Christina Rumsey, Daniel W McKennitt, Tania Stafinski, Devidas Menon
{"title":"Family perspectives on high-quality MAiD service and delivery: a cross-Canada qualitative descriptive study.","authors":"Christina Rumsey, Daniel W McKennitt, Tania Stafinski, Devidas Menon","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02035-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02035-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12983891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147357198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alina Weisser, Natalie Öhl, Ann-Kathrin Mahlein, Joachim Peters, Martina Simon, Stephanie Schmitt-Rüth, Anastasiya Zakreuskaya, Michael Nissen, Björn Eskofier, Christoph Ostgathe, Tobias Steigleder, Maria Heckel
{"title":"New technology must support, not restrict humaneness: a qualitative interview study on the potential influences of a new digital system on specialist palliative home care.","authors":"Alina Weisser, Natalie Öhl, Ann-Kathrin Mahlein, Joachim Peters, Martina Simon, Stephanie Schmitt-Rüth, Anastasiya Zakreuskaya, Michael Nissen, Björn Eskofier, Christoph Ostgathe, Tobias Steigleder, Maria Heckel","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02020-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02020-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13063643/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147349479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trends and factors associated with hospice care utilization and place of death in the United States between 2002 and 2020: a retrospective data analysis based on the health and retirement study.","authors":"Yining Long, Minghui Tan, Qin Xia, Zhongyuan Xu, Jinfeng Ding","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02038-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02038-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13064363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147345498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kim Sadler, Steven Callaghan, Aza AlSawafi, Spandana Rayala, Wejdan Alghamdi, Anna Marinetto, Pierina Lazzarin, Saadiya Khan, Khaled AlGhamdi, Fawad Ahmad, Raghad Alhuthil, Hamad Hussain Alyami, Tala Al-Dabbous, Nidhal AlHarrasi, Maryam AlBattashi
{"title":"Translation and multi-site validation of the 'Pediatric Complex Care Needs Assessment Scale' (ACCAPED) from Italian to English.","authors":"Kim Sadler, Steven Callaghan, Aza AlSawafi, Spandana Rayala, Wejdan Alghamdi, Anna Marinetto, Pierina Lazzarin, Saadiya Khan, Khaled AlGhamdi, Fawad Ahmad, Raghad Alhuthil, Hamad Hussain Alyami, Tala Al-Dabbous, Nidhal AlHarrasi, Maryam AlBattashi","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02031-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02031-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13067516/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147345483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perspectives of Chinese nurses on the feasibility of nurse prescription authority in palliative care: a qualitative study.","authors":"Yujie Zhou, Yubiao Kang, Qiuchen Zhu, Shan Dong, Danruo Wang, Tingting Yan, Ling Yuan","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02042-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02042-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13063962/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147345480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Klug, Heidi Müller, Stephan Bongard, Ulf Sibelius, Bastian Eul, Tatjana Huys, Daniel Berthold
{"title":"German-language adaptation of the Bereavement Risk Assessment Tool (BRAT): findings on the inter-rater reliability.","authors":"Kristina Klug, Heidi Müller, Stephan Bongard, Ulf Sibelius, Bastian Eul, Tatjana Huys, Daniel Berthold","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02033-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02033-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13059529/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147345512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T Radojičić, A Belar, N Preston, S Payne, S M Surges, F Hurducas, W Leppert, I Koper, S MartinsPereira, B Fülöp, J Hasselaar, M Arantzamendi
{"title":"Understanding multilevel influences on the adaptation of a complex intervention for oncology to palliative care transitions: a qualitative study across seven European countries.","authors":"T Radojičić, A Belar, N Preston, S Payne, S M Surges, F Hurducas, W Leppert, I Koper, S MartinsPereira, B Fülöp, J Hasselaar, M Arantzamendi","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02036-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02036-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adapting complex healthcare interventions for use across diverse healthcare systems requires balancing fidelity to core components with responsiveness to local contexts. The Pal-Cycles project aims to support transitions in care for patients with advanced cancer across seven European countries. Understanding the multilevel factors that influence adaptation is essential to ensure contextual fit while maintaining intervention integrity.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore the multilevel factors that influenced the adaptation of the Pal-Cycles intervention across seven European countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative study was conducted with purposively sampled country lead team members from all participating countries. Data were derived from focus groups, in which participants reflected on and discussed their experiences of cross-country adaptation meetings, and were analysed using framework analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fourteen country lead team members participated in the study. Analysis identified five areas reflecting multilevel factors that influenced the adaptation of the Pal-Cycles intervention: (1) Organisational variability as a barrier to adapting the Pal-Cycles intervention, (2) Disparities in training and shared motivation to improve palliative care communication, (3) Multidisciplinary collaboration shaped by organisational and cultural contexts, (4) Balancing optimism and practical constraints: stakeholder views on the Pal-Cycles intervention, (5) Working together to adapt the Pal-Cycles intervention across cultures. Organisational variability influenced service availability, integration between oncology and palliative care, and communication pathways. Disparities in previous training and shared motivation shaped clinicians' engagement with the intervention's training component. Multidisciplinary collaboration varied across settings, affecting role clarity and coordination among healthcare professionals. Stakeholder perspectives, including those of cancer clinicians, general practitioners, and consortium members, informed decisions about which elements of the intervention were most relevant in each context. Finally, working together to adapt the intervention across diverse cultural and organisational settings involved iterative discussions that balanced flexibility with preservation of the intervention's core components.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The adaptation of Pal-Cycles was shaped by interrelated organisational, professional, and cultural factors. Recognising how local contexts influence the prioritisation and operationalisation of intervention components is essential for achieving a balance between standardisation and flexibility in cross-national healthcare interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13059508/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147322314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jan Philip Weber, Christiane Müller, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Silke Böttcher, Uta Sekanina, Franziska Schade, Eva Hummers, Martin Scherer, Gabriella Marx, Stephanie Stiel
{"title":"Interprofessional KOPAL case conferences on patients with non-oncological palliative care needs - a qualitative analysis of interaction.","authors":"Jan Philip Weber, Christiane Müller, Nadine Janis Pohontsch, Silke Böttcher, Uta Sekanina, Franziska Schade, Eva Hummers, Martin Scherer, Gabriella Marx, Stephanie Stiel","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02024-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02024-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13049867/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147310859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arden E O'Donnell, Taylor B Wensley, Judith G Gonyea
{"title":"Top of the license practice or out of our scope? A qualitative analysis of social workers' role in cultivating prognostic awareness on hospital palliative care teams.","authors":"Arden E O'Donnell, Taylor B Wensley, Judith G Gonyea","doi":"10.1186/s12904-026-02028-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12904-026-02028-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48945,"journal":{"name":"BMC Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2026-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13041204/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147310792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}