OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Palliative Medicine is 29. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
A qualitative study of bereaved relatives’ end of life experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic	105
Estimating the current and future prevalence of life-limiting conditions in children in England	86
‘Necessity is the mother of invention’: Specialist palliative care service innovation and practice change in response to COVID-19. Results from a multinational survey (CovPall)	68
Health and social care professionals’ experiences of providing end of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	64
Prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals providing palliative care and the effect of interventions to reduce symptoms: A systematic literature review	59
Sadness, despair and anger when a patient dies alone from COVID-19: A thematic content analysis of Twitter data from bereaved family members and friends	49
Revised recommendations on standards and norms for palliative care in Europe from the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC): A Delphi study	46
Are public health measures and individualised care compatible in the face of a pandemic? A national observational study of bereaved relatives’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic	44
Changes in mortality patterns and place of death during the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive analysis of mortality data across four nations	43
Dying in times of the coronavirus: An online survey among healthcare professionals about end-of-life care for patients dying with and without COVID-19 (the CO-LIVE study)	43
Defining end of life in dementia: A systematic review	40
Missing the human connection: A rapid appraisal of healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of providing palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic	40
Risk factors associated with poorer experiences of end-of-life care and challenges in early bereavement: Results of a national online survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic	38
Impact of Medical Assistance in Dying on palliative care: A qualitative study	37
Understanding and addressing challenges for advance care planning in the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of the UK CovPall survey data from specialist palliative care services	37
The support needs of parent caregivers of children with a life-limiting illness and approaches used to meet their needs: A scoping review	37
Asian patients’ perspectives on advance care planning: A mixed-method systematic review and conceptual framework	36
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for improving outpatient neuropalliative care: A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives	35
‘Saying goodbye’ during the COVID-19 pandemic: A document analysis of online newspapers with implications for end of life care	35
The role, impact, and support of informal caregivers in the delivery of palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: A multi-country qualitative study	32
Family involvement in advance care planning for people living with advanced cancer: A systematic mixed-methods review	32
Home palliative care professionals perception of challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak: A qualitative study	31
The palliative care needs and experiences of people with advanced head and neck cancer: A scoping review	31
Support needs and barriers to accessing support: Baseline results of a mixed-methods national survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic	31
Resilience in advanced cancer caregiving. A systematic review and meta-synthesis	31

The utility of the surprise question: A useful tool for identifying patients nearing the last phase of life? A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Toward a socio-spiritual approach? A mixed-methods systematic review on the social and spiritual needs of patients in the palliative phase of their illness	30
Implementing person-centred outcome measures in palliative care: An exploratory qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory to understand processes and context	30
A systematic review of classifications systems to determine complexity of patient care needs in palliative care	29