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How Are Palliative Care Cancer Populations Characterized in Randomized Controlled Trials? A Literature Review by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, MD, Oldervoll, Line, PhD, Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen, PhD, Kaasa, Stein, MD, PhD, Knudsen, Anne Kari, MD, PhD, Løhre, Erik Torbjørn, MD, Loge, Jon Håvard, MD, PhD, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Context The difficulties in defining a palliative care patient accentuate the need to provide stringent descriptions of the patient population in…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of introducing advance care planning on a thoracic medicine inpatient ward: an exploratory mixed method study by Hjorth, Nina Elisabeth, Schaufel, Margrethe Aase, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Haugen, Dagny R Faksvåg

“…Background and aimsAdvance care planning (ACP) is communication about wishes and preferences for end-of-life care. ACP is not routinely used in any Norwegian…”
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Factors affecting quality of end-of-life hospital care - a qualitative analysis of free text comments from the i-CODE survey in Norway by Hansen, Marit Irene Tuen, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Kvikstad, Anne, Mayland, Catriona R, Schaufel, Margrethe Aase

“…The ERANet-LAC CODE (Care Of the Dying Evaluation) international survey assessed quality of care for dying cancer patients in seven countries, by use of the…”
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How Are Patient Populations Characterized in Studies Investigating Depression in Advanced Cancer? Results From a Systematic Literature Review by Janberidze, Elene, MD, Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen, PhD, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, MD, PhD, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, MD, Løhre, Erik Torbjørn, MD, Lie, Hanne Cathrine, PhD, Loge, Jon Håvard, MD, PhD, Kaasa, Stein, MD, PhD, Knudsen, Anne Kari, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Context Prevalence rates of depression in patients with advanced cancer vary considerably. This may be because of heterogeneous samples and use of…”
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Computer-Based Assessment of Symptoms and Mobility in Palliative Care: Feasibility and Challenges by Fyllingen, Even Hovig, Oldervoll, Line M., PhD, Loge, Jon Håvard, MD, PhD, Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen, PhD, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, MD, PhD, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, MD, Paulsen, Ørnulf, MD, Kaasa, Stein, MD, PhD

“…Abstract The aims of the study were to explore the ability of cancer patients who are primarily receiving palliative care to use a touchscreen computer for…”
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Pulmonologists' experiences with palliative sedation for terminally ill patients by Schaufel, Margrethe Aase, Førde, Reidun, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Miljeteig, Ingrid

“…Legeforeningen har utarbeidd retningslinjer for lindrande sedering i livets sluttfase, sist revidert i 2014. Vi ville undersøke lungelegar sin kjennskap til…”
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Pulmonologists' experiences with palliative sedation for terminally ill patients by Schaufel, Margrethe Aase, Førde, Reidun, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Miljeteig, Ingrid

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Good Quality Care for Cancer Patients Dying in Hospitals, but Information Needs Unmet: Bereaved Relatives’ Survey within Seven Countries by Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, Hufthammer, Karl Ove, Gerlach, Christina, Sigurdardottir, Katrin, Hansen, Marit Irene Tuen, Ting, Grace, Tripodoro, Vilma Adriana, Goldraij, Gabriel, Yanneo, Eduardo Garcia, Leppert, Wojciech, Wolszczak, Katarzyna, Zambon, Lair, Passarini, Juliana Nalin, Saad, Ivete Alonso Bredda, Weber, Martin, Ellershaw, John, Mayland, Catriona Rachel, Faksvåg Haugen, Dagny, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Tuen Hansen, Marit Irene, Hufthammer, Karl Ove, Leppert, Wojciech, Wolszczak, Katarzyna, Yanneo, Eduardo Garcia, Tripodoro, Vilma, Goldraij, Gabriel, Weber, Martin, Gerlach, Christina, Zambon, Lair, Passarini, Juliana Nalin, Saad, Ivete Bredda, Ellershaw, John, Ting, Grace, Mayland, Catriona R.

“…Background Recognized disparities in quality of end‐of‐life care exist. Our aim was to assess the quality of care for patients dying from cancer, as perceived…”
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Live well, die well – an international cohort study on experiences, concerns and preferences of patients in the last phase of life: the research protocol of the iLIVE study by Yildiz, Berivan, Allan, Simon, Bakan, Misa, Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar, Berger, Michael, Boughey, Mark, Christen, Andri, De Simone, Gustavo G, Egloff, Martina, Ellershaw, John, Elsten, Eline E C M, Eychmüller, Steffen, Fischer, Claudia, Fürst, Carl Johan, Geijteman, Eric C T, Goldraij, Gabriel, Goossensen, Anne, Halfdanardottir, Svandis Iris, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, Hedman, Christel, Hoppe, Tanja, Hughes, Rosemary, Iversen, Grethe Skorpen, Joshi, Melanie, Kodba-Ceh, Hana, Korfage, Ida J, Lunder, Urska, Lüthi, Nora, Martín-Roselló, Maria Luisa, Mason, Stephen, McGlinchey, Tamsin, Montilla, Silvi, Rasmussen, Birgit H, Ruiz-Torreras, Inmaculada, Schelin, Maria E C, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Sigurdardottir, Valgerdur, Simon, Judit, Smeding, Ruthmarijke, Solvåg, Kjersti, Strupp, Julia, Tripodoro, Vilma, van der Kuy, Hugo M, van der Rijt, Carin C D, van Zuylen, Lia, Veloso, Verónica I, Vibora-Martin, Eva, Voltz, Raymond, Zambrano, Sofia C, van der Heide, Agnes

“…IntroductionAdequately addressing the needs of patients at the end of life and their relatives is pivotal in preventing unnecessary suffering and optimising…”
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Pilot testing of the first version of the European Association for Palliative Care basic dataset: A mixed methods study by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Hjermstad, Marianne J, Filbet, Marilene, Tricou, Colombe, McQuillan, Regina, Costantini, Massimo, Autelitano, Cristina, Bennett, Michael I, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg

“…Background: Inadequate description of palliative care cancer patients in research studies often leads to results having limited generalizability. To…”
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Facilitators and barriers of implementing end-of-life care volunteering in a hospital in five European countries: the iLIVE study by Yildiz, Berivan, van der Heide, Agnes, Bakan, Misa, Iversen, Grethe Skorpen, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, McGlinchey, Tamsin, Smeding, Ruthmarijke, Ellershaw, John, Fischer, Claudia, Simon, Judit, Vibora-Martin, Eva, Ruiz-Torreras, Inmaculada, Goossensen, Anne

“…End-of-life (EoL) care volunteers in hospitals are a novel approach to support patients and their close ones. The iLIVE Volunteer Study supported hospital…”
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Development of an international Core Outcome Set (COS) for best care for the dying person: study protocol by Zambrano, Sofia C., Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, van der Heide, Agnes, Tripodoro, Vilma A., Ellershaw, John, Fürst, Carl Johan, Voltz, Raymond, Mason, Stephen, Daud, María L., De Simone, Gustavo, Kremeike, Kerstin, Halfdanardottir, Svandis Iris, Sigurdardottir, Valgerdur, Johnson, Jeremy, Allan, Simon, Hafeez, Haroon, Simões, Catarina, Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Rasmussen, Birgit H., Williamson, Paula, Eychmüller, Steffen

“…Background In contrast to typical measures employed to assess outcomes in healthcare such as mortality or recovery rates, it is difficult to define which…”
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A pan-European survey of research in end-of-life cancer care by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, Bausewein, Claudia, Higginson, Irene J., Harding, Richard, Rosland, Jan Henrik, Kaasa, Stein

“…Background To date, there is no coordinated strategy for end-of-life (EOL) cancer care research in Europe. The PRISMA (Reflecting the Positive Diversities of…”
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Clinical priorities, barriers and solutions in end-of-life cancer care research across Europe. Report from a workshop by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg, Rijt, Carin C.D. van der, Sjøgren, Per, Harding, Richard, Higginson, Irene J, Kaasa, Stein

“…Abstract Aim The PRISMA project is aiming to co-ordinate research priorities, measurement and practice in end-of-life (EOL) care in Europe. As part of PRISMA…”
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Incidence of Psychogenic Seizures in Adults: A Population‐Based Study in Iceland by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Olafsson, Elias

“…Purpose: We wished to determine the incidence of psychogenic nonepileptic (NES) seizures in a population‐based study. Methods: Cases were identified through…”
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Prevalence of distressing symptoms in hospitalised patients on medical wards: A cross-sectional study by Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth, Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg

“…Many patients with advanced, serious, non-malignant disease belong to the population generally seen on medical wards. However, little research has been carried…”
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