OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Palliative Care 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Communication about incurable illness and remaining life between spouses and patients with incurable illness receiving specialized home care: effects of a family caregiver-targeted web-based psycho-ed	144
A specific role of village doctors in reducing disparities: a quantile regression analysis of end-of-life medical care	55
Correction: Oncologists’ palliative care referral behaviour: testing utility of social exchange theory as an explanatory framework	49
Correction: Improving Palliative Care Knowledge of nurses caring for heart failure patients	43
Improving patient reported experience in inpatients with palliative care needs: a pre-post quality improvement study	39
Implementation of a hospital-based end-of-life and bereavement care program in a latin American middle-income country. A source of light and compassion in the midst of cloudy times	39
A short form tool for clinical assessment of caregivers’ reaction	38
Do surrogates predict patient preferences more accurately after a physician-led discussion about advance directives? A randomized controlled trial	36
Factors related to advance directives completion among cancer patients: a systematic review	35
Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study	34
"Nebulized lidocaine for intractable cough in hospice care: a comprehensive review of efficacy, safety, and future perspectives"	33
The variation of coverage and access to palliative care for cancer patients in eight European countries: an exploratory vignette approach	33
The impacts of visitor restrictions for palliative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic on family members and healthcare providers: a Canadian qualitative study	31
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on processes, resource use and cost in palliative care	31
Comparison of actigraphy with a sleep protocol maintained by professional caregivers and questionnaire-based parental judgment in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions	30
Geographic variations in place of death and palliative care utilisation in the last three months of life in high-income countries: a systematic review	30
Personal positioning of oncology patients in palliative care: a mixed-methods study	28
Priorities for research in perinatal palliative care: an international Delphi study	28
Experiences and perceptions of palliative care patients receiving virtual reality therapy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	26
Preference for initiation of end-of-life care discussion in Indonesia: a quantitative study	26
Prescription trends at the end of life in a palliative care unit: observational study	26
Bereaved parents’ perceptions of memory making: a qualitative meta-synthesis	25
Palliative care training in medical undergraduate education: a survey among the faculty	24
Carer preferences of route of administration of transmucosal diamorphine and willingness to take part in a randomised controlled trial: an interview study (DIPPER)	24
Palliative care needs of Jordanian women’s experience of living with stroke: a descriptive phenomenological study	24

Correction: “The patient as teacher” - thematic analysis of undergraduate medical students’ experiences with an experiential learning project in palliative care	24
Exploring spirituality, religion and life philosophy among parents of children receiving palliative care: a qualitative study	24
Cross-referencing French hematology teams’ knowledge and perception of end-of-life situations: a national mixed-methods survey	24