Can patient-reported measurements of pain be used to improve cancer pain management? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Adam R, Burton CD, Bond CM, de Bruin M, Murchie P
BMJ Support Palliat Care 2017;7(4)

Peripheral neuropathic pain: a mechanism-related organizing principle based on sensory profiles
Baron R, Maier C, Attal N, Binder A, Bouhassira D, Cruccu G, Finnerup NB, Haanpää M, Hansson P, Hüllemann P, Jensen TS, Freynhagen R, Kennedy JD, Magerl W, Mainka T, Reimer M, Rice AS, Segerdahl M, Serra J, Sindrup S, Sommer C, Tölle T, Vollert J, Treede RD
Pain 2017;158(2):261-272

Characterization of the Adverse Effects Induced by Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Based on the Analysis of the Japanese Adverse Drug Event Report Database
Nagai J, Uesawa Y, Shimamura R, Kagaya H
Clin J Pain 2017;33(8):667-675

Effectiveness of supporting intensive care units on implementing the guideline 'End-of-life care in the intensive care unit, nursing care': a cluster randomized controlled trial
Noome M, Dijkstra BM, van Leeuwen E, Vloet LCM
J Adv Nurs 2017;73(6):1339-1354

Research roundup
Costello J
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):569

Facilitating terminal discharge: fulfilling the hospitalised patient's wish for home death in the final hours
Tan YY, Xu ZZ, Pang GS, Qu L, Xu Y, Zhang AM, Neo PS
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):541-548

Supporting women with toileting in palliative care: use of the female urinal for bladder management
Farrington N, Hill T, Fader M, Richardson A
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):524-533

The challenges of implementing a multi-centre audit of end-of-life care in care homes
Levy J, Kinley J, Conway F
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):534-540

Moving on from patient labelling in palliative care
Johnston B
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):523

An end-of-life care nurse service for people with COPD and heart failure: stakeholders' experiences
Johnston B, Coole C, Jay Narayanasamy M
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):549-559

End-of-life prognostic indicators in patients with COPD: part 2
Parry A, Higginson R, Gleeson A
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):560-567

Politics and palliative care: Mauritania
Smyth D
Int J Palliat Nurs 2016;22(11):570

Effect of Inpatient Palliative Care on Quality of Life 2 Weeks After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized Clinical Trial
El-Jawahri A, LeBlanc T, VanDusen H, Traeger L, Greer JA, Pirl WF, Jackson VA, Telles J, Rhodes A, Spitzer TR, McAfee S, Chen YA, Lee SS, Temel JS
JAMA 2016;316(20):2094-2103

Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Kavalieratos D, Corbelli J, Zhang D, Dionne-Odom JN, Ernecoff NC, Hanmer J, Hoydich ZP, Ikejiani DZ, Klein-Fedyshin M, Zimmermann C, Morton SC, Arnold RM, Heller L, Schenker Y
JAMA 2016;316(20):2104-2114

The Promise of Palliative Care: Translating Clinical Trials to Clinical Care
Malani PN, Widera E
JAMA 2016;316(20):2090-2091

Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia
Murphy E, Froggatt K, Connolly S, O'Shea E, Sampson EL, Casey D, Devane D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016;12:CD011513

Oxygen for breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy
Ekström M, Ahmadi Z, Bornefalk-Hermansson A, Abernethy A, Currow D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016;11:CD006429

Therapy processes, progress, and outcomes for 2 therapies for gynecological cancer patients
Manne SL, Myers-Virtue S, Kashy DA, Ozga M, Kissane D, Heckman C, Morgan M
Psychooncology 2017;26(12):2069-2078

Development of practice guidelines for psychological interventions in the rehabilitation of patients with oncological disease (breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer): Methods and results
Reese C, Weis J, Schmucker D, Mittag O
Psychooncology 2017;26(10):1513-1518

I Don't Want to Die an Old Person
Bush SH
J Palliat Med 2017;20(4):432