Browsing Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk by Journals "BMC Palliative Care"
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Cancer patients spend more time at home and more often die at home with advance care planning conversations in primary health care: a retrospective observational cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Spending time at home and dying at home is advocated to be a desirable outcome in palliative care (PC). In Norway, home deaths among cancer patients are rare compared to other European countries. Advance care ... -
Continuous subcutaneous infusion for pain control in dying patients: experiences from a tertiary palliative care center
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) via ambulatory infusion pump (AIP) is a valuable method of pain control in palliative care. When using CSCI, low-dose methadone as add-on to other opioids might be an ... -
A qualitative study of bereaved family caregivers: feeling of security, facilitators and barriers for rural home care and death for persons with advanced cancer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background For cancer patients and their family, an important factor that determines the choice to die at home is the caregivers’ feeling of security when caring for the patient at home. Support to caregivers from healthcare ... -
Serum and urine concentrations of morphine and morphine metabolites in patients with advanced cancer receiving continuous intravenous morphine: An observational study Cancer palliative care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background:The feasibility and clinical implication of drug monitoring of morphine, morphine-6-glucuronide (M6G)and morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G) need further investigation. This study aimed to determine what predicts ... -
The Palliative Radiotherapy and Inflammation Study (PRAIS) - Protocol for a longitudinal observational multicenter study on patients with cancer induced bone pain 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1103 Clinical Sciences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Radiation therapy (RT) results in pain relief for about 6 of 10 patients with cancer induced bone pain (CIBP) caused by bone metastases. The high number of non-responders, the long median time from RT to pain ...