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
The experiences, perceptions, and support needs among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and eating problems: An integrative review	27
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
Utilizing intricate care networks: An ethnography of patients and families navigating palliative care in a resource-limited setting	25
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
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	24
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