OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Palliative Medicine is 24. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A tribute to Derek Doyle and Cynthia Goh	215
Assessing the suitability of the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT-Paediatric) for use with parents of children with a life-limiting condition: A qualitative secondary analysis	75
What are we planning, exactly? The perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities, their carers and professionals on end-of-life care planning: A focus group study	55
Facilitators and barriers in using comics to support family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care at home: A qualitative study	52
Posttraumatic growth in palliative care settings: A scoping review of prevalence, characteristics and interventions	51
Complexity and function of family involvement in advance care planning: A qualitative study of perspectives from people living with advanced cancer, family members and healthcare professionals	51
Neuropalliative care for progressive neurological diseases: A scoping review on models of care and priorities for future research	51
Resilience in advanced cancer caregiving. A systematic review and meta-synthesis	50
Mixed methods process evaluation of an advance care planning intervention among nursing home staff	47
Use of long term aprepitant as a treatment for refractory nausea following oesophageal stent insertion – a case report	39
Preserving the integrity of personhood in people with advanced cancer: An in-depth qualitative study among patients, relatives, and care professionals	37
Association between religious beliefs and discussions regarding advance care planning: A nationwide survey	37
Palliative care volunteering: Pressing challenges in research	37
Prevalence of grief disorders in bereaved families of cancer patients: A meta-analysis	35
Effect of continuous deep sedation on survival in the last days of life of cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study	29
“Walk me through the final day”: A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day	29
Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review	28
Living experiences of people with advance cancer with low socioeconomic status: A systematic review of qualitative evidence	27
Views of patients with progressive illness and carers about the role of digital advance care planning systems to record and share information: A qualitative study	26
The experience of nurses when providing care across acts that may be perceived as death hastening: A qualitative evidence synthesis	25
Utilizing intricate care networks: An ethnography of patients and families navigating palliative care in a resource-limited setting	25
Trends in quality of care and dying perceived by family caregivers of nursing home residents with dementia 2005–2019	25
The experiences, perceptions, and support needs among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and eating problems: An integrative review	25
The 13th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care	24
Using the Delphi technique to achieve consensus on bereavement care in palliative care in Europe: An EAPC White Paper	24

The utility of the surprise question: A useful tool for identifying patients nearing the last phase of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis