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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A tribute to Derek Doyle and Cynthia Goh	256
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	80
Facilitators and barriers in using comics to support family caregivers of patients receiving palliative care at home: A qualitative study	55
Resilience in advanced cancer caregiving. A systematic review and meta-synthesis	54
Posttraumatic growth in palliative care settings: A scoping review of prevalence, characteristics and interventions	52
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
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	47
Mixed methods process evaluation of an advance care planning intervention among nursing home staff	43
Use of long term aprepitant as a treatment for refractory nausea following oesophageal stent insertion – a case report	39
Palliative care volunteering: Pressing challenges in research	37
“Walk me through the final day”: A thematic analysis study on the family caregiver experience of the Medical Assistance in Dying procedure day	37
Prevalence of grief disorders in bereaved families of cancer patients: A meta-analysis	36
Effect of continuous deep sedation on survival in the last days of life of cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study	30
Maybe for unbearable suffering: Diverse racial, ethnic and cultural perspectives of assisted dying. A scoping review	29
Living experiences of people with advance cancer with low socioeconomic status: A systematic review of qualitative evidence	28
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	27
The experiences, perceptions, and support needs among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and eating problems: An integrative review	27
Preserving the integrity of personhood in people with advanced cancer: An in-depth qualitative study among patients, relatives, and care professionals	25
The 13th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care	25
Utilizing intricate care networks: An ethnography of patients and families navigating palliative care in a resource-limited setting	25
A rapid review of end-of-life needs in the LGBTQ+ community and recommendations for clinicians	24
Identifying, exploring and integrating the spiritual dimension in proactive care planning: A mixed methods evaluation of a communication training intervention for multidisciplinary palliative care tea	24
Corrigendum to Updating international consensus on best practice in care of the dying: A Delphi study	24
Differences in palliative care needs between cancer patients and non-cancer patients at the start of specialized palliative care: A nationwide register-based study	24

Facilitating equitable access to hospice care in socially deprived areas: A mixed methods multiple case study