SynthesisEuropean journal of cancer care2020
A qualitative evidence synthesis of healthcare professionals' experiences and views of palliative care for patients with a haematological malignancy.
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- A qualitative evidence synthesis of healthcare professionals' experiences and views of palliative care for patients with a haematological malignancy.European journal of cancer care · 2020Pooled it
- Advances in End-of-Life Care in Canada: Implications for Oncology Nursing.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Review
- Advance care planning in haematological malignancies: A qualitative exploratory analysis of the facilitators and barriers to implementing advance care planning in practice.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- More than "hematology": a qualitative study on the experience of hematologists treating people with blood cancer in Greece.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Attitudes of a Hemato-Oncology Team Toward Referring Patients to Palliative Care: A Qualitative Study.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- A multicentre survey on the perception of palliative care among health professionals working in haematology.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Knowledge, feelings, and willingness to use palliative care in cancer patients with hematologic malignancies and solid tumors: a prospective, cross-sectional study in a comprehensive cancer center in Germany.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Haematological nurses' experiences about palliative care trajectories of patients with life-threatening haematological malignancies: A qualitative study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Doing palliative care research on hematologic cancer patients: A realist synthesis of literature and experts' opinion on what works, for whom and in what circumstances.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Behavioral Patterns in Breaking Bad News Communication: An Ethnographic Study with Hematologists.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionPatients with haematological malignancies may not be receiving appropriate referrals to palliative care and continuing to have treatments in the end stages of their disease. This systematic review of qualitative research aimed to synthesise healthcare professionals' (HCPs) views and experiences of palliative care for adult patients with a haematologic malignancy.
methodsA systematic search strategy was undertaken across eight databases. Thomas and Harden's approach to thematic analysis guided synthesis on the seventeen included studies. GRADE-GRADEQual guided assessment of confidence in the synthesised findings.
resultsThree analytic themes were identified: (a) "Maybe we can pull another 'rabbit out of the hat'," represents doctors' therapeutic optimism, (b) "To tell or not to tell?" explores doctors' decision-making around introducing palliative care, and (c) "Hospice, home or hospital?" describes HCPs concerns about challenges faced by haematology patients at end of life in terms of transfusion support and risk of catastrophic bleeds.
conclusionHaematologists value the importance of integrated palliative care but prefer the term "supportive care." Early integration of supportive care alongside active curative treatment should be the model of choice in haematology settings in order to achieve the best outcomes and improved quality of life.
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