Vol 12, No 3 (May 31, 2023): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article

Efficacy of glass membrane emulsification device in conventional transarterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: a preliminary study
Toru Ishikawa, Erina Kodama, Takamasa Kobayashi, Motoi Azumi, Yujiro Nozawa, Akito Iwanaga, Tomoe Sano, Terasu Honma
Symptom clusters in palliative-stage cancer correlate with proinflammatory cytokine cluster
Camilla Nilsberth, Valerie Sackmann, Karin Fransson, Maria Jakobsson, Marit Karlsson, Anna Milberg
Development of a prognostic nomogram based on objective blood test data for patients with advanced cancer undergoing palliative care
Rongrong Fan, Xuying Li, Yan Tan, Siyu Yang, Xiaofan Bu, Yongyi Chen, Ying Wang, Cuiling Qiu
Clinical characteristics and drug resistance profile of patients with endobronchial tuberculosis in South Korea: single-center experience
Seong Mi Moon, Won-Yeon Lee, Beomsu Shin
Development of a tool for palliative care needs assessment and intervention: mixed methods research at a Swiss tertiary oncology clinic
Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti, André Fringer, Suzanne Attoun-Knobel, Ellie B. Schmidt, Florian Strasser, Mathias Schlögl, David Blum
Validation of the Chinese DeFeC questionnaire: a comprehensive screening tool for symptoms and causes of constipation and incontinence
Ge Sun, Monika Trzpis, Haibo Ding, Xianhua Gao, Wei Zhang, Paul M. A. Broens
First booster dose uptake of COVID-19 vaccine and disease-related factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a cross-sectional survey in Hungary
Monika Fekete, Alpar Horvath, Balazs Santa, Gabor Tomisa, Gergo Szollosi, Janos Tamas Varga
Effect of chewing gum on anxiety in women undergoing elective cesarean section: a randomized controlled study
Yu Jeong Bang, Eun Kyung Lee, RyungA Kang, Ah Hyun Kim, Chung Su Kim, Woo Seog Sim, Suk-Joo Choi, Soo-Young Oh, Cheong-Rae Roh, Justin Sangwook Ko
Addition of platelet-lymphocyte ratio to risk factors to improve the early prediction of acute kidney injury and mortality in critically ill neonates
Zhenjiang Chen, Xiaomei Dai, Yanhong Li
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme improves physical health and quality of life in post-COVID syndrome
Zsofia Szarvas, Monika Fekete, Rita Horvath, Maya Shimizu, Fuko Tsuhiya, Ha Eun Choi, Katica Kup, Vince Fazekas-Pongor, Kinga Nedda Pete, Renata Cserjesi, Regina Bakos, Orsolya Gobel, Orsolya Kovacs, Kata Gyongyosi, Renata Pinter, Zsuzsanna Kovats, Zoltan Ungvari, Stefano Tarantini, Gabor Horvath, Veronika Muller, Janos Tamas Varga
Effects of social support, anxiety, and hope levels on cognitive bias in patients with nasogastric/nasoenteric tubes
Jing Luo, Xing-Yu Chen, Sha-Jing Fan, Ai-Ying Jin, Wen-Jie Sui
Effects of advance care planning on end-of-life decisions among community-dwelling elderly people and their relatives: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jingxi Wang, Aiting Zhou, Hui Peng, Nanxi Zhu, Liu Yang, Xiaoqin Zheng, Maoyu Li, Nan Xie, Renli Deng

Review Article on Palliative Radiotherapy Column1

Appropriateness of the 30-day expected mortality metric in palliative radiation treatment: a narrative review
Inmaculada Navarro-Domenech, Tara Behroozian, Peter Hoskin, Candice Johnstone, Abram Recht, Johan Menten, Eva Oldenburger, Yvette M. van der Linden, Joanne M. van der Velden, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, Charles B. Simone II, Peter Johnstone, Stephen Lutz, Lauren Milton, Nicolaus Andratschke, Jonas Willmann, Joanna Kazmierska, Mateusz Spałek, Gustavo N. Marta, Edward Chow, Srinivas Raman

Review Article on Oncology Nursing2

Global challenges and initiatives in oncology nursing education
Annette Galassi, Shenila Anwarali, Julia Challinor

Editorial Commentary on The Human Experience5

The nutrition our patients need
Nike Izmaylov

Disclosure

1. The series “Palliative Radiotherapy Column” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Edward Chow and Candice Johnstone served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

2. The series “Oncology Nursing” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Margaret Fitch and Annie Young served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

3. The series “Medical Oncology: Challenges in 2022” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Stergios Boussios, Elie Rassy, Aruni Ghose and Matin Sheriff served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

4. The series “Palliative Reconstructive Surgery” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Marios Papadakis served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.

5. The series “The Human Experience” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Paul Rousseau served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.