How are you getting in preparing your submission for our special issue on Primary Palliative Care? Don't hesitate to contact us with any queries. See our call for papers on our home page: https://buff.ly/3OWov0V #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #hospice

A total of 117 statements were identified and organised into five clusters: (1) being client-centred, (2) promoting occupational engagement to optimise quality of life, (3) involving the social and relational environment, (4) enabling occupations and (5) facilitating occupational adaptation. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://buff.ly/3Ohw7cw

The key elements which signal improved care outcomes are: care coordination; care planning; digital health; and using methods to prepare, inform and motivate patients and families. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3QuGhcG

Paramedics have a revered public identity, shaped by a perceived ability to fix a crisis. However, a dichotomy exists regarding their role as a lifesaver and community responder. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3YgigrP

With regard to spirituality, for parents caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition, five aspects are important: how they connect to their religious beliefs; how they deal with hope; their parental identity; their personal development; and how connected they feel to others. #hpm #hapc #pedpc https://buff.ly/3rRU7LT

Home deaths increased for everyone in the UK, but the increase was greater for those living in the least deprived areas compared to those living in the most deprived area. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3Dwgfy2

The actionable practices suggested by family members/caregivers provide opportunities for both healthcare teams and healthcare systems to improve the quality of serious illness care during the #COVID-19 context. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3Y5gcCV

Young men with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy are able to escape their everyday lives through video gaming and engage in activity otherwise unavailable to them. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3KgSPAC

A diverse patient sample with respect to race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic background, and cancer type understood and applied the term “prognosis” in unique, multifaceted ways. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/46WAToD

#Hospice staff and volunteers’ practice predominantly focused on managing hyperactive symptoms of delirium, rather than delirium prevention or early recognition. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://buff.ly/3Q6Zwch

Acute care for older people in hospital was shaped by an overarching ideology of rescue which predicted and dictated the process of care. Suffering was not restricted to the direct experiences of life-limiting illness but was also associated with the experience of receiving care in an acute hospital setting. Avoiding or minimising iatrogenic suffering is an essential component of compassionate care. #hpm #hapc #hospice https://buff.ly/3JXIzgm

Identified gaps in research include: appropriate outcome tools for progressive neurological disease patients, how to address healthcare provider education and appropriate triage and referral guidelines for these patients to palliative care providers. #palliativecare #hpm #hapc #hospice #neurology https://buff.ly/46RA7Jc

This study provides equivocal results about the effects of Medical Aid in Dying on family members following the loss. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3PXJocY

Professional interpreters experience distress, overwhelm, guilt, loneliness and discomfort when interpreting #palliative care conversations. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3DcLca8

All included models had elements of care integration (such as a care coordination role, interdisciplinary collaboration and person-centred care); but the level of integration varied considerably. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://buff.ly/3JOML1U

This review identified 44 PREMs available for use for hospitalised patients with palliative care needs and their families, and mapped them to domains of care shown to be important by previous research. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://buff.ly/3O4eJt8

Woo hoo! You will now find our podcasts on Spotify. You can now listen to authors talk about their work 'on the go'. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare #podcast https://buff.ly/44hHlou

Telehealth rapport and relational training, including managing telepresence, is needed to help health professionals adopt and integrate telehealth into #palliative care. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/43bUaPO

Evidence to identify how telehealth services should be used (including appropriate models of care and economic considerations) are needed for this technology to achieve its full potential in #palliative care. #hpm #hapc https://buff.ly/3XLVs2U

The impact of COVID-19 on palliative care social work: An online survey by a European Association of Palliative Care Task Force. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://buff.ly/3XCdG6C