Sentence examples for sample of palliative from inspiring English sources

First, to study the psychometric properties of the Coping with Death Scale in a nationwide sample of palliative care professionals.

Wilson and colleagues reported that 24% of the participants in their sample of palliative care patients met the criteria for at least one anxiety or depressive disorder [ 29].

To address these limitations, we conducted a study using a validated tool to screen for depression in a large sample of palliative home care patients.

Because of its extensive character, we felt it necessary to perform this testing phase in a small sample of palliative care service organisations.

More specifically, the analyses conducted for this paper exhibit that a sample of palliative patients can be identified in one of the many provincial administrative health databases.

The items included in the instrument were based on recommendations proposed by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) on palliative care in dementia [ 19], and was pretested on a sample of palliative care physicians and GPs.

The fact that our sample consisted of palliative care patients with an affiliation to the local hospital may explain why the hospital doctors were so frequently contacted.

The aim of this study was to document current patterns of corticosteroid prescribing in a sample of New Zealand palliative care settings and to reflect on whether it is in line with international experience.

For example, preliminary physical activity and palliation research found that a 50-minute physical activity intervention twice a week for six weeks was feasible in a sample of 34 palliative cancer patients, in which nine were receiving chemotherapy [ 40].

Table  1 gives demographic data for the sample of patients with palliative care needs according to GSF criteria.

The instrument was contextually adapted and psychometrically evaluated in a sample of Norwegian patients receiving palliative care.