OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Palliative Care is 23. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Communication about incurable illness and remaining life between spouses and patients with incurable illness receiving specialized home care: effects of a family caregiver-targeted web-based psycho-ed	111
Use of palliative radiotherapy among patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer in Puerto Rico	48
Comparison of actigraphy with a sleep protocol maintained by professional caregivers and questionnaire-based parental judgment in children and adolescents with life-limiting conditions	46
Correction: Oncologists’ palliative care referral behaviour: testing utility of social exchange theory as an explanatory framework	39
A specific role of village doctors in reducing disparities: a quantile regression analysis of end-of-life medical care	39
Experiences and perceptions of palliative care patients receiving virtual reality therapy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies	38
Palliative care needs of Jordanian women’s experience of living with stroke: a descriptive phenomenological study	38
Correction: Improving Palliative Care Knowledge of nurses caring for heart failure patients	32
Personal positioning of oncology patients in palliative care: a mixed-methods study	31
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on processes, resource use and cost in palliative care	29
Exploring spirituality, religion and life philosophy among parents of children receiving palliative care: a qualitative study	29
A short form tool for clinical assessment of caregivers’ reaction	28
Palliative care training in medical undergraduate education: a survey among the faculty	28
"Nebulized lidocaine for intractable cough in hospice care: a comprehensive review of efficacy, safety, and future perspectives"	27
Prescription trends at the end of life in a palliative care unit: observational study	27
The variation of coverage and access to palliative care for cancer patients in eight European countries: an exploratory vignette approach	27
Palliative care needs of patients with multiple sclerosis in southeast Iran	26
Differences in end-of-life care patterns between types of hospice used for cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study	24
Experiences of bereaved family caregivers with shared decision making in palliative cancer treatment: a qualitative interview study	24
Do surrogates predict patient preferences more accurately after a physician-led discussion about advance directives? A randomized controlled trial	24
Bereaved parents’ perceptions of memory making: a qualitative meta-synthesis	23
The impacts of visitor restrictions for palliative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic on family members and healthcare providers: a Canadian qualitative study	23
Eye donation in hospice and hospital palliative care settings: perceptions, practice, and service development needs – findings from a national survey	23
Factors related to advance directives completion among cancer patients: a systematic review	23
Preference for initiation of end-of-life care discussion in Indonesia: a quantitative study	23

Implementation of a hospital-based end-of-life and bereavement care program in a latin American middle-income country. A source of light and compassion in the midst of cloudy times