist), all skilled in palliative care, were invited to take part in the experience. …”
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AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNET OF THINGS IN HEALTHCARE UTILIZING SMARTWATCHES by Fatemeh Sadeghi Boshrabadi, Moussa Abolhassani, Shadi Shafaghi, Fariba Ghorbani, Masoud Shafaghi

“…Results: Smartwatches are used in three fields of healthcare, including palliative care, speech therapy, diagnosis, disease prevention, rehabilitation, and health improvement. …”
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Occupational Therapy Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Robots in the Care for Older People Living in the Community by Sławomir Tobis, Mirosława Cylkowska-Nowak, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis, Mariola Pawlaczyk, Aleksandra Suwalska

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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Child: A Case Report of Palliative Chemotherapy and Literature Review Applied to Limited Resources Centers by Natharina Yolanda, Stefanus Gunawan, Max F. J. Mantik, Anjo J. P. Veerman

“…As a conclusion, in JMML cases in developing countries without HSCT, palliative chemotherapy is acceptable, and palliative care is an important aspect.…”
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