BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

Article	Citations
COVID-19 deaths in care homes: primary care management study	60
Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from breast cancer: an ambiguous entity	46
Anti-fibrinolytics for mucosal bleeding in adults with life-limiting illnesses: a systematic review	35
Palliative medicine specialist and general practitioner interactions: national survey	34
Alfentanil conversion ratios and successful analgesia	32
Serial fascia iliaca blocks for pathological hip fracture pain	29
The clock is ticking: can palliative care survive the dual crises of time and workforce shortages?	29
Clinical emergencies in inpatient hospice: simulation-based training to improve nursing confidence	26
Edmonton symptom assessment system global distress score and overall survival among patients with advanced cancer receiving early palliative care	26
Support programme for bereaved relatives: a retrospective observational study	23
Cancer pain management: long-term maintenance therapy	20
Palliative treatment disparities in metastatic colon cancer: US retrospective cohort study with disaggregated ethnic groups	20
Cardiac dysfunction in solid tumours: scoping review	19
Omeprazole administration via short subcutaneous infusion	18
Artificial intelligence and large language models in palliative medicine clinical practice and education	18
Video consultations in community palliative care – patient satisfaction: mixed methods study	18
Duloxetine for prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): systematic review and meta-analysis	17
End stage kidney disease – palliative peritoneal dialysis programs: narrative review	17
Burnout and attachment in oncology and palliative care healthcare professionals	16
Patient–caregiver dyads advance care plan value discussions: randomised controlled cancer trial of video decision support tool	16
Ambulatory palliative care and cancer symptom control: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Emergency department patient diagnostic communication: cohort study	15
Proxy medical decision-making: national survey	15
Palliative care utilisation globally by cancer patients: systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Palliative surgery in metastatic gastric cancer: analysis (2007–2021)	15

Existential distress in family caregivers: scoping review of meaning-making interventions	15
Challenges with cancer pain management: novel opioid shortages and cancer trials restrictions	14
End-of-life care for inpatients with schizophrenia: national claims database retrospective cohort study	13
Palliative physiotherapy in community settings for people with terminal illness	13
Palliative radiotherapy: a one-week course in advanced head and neck cancer – quality of life outcomes	13
Subcutaneous proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in palliative medicine	13
Care of the dying – medical student confidence and preparedness: mixed-methods simulation study	12
Guidelines should be based on all of the evidence	12
Morphine for chronic breathlessness in COPD: improvement predictors-cross-sectional study	12
Communication skills: simulated patient goals of care workshop for acute care clinicians	12
Ethnicity and palliative care: we need better data – five key considerations	11
Deodorant pad for ulcerated breast cancer: safety and efficacy	11
How to build a thriving integrative oncology programme	11
End-of-life care quality measures: beyond place of death	11
That’s right: palliative care is not simple	11
Ketamine for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia pain	11
Inpatient deaths by medical service: characteristics in a comprehensive cancer centre	11
Wernicke’s encephalopathy in advanced cancer	11
Cancer survivor inspiratory muscle training: systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis	10
Olanzapine cost-effectiveness in vomiting and nausea from highly emetogenic chemotherapy in children and adolescents	10
Glucocorticoids for pain flare prophylaxis after palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	10
Beyond the physical realm: exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and spiritual care competence	10
Patient experiences in high-grade gliomas: from symptoms to radiotherapy	9
Relationship between dyspnoea and related factors in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study	9
Medical cannabis use in young adults with cancer: a self-reported survey study	9
Quality of death educational programme in a national reference palliative care unit	9
End-of-life experiences in advanced cancer: gender differences	9
Skin rash after immunomodulatory drugs for plasma cell neoplasms: effective practical corticosteroid desensitisation regimen	9
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	9
Palliative sedation and time to death in home palliative care: retrospective analysis	9
Fast-track hospital end-of-life discharge pathway: is it actually fast? National clinical audit	9
Caring for a Patient with Inoperable Hip Fracture	9
Symptom reduction in advanced cancer from multi-session mindful breathing: randomised controlled study	9
Stress and sleep quality in palliative care	8
Regional hospice and palliative care networks worldwide: scoping review	8
Medical oncologists and supportive/palliative care education: prevention of fragmented care	8
Symptoms, performance status and phase of illness in advanced cancer: multicentre cross-sectional study of palliative care unit admissions	8
Pharmacogenomics and symptom management in palliative and supportive care: A scoping review	8
Assisted dying: is any healthcare option 100% perfect?	8
Uncertainty and hope in relation to anxiety and depression in advanced lung cancer	8
End of life care in paediatric settings: UK national survey	8
Nursing home resident deaths in a tertiary care hospital	8
Swedish massage for shoulder function and postmastectomy pain syndrome: randomised controlled trial	8
Esomeprazole for subcutaneous infusion: compatibility with other alkaline medications	8
Young-onset colorectal cancer: treatment-related nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea	8
Health-related quality of life and frailty in liver cirrhosis	8
The use and timing of rehabilitation and palliative care to cancer patients, and the influence of social vulnerability – a population-based study	8
Living with breathlessness: quality improvement project to enhance staff confidence and patient self-management	8
Exercise and mind–body therapies for fatigue in breast cancer: evidence mapping from systematic reviews	7
Invasive procedures for hiccups: a national single healthcare system study	7

The European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care in Lebanon: Adaptation and Pilot	7
Beta-blockers for tenacious saliva: a case report	7
Rational use of human albumin: plan-do-check-act cycle in clinical practice	7
Rumination, existential anxiety and professional quality of life among palliative care professionals in India	7
Updated systematic review on prognostic factors for 6-month mortality in older people with dementia	7
Advance care planning and caregiver outcomes: intervention efficacy – systematic review	7
Optimizing quality of life: integrating palliative care for patients with hand-foot syndrome in oncology practice	7
Patients with cancer and hospital admissions: disease trajectory and strategic choices	7
Physical activity and supportive care intervention preferences: a cross-sectional study of barriers in advanced cancer	7
Physical activity, fatigue, kinesiophobia and quality of life in prostate cancer	7
Patient experiences of randomised placebo-controlled trial participation during end-of-life palliative cancer care	7
Subcutaneous antibiotics in palliative medicine: Retrospective chart review	7
Liver enzyme effects of medicinal cannabis in advanced cancer: a substudy of two randomised trials	7
Time, distress and the social good of palliative medicine research participation	7
Depression prevalence in cardiovascular disease: global systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Medically assisted dying in Western Europe: legislation review – what has changed in 5 years?	7
Prehabilitation during oesophageal cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy and postoperative functional exercise capacity	7
Specialist palliative care classification: typology development	7
Gynaecologic oncology referrals to specialist palliative care in a tertiary referral centre: population, characteristics and outcomes	6
Assisted dying: participation barriers and facilitators – qualitative interview study of doctors’ perceptions	6
Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care	6
Indwelling urinary catheters at the end of life are associated with less breakthrough medication use	6
Healthcare media interviews	6
Naldemedine versus placebo in opioid-induced constipation: a meta-analysis	6
Emergency department presentations in palliative care patients: a retrospective cohort study	6
Extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) and palliative care disparities: a national cancer database study	6
Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care: systematic review and narrative synthesis of the evidence since 2017	6
Terminally Ill Adults Bill: an opportunity to improve continuing healthcare (CHC) in England	6
Myofascial pain syndrome in patients with cancer: a narrative review	6
Bone-targeting agents in major solid tumour metastases: a multinational cohort study	6
Cannabidiol oil or placebo in advanced cancer–disease progression and survival: a secondary analysis	6
Acceptance and commitment therapy in metastatic gastrointestinal cancer: patient and caregiver qualitative study	6
International curriculum and core components of kidney supportive care: a guide for clinicians in palliative care	6
Important to distinguish between end-of-life values and preferences for improved advance care planning	6
Rare cause of dyspnoea: phenazopyridine-induced methemoglobinemia	6
Death from cancer: frequent unscheduled care	6
Pathological emotionality in neurodegenerative conditions treated with dextromethorphan and quinidine: patients and carers impact	6
The Value of Palliative Medicine—not another definition!	6
Information provision in life-threatening illnesses: comprehensive framework	6
Caregiver burden in advanced cancer in tertiary care palliative medicine	5
Terminal agitation: the Delphi method for a symptom severity measurement tool	5
The Physician Surprise Question in the Emergency Department: prospective cohort study	5
COVID-19 communication resources in a major health system: development and dissemination	5
Voluntary-assisted dying, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: global perspectives—systematic review	5
Delirium in patients with musculoskeletal tumours: incidence and risk factors – single-centre prospective study	5
Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors	5
Cognitive complaints during breast cancer endocrine therapy: aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen	5
Digital health for cancer symptom management in palliative medicine: systematic review	5
Malignancy-related ascites in palliative care units: prognostic factor analysis	5
Auriculotherapy and pain intensity and functional disability in older adults with chronic low back pain: randomised single-blind clinical trial	5
End-of-life interventions in patients with cancer	5
Access to palliative care services within patient-sharing networks for patients with breast, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers	5
Association between person-centred care quality and advance care planning participation in haemodialysis	5
Effects of early exposure to palliative care on end-of-life outcomes in patients with cancer in a community setting	5
Neutropenic event incidence in women with early-stage breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy: a retrospective study	5
Well-being treatments in cancer care: patient benefits	5
Pain medications in older adults with activity-limiting pain: prevalence and correlates – Indian national survey	5
Does voluntary assisted dying impact quality palliative care? A retrospective mixed-method study	5
Comparison of official reporting on assisted suicide and euthanasia across jurisdictions	5
Enteral and parenteral nutrition in patients with cancer: complication rates compared—updated systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Family carer needs in advanced disease: systematic review of reviews	5
Sympathetic blocks in cancer pain: coordinate based step-by-step fluoroscopic-guided transdiscal approach	5
Repeated radiological procedures in the last 6 months of life in old age: a retrospective study	5
End of life in haematology: quality of life predictors – retrospective cohort study	4
Specialist palliative care out of hours telephone advice in Ireland: a national survey	4
The carbon footprint of a hospice	4
Immersive virtual reality and psychological well-being in adult chronic physical illness: systematic review	4
Palliative Care Curriculum and Training Plan for community health workers	4
Breathlessness Support Services in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a survey	4
Supportive care interventions in metastatic bone disease: scoping review	4
Venting percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy in malignant bowel obstruction: safety and effectiveness in a comprehensive cancer centre	4
Malignant bowel obstruction symptoms: subcutaneous bolus esomeprazole-retrospective case series	4
Gold standards framework implementation in an acute hospital: end-of-life outcomes	4
Desire for hastened death in advanced cancer: cross-sectional study in China	4
Unmet care needs of patients with advanced cancer and their relatives: multicentre observational study	4
Ethics of sedation for existential suffering: palliative medicine physician perceptions - qualitative study	4
Assisted suicide and euthanasia requests in early palliative care	4
Symptom evolution in the dying	4
Skeletal muscle mass recovery after oesophagectomy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in oesophageal cancer: retrospective cohort study	4
Informal end-of-life care—hidden costs: multi-method analysis	4

Corneal reflex: novel strong prognostic marker for imminent death	4
Non-specialist palliative care - question prompt list preparation: patient, family and clinician experiences	4
End of life in general practice: trends 2009–2019	4
Palliative care integration into outpatient heart failure management: pilot study	4
Anaemia investigation and treatment in hospice inpatients: palliative medicine consultants attitudes and practices survey	4
Caregiving burden in palliative care: exploratory mixed-method study	4
Low serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be an early predictor of sepsis	4
COVID-19 pandemic stress and cancer symptom burden	4
Prophylactic antibiotics and corticosteroid prescribing in palliative medicine: retrospective study	4
Drug dependence epidemiology in palliative care medicinal cannabis trials	4
Rheumatology and palliative care: needs and opportunities	4
Postoperative pain following intraoperative acupuncture: a randomized‑controlled study	4
Symptom assessment in the dying: family members versus healthcare professionals	4
Deep continuous sedation at the patient’s request until death in a palliative care unit: retrospective study	4
Paediatric advance care planning in life-limiting conditions: scoping review of parent experiences	4
Cancer-related fatigue	4
Efficacy of models of palliative care delivered beyond the traditional physician-led, subspecialty consultation service model: a systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Physical exercise and fatigue in advanced gastrointestinal cancer during chemotherapy	4
Blood transfusions in palliative medicine and symptom control in solid tumours	4
Parkinson’s disease: symptoms and medications at the end of life	4
Video training of nursing home healthcare workers in palliative care	4
Acute palliative care units: characteristics, activities and outcomes – scoping review	4
Advanced breast, cervical and prostate cancer- Patient needs: systematic review	4
Procalcitonin in advanced urological cancer—bacterial versus non-bacterial infections: prospective cohort study	4
Valproic acid as an adjuvant analgesic: adult Fanconi syndrome	4
Drug prescribing changes in the last year of life among homebound older adults: national retrospective cohort study	4
Last 24 hours: opioid use survey	4
Sodium oxybate versus midazolam for end-of-life continuous deep sedation: a randomised controlled trial	4
Telemedicine for outpatient palliative care during COVID-19 pandemics: a longitudinal study	4
Personal legacy and treatment choices for serious illness: a scoping review	4
End-of-life and immediate postdeath acute hospital interventions: scoping review	4
End-of-life preferences of people with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3
Geriatric screening and comprehensive geriatric assessment during initial oncology appointments	3
Hospital end-of-life care aggressiveness in adult solid tumour patients pre and post COVID-19: retrospective multicentre cohort study	3
Nutritional status and paediatric anthracycline early cardiotoxicity	3
Breast cancer survivors–supportive care needs: systematic review	3
Quality of death in cancer: no treatment versus late chemotherapy in a nationwide mortality follow-back study	3
The Surprise Question and clinician-predicted prognosis: systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Geographical distance and reduced access to palliative radiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Burden prediction in cancer caregivers: role of social support and connectedness	3
Futile life-sustaining treatment in the intensive care unit – nurse and physician experiences: meta-synthesis	3
Physicians’ opiophobia: a cross-sectional study on knowledge, attitude and behaviour	3
Reframing assisted dying through the civil law: possibilities and challenges for the UK	3
20 years of palliative medicine practice in South Australia: from a burns unit to hospice	3
Cancer centre information and support services and patient needs: participatory action research study	3
Trends in utilisation of palliative care services in COVID-19 patients and their impact on hospital resources in the USA: insights from the national inpatient sample	3
Novel multidisciplinary ambulatory palliative care clinic: staff opinion and job satisfaction	3
Burnout in Palliative Care - Difficult Cases: Qualitative Study	3
Spiritual care in incurable cancer: physician views	3
Shifting US location patterns in leukaemia mortality: retrospective analysis	3
Acetazolamide versus placebo for cerebral oedema requiring dexamethasone in recurrent and/or progressive high-grade glioma: phase II randomised placebo-controlled double-blind study	3
Parenteral nutrition in palliative care: single-centre observational study	3
Cyclizine continuous subcutaneous infusion in palliative medicine: practice survey	3
Did the assisted dying debate kill evidence-based discussion?	3
Gender equality in palliative medicine editorial boards, authorships and national societies	3
Dysphagia screening post-stroke: systematic review	3
Advance and future care planning: strategic approaches in Wales	3
Unmet needs: system-focused investigations	3
End-of-life care by specialist palliative care teams: 10-year retrospective satisfaction evaluation	3
Consumer satisfaction, palliative care and artificial intelligence (AI)	3
Advance care and resuscitation plans in a tertiary hospital: a multimodal approach	3
Are the deprescribing guidelines for proton pump inhibitors in palliative care applicable? A monocentric observational study	3
Symptom burden among men treated for castration-resistant prostate cancer: a longitudinal study	3
Malodour from oral malignant fungating wound: sprayed metronidazole – case report	3
Effects of specialised nutritional interventions in patients with incurable cancer: a systematic review	3
Burn trauma management: palliative care integration	3
The Surprise Question	3
Osimertinib-induced radiation recall pneumonitis	3
New UK palliative medicine consultants: clinical and non-clinical preparedness after higher specialty training	3
Tramadol for moderate cancer pain: a reappraisal	3
Home emergency response team for the seriously ill palliative care patient: feasibility and effectiveness	3
Handgrip strength assessment in geriatric populations: digital dynamometers comparative study	3
Oregon Death with Dignity Act access: 25 year analysis	3
Spirituality and cancer: quality of life, anxiety/depression and symptom severity	3
Subcutaneous lacosamide for seizures	3
Multidisciplinary and eHealth care approaches for cancer patients’ families: nationwide bereavement survey	3
Sleep quality and coping styles among nurses working in tertiary cancer institutions: a mixed-method study	3
Spiritual care in palliative medicine: interactive, virtual workshop for specialists	3
Skeletal muscle mass during chemotherapy for haematological malignancies: a retrospective study	3
Supportive relationships between patients and family caregivers in specialist palliative care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators	3
Peer support-based online education, burden of care and quality of life among family caregivers of patients with leukaemia: non-randomised clinical trial	3
Virtual reality interventions for mental health and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and narrative synthesis – outcomes, techniques, processes and mechanisms	3
Severe hypoglycaemia in paediatric oncology: characterisation and risk factors	3
UK hospices: fairness, funding, fit	3
Bioethics and hospital palliative care: a systematic review	3
Impact of bedside ultrasound on care in specialist palliative care units: a qualitative study	3
Assisted dying and medical practice: questions and considerations for healthcare organisations	3