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| Polly EdmondsSummaryAffiliation: King's College London Country: UK Publications
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Do hospital palliative care teams improve symptom control? Use of a modified STAS as an evaluation toolP M Edmonds
St George s Hospital, London, UK
Palliat Med 12:345-51. 1998..This study suggests that E-STAS may be a useful tool to evaluate interventions by a hospital palliative care team in patients with advanced disease...
Palliative care for people severely affected by multiple sclerosis: evaluation of a novel palliative care servicePolly Edmonds
Palliative Care Team, King s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Mult Scler 16:627-36. 2010..60, p = 0.013). Involvement with the palliative care service appeared to positively affect some key symptoms and reduced informal caregiver burden...
'Fighting for everything': service experiences of people severely affected by multiple sclerosisP Edmonds
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King s College London, and King s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Mult Scler 13:660-7. 2007..No previous research exists specifically exploring the needs of those people severely affected by multiple sclerosis (MS)...
Loss and change: experiences of people severely affected by multiple sclerosisPolly Edmonds
Department of Palliative Care and Policy, King s College London, London
Palliat Med 21:101-7. 2007..Palliative care providers may have expertise in managing loss that could be useful for these patients in partnership with neurological services...
'If only someone had told me . . .' A review of the care of patients dying in hospitalPolly Edmonds
Department of Palliative Care and Policy, King s College, Weston Education Centre, London
Clin Med 3:149-52. 2003..Strategies to improve care, such as the use of integrated care pathways, advance directives and education initiatives, are discussed...
A comparison of the palliative care needs of patients dying from chronic respiratory diseases and lung cancerP Edmonds
Department of Palliative Care and Policy, Guy s, King s and St Thomas School of Medicine, Weston Education Centre, London, UK
Palliat Med 15:287-95. 2001..Among those that knew, LC patients were told earlier prior to death than CLD patients. This study suggests that patients with CLD at the end of life have physical and psychosocial needs at least as severe as patients with lung cancer...
Symptom prevalence and severity in people severely affected by multiple sclerosisIrene J Higginson
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Kings' College London, School of Medicine, London, England, UK
J Palliat Care 22:158-65. 2006..05). CONCLUSION: Many symptoms in people severely affected by MS are as highly prevalent and severe as those experienced by patients with advanced cancer. Increased disability is associated with increased severity for some symptoms...
'The greatest thing in the world is the family': the meaning of social support among black Caribbean and white British patients living with advanced cancerJonathan Koffman
King s College London, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, London, UK
Psychooncology 21:400-8. 2012..The aim of this study was to explore social support networks and their meaning among Black Caribbean and White British patients living with advanced cancer...
Evaluation of a new model of short-term palliative care for people severely affected with multiple sclerosis: a randomised fast-track trial to test timing of referral and how long the effect is maintainedIrene J Higginson
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Bessemer Road, London, UK
Postgrad Med J 87:769-75. 2011....
Palliative care or end-of-life care in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective community surveyPatrick White
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King s College London, UK
Br J Gen Pract 61:e362-70. 2011..Calls for better end-of-life care for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reflect the large number who die from the disease and their considerable unmet needs...
How common are palliative care needs among older people who die in the emergency department?Teresa Beynon
Department of Palliative Care, St Thomas Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
Emerg Med J 28:491-5. 2011..To determine the prevalence and nature of palliative care needs in people aged 65 years or more (65+) who die in emergency departments (EDs)...
The healthcare needs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in the last year of lifeHelena Elkington
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, King's College London, London, UK
Palliat Med 19:485-91. 2005..The absence of palliative care services highlights the need for research into appropriate models of care to address uncontrolled symptoms, information provision and end of life planning..
Symptoms in the month before death for stage 5 chronic kidney disease patients managed without dialysisFliss E Murtagh
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King s College London, London, United Kingdom
J Pain Symptom Manage 40:342-52. 2010....
Meanings of happiness among two ethnic groups living with advanced cancer in south London: a qualitative studyJonathan Koffman
King s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, UK
Psychooncology 22:1096-103. 2013..This study explores and compares, for the first time, the centrality and interpretations of happiness across two cultural groups living with advanced cancer...
"I know he controls cancer": the meanings of religion among Black Caribbean and White British patients with advanced cancerJonathan Koffman
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Weston Education Centre, King s College London, London, UK
Soc Sci Med 67:780-9. 2008....
Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for people with advanced cancer referred to a hospital-based palliative care team: Study protocolSue Hall
Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King s College London, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ, UK
BMC Palliat Care 8:5. 2009..TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Clinical Trials: ISRCTN29868352...
