The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool is valid and reliable for pain assessment in pediatric patients who are critically ill.

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding palliative and end-of-life care in patients with critical cardiovascular illness.

A scientific statement has been published by the AHA regarding palliative care and advanced cardiovascular disease in adults.

4 Provided by doctors, nurses, social workers, and chaplains, specialist-level palliative care treats pain and other distressing ... and psychosocial assessment and support. Ensuring that all ...

Six to nine percent of all newborns require admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU ... Due to this, valid tools to support the assessment of pain are of great importance.

The surprise question “Would I be surprised if this patient dies within 1 year?” is a simple tool to identify patients who may benefit from palliative care. We aimed to investigate the usefulness of ...

A tool that was once used to examine the intensity and frequency of pain in dementia patients following their death has been revamped to help skilled nursing facilities deliver palliative care to ...

Future research should focus on developing assessment tools specific to palliative care, conducting well-designed studies, and creating replicable, standardised interventions. Burnout and compassion ...

After stroke, palliative care needs (eg, to address pain and physical, emotional ... Multidimensional needs assessment tools should be integrated into routine practice and education, 31 stroke ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The uncertainty of death’s exact timing necessitates accurate survival predictions for better end-of-life care. This study was to map and guide the use of prognostic tools ...

resulting in quality assessment mostly being at a ‘medium’ level. In this study, a total of 12 screening tools were identified: PTST, Supportive and Palliative Care Index tool (SPICT), Superised ...

The demand for palliative care is also rising due to aging populations, longer lifespans, and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses overall. Early identification, accurate assessment, and ...