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Friday, 4 June 2004
 

 POSTER DISPLAY
 Assessment
ID
 Title/Author
44
 Psychometric analyses of the mental adjustment to cancer (MAC)
 scale in a greek Palliative Care unit
 K. Mystakidou (Greece)
45
 Life before death: identifying anticipatory grief through the development
 of a new measurement in advanced cancer patients (AGACP)
 K. Mystakidou (Greece)
46
 Reproducibility of pain responses: a necessary condition for
 pain measurement in cognitive failure
 L. Colloca (Italy)
47
 How to assess delirium during a pain and Palliative Care consultation?
 C. Secretan-Waeffler (Switzerland)
48
 Development of a questionnaire measuring Palliative needs
 A.T. Johnsen (Denmark)
49
 A short version of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire for Palliative Care
 M. Groenvold (Denmark)
53
 Assessing & Managing Depression - Current Practice in Palliative Care
 I. Lawrie (United Kingdom)
54
 Evaluation of Palliative Care services for the elderly
 E. Vvedenskaya (Russia)
55
 Care and quality of life at the end of life
 L. Veerbeek (Netherlands)
56
 An optimal screenings instrument for depression in terminally
 ill cancer patients: a single question item
 M. Van der Lee (Netherlands)
57
 Palliative Care needs of patients with a non-Cancer diagnosis:
 a case study approach
 D. Mullan (United Kingdom)
58
 Complexity levels of interventions in a hospital support team:
 descriptive study about prevalence, clinical characteristics
 and team organisation for each level
 N. Codorniu (Spain)
59
 Validation of the dutch translation of the Edmonton symptom
 assessment scale
 P. Claessens (Belgium)
60
 Characteristic markers of pain in terminally cancer patients
 who are nol longer responsive
 J.R.G. Gootjes (Netherlands)
61
 Outcome evaluation of the activity of a Palliative Care network:
 results of quantitative and qualitative methods
 C. Peruselli (Italy)
62
 Can the Routine Blood tests prognostic the Hospice Patients Survival
 M. Bercovitch (Israel)
63
 Complexity and assessment of control of symptoms in the consult
 in a Palliative Care service
 J. Porta (Spain)
64
 Validation of the revised Edmonton staging system (rESS) for cancer pain
 classification using content experts
 C. Nekolaichuk (Canada)
65
 Validity of different schedules of pain assessment during
 fentanyl TTS analgesia
 C. Brunelli (Italy)
66
 Who should assess the patient's spiritual care needs? A randomized study
 G.D. Borasio (Germany)
67
 The Palliative Care Outcome Scale (POS) as part of the German
 core documentation 2002
 C. Bausewein (Germany)
68
 MOSAIC: MOnitoring Symptoms and Syndromes Associated with Cancer
 F. Strasser (Switzerland)
 Basic Research
ID
 Title/Author
69
 Learning to Break Bad News: A Collaborative Teaching, Learning
 and Research Initiative
 A. Wakefield (United Kingdom)
70
 Cancer related anorexia/cachexia and oxidative stress:
 an innovative approach beyond current treatment
 G. Mantovani (Italy)
72
 The effect of Rheological parameters of vehiculum on the rate
 of diffusion of morphine sulphate and morphine hydrochloride
 to the external compartment in vitro conditions
 S. Kazmierczak (Poland)
73
 Modulations of calcineurin activity in TNFa-treated C2C12 myotubes
 P. Reffo (Italy)
74
 Reduced muscle expression of myostatin and IGF-1 in cancer cachexia
 F. Penna (Italy)
75
 Mechanism-based management of patients with anorexia/cachexia
 syndromes: Integration of cachexia animal models and palliative
 multidimensional assessment
 F. Strasse (Switzerland)
76
 Nasal drug formulations for pain control improvement:
 Starting with the basics
 O. Dale (Norway)
77
 Psychological effects of progressive resistance training in prostate
 cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy
 N. Callow (United Kingdom)
 Epidemiology
ID
 Title/Author
78
 Pain Experience and Quality of Life in the Elderly
 R. Likar (Austria)
79
 Requests for euthanasia and the availability and use
 of palliative alternatives
 M.C. Jansen-van der Weide (Netherlands)
80
 Place of death of cancer patients influenced by services from general
 practitioner and community nurse: cohort study
 B. Aabom (Denmark)
81
 Type and quality of care received by Italian terminal cancer
 patients: a national survey
 M. Costantini (Italy)
82
 Cancer among elderly in long-term care
 G. Gambassi (Italy)
84
 Comprehension of pain self assessment scales is related to global
 intellectual impairment but not to specific cognitive deficits
 in demented elderly
 S. Pautex (Switzerland)
 Family and Bereavement
ID
 Title/Author
85
 Young Adults with Cancer: How narrative data can inform
 practice and policy
 A. Grinyer (United Kingdom)
86
 Positive consequences of supporting a dying relative: findings
 from a randomized controlled trial
 P. Hudson (Australia)
88
 Hospice-based bereavement services. Findings from a UK postal survey
 S. Payne (United Kingdom)
89
 Coping with bereavement in caregivers of cancer patients
 E. Balzarini (Italy)
90
 Family Satisfaction with end of life care in long-term care facilities
 J.U. Vohra (Canada)
91
 "Relieved stuff we had on our chests": The experience of children
 and their parents' in using Childhood Bereavement Services
 L. Rolls (United Kingdom)
92
 Organ and tissue donation: The long-term bereavement needs of families
 T. Long (United Kingdom)
93
 Quality of life of caregivers of palliative cancer patients
 M. Vernooij-Dassen (Netherlands)
94
 Instrument Development in Pediatric Palliative Care:
 Measuring Parental Self-Efficacy
 B. Himelstein (United States)
95
 Trauma, Families and Post-9/11 Grief
 G. Christ (United States)
96
 To talk or not to talk about death with children with malignant disease
 U. Kreicbergs (Sweden)
97
 Needs for and access to bereavement support: a Swedish
 nationwide follow-up of widows
 C.J. Fürst (Sweden)
98
 Family functioning in home care setting for terminally ill patients
 M. Pattini (Italy)
99
 Losing a wife in cancer: Emotional awareness as a protective
 factor of long-term psychological morbidity
 A. Hauksdóttir (Sweden)
 Methodology
ID
 Title/Author
100
 Controlled clinical trials in cancer pain. How controlled can they be?
 A qualitative systematic review
 R.F. Bell (Norway)
101
 Place of Death: Preferences Among Cancer Patients and their Carers
 C. Thomas (United Kingdom)
102
 The significance of a neutral third party on the responder´s answers
 in quality of life questionnaires after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer
 Å. Månsson (Sweden)
103
 Recruiting carers to palliative care studies: methodological challenges
 S. Payne (United Kingdom)
104
 Measuring response shift in quality of life in Palliative treatment
 of small cell lung cancer patients
 M.J. Westerman (Netherlands)
105
 Is research really problematic in palliative care?
 S. Pautex (Switzerland)
107
 Researching Palliative Care development in the global context
 M. Wright (United Kingdom)
108
 An increasing number of qualitative research papers in palliative care:
 does it mean a thorough development of the methodology of research?
 C. Borreani (Italy)
109
 A plea for (more) ethnographis research in palliative care
 A.M. The (Netherlands)
110
 Measuring discomfort in severely demented patients: Psychometric
 properties of the Discomfort Scale Dementia of Alzheimer's Type (DS-DAT)
 H.R.W. Pasman (Netherlands)
111
 Using focus groups to explore nurse's perceptions of the impact
 of the Liverpool Care of the Dying Pathway in the acute hospital
 B.A. Jack (United Kingdom)
112
 Measuring Response Shift and Changes in Individual Quality of Life
 in Patients Admitted to Palliative Care Units in The Netherlands
 M. Echteld (Netherlands)
113
 Using Proxies for Measuring Functional Status and Symptoms
 of Patients Admitted to Palliative Care Units in The Netherlands
 M. Echteld (Netherlands)
114
 A Needs Analysis of Palliative Care Services for Children in Ireland
 S. Quin (Ireland)
115
 Places of death: state and prospects of research
 M.E. Kabengele (Switzerland)
116
 Choosing case study - what does it have to offer palliative care research?
 C. Walshe (United Kingdom)
117
 Looking Forward, Looking Back: Issues of Participation and Consent
 in Participatory Action Research
 K. Froggatt (United Kingdom)
119
 Research governance and data protection legislation
 as barriers to recruitment
 G. Ewing (United Kingdom)
120
 What did the respondent talk about? - dealing with conceptual
 problems in research into palliative/terminal sedation
 R.P.B. Reuzel (Netherlands)
121
 Practical strategies for conducting a multi-centre, longitudinal
 survey of palliative care needs in heart failure
 S. Payne (United Kingdom)
123
 Methodological aspects of a nationwide evaluation study
 on Palliative Care Consultation teams
 A. Kuin (Netherlands)
124
 How representative is a sample of relatives of deceased
 people recruited through physicians?
 M.T. Muller (Netherlands)
125
 Combining quantitative and qualitative research approaches
 J. Habraken (Netherlands)
126
 Communication about euthanasia between patients and caregivers:
 a qualitative approach of both perspectives
 G. Van Der Kelen (Belgium)
127
 Developing a Palliative Care and Neurological Service for People
 Severely Affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Southeast London
 B. Vivat (United Kingdom)
128
 Social Cognitive Theory and Undergraduate Assessment
 S. Mason (United Kingdom)
129
 Working with patients and carers to develop a framework for palliative
 cancer care in primary care: a participatory action research study
 M. Kendall (United Kingdom)
130
 Tolerability and repeatability of the leg extensor power rig
 in assessing peripheral muscle strength in patients with lung cancer
 J. Frisby (United Kingdom)
131
 Measuring Quality of Life at the End of Life: Validation of the QUAL-E
 K.E. Steinhauser (United States)
132
 Tolerability and repeatability of the incremental shuttle
 walking test using K4B2 in patients with lung cancer
 J. Frisby (United Kingdom)
133
 Research strategies for symptom control in dying patients:
 Evaluating the drug management of respiratory tract secretions
 with the help of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient
 H. Hugel (United Kingdom)
135
 Do we need conceptual frameworks in evaluating Palliative Care Services?
 L. Van den Block (Belgium)
136
 Distinctive features of Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment (ACSA)
 for the measurement of Quality of Life (QoL) at the end of life
 J.L. Bernheim (Belgium)
137
 The difficulty of gathering accurate data regarding palliative sedation:
 a methodological challenge
 P. Claessens (Belgium)
138
 Problems and solutions in evaluating effect of treatment approach in
 patients with dementia using a cross-cultural, observational design
 J.T. van der Steen (Netherlands)
139
 Learning on the fly: how to create a quality improvement program
 in pediatric palliative care education
 B. Himelstein (United States)
140
 Guidelines on end-of-life care and communication: Do they include
 the patients' point of view?
 R. Deschepper (Belgium)
141
 Optimizing intrathecal pain relief in palliative care
 G. Fransson (Sweden)
142
 The Liverpool integrated care pathway of the dying:
 an instrument enabling comparison af care
 L. van Zuylen (Netherlands)
143
 Qualitative and quantitative research: not opposite but complementary.
 An example from a multidisciplinary study on cancer patients
 S. Schweitzer (Germany)
144
 Selection bias in patients' recruitment for palliative care research
 S.D. Borgsteede (Netherlands)
145
 Are palliative care patients defined by approach or outcome?
 Methodological implications of a qualitative study
 for epidemiological research
 S.D. Borgsteede (Netherlands)
146
 Enhancing response rates in a postal survey used in a study
 of the organisation of the care of Palliative Support Teams (PSTs)
 in all general hospitals (GHs)
 R. Verbinnen (Belgium)
147
 Teamwork as a central concept in palliative care - A case report
 M. Pestinger (Germany)
148
 Case Study Research - A Valuable Tool for Service Evaluation
 in Cancer Supportive and Palliative Care
 D. Roberts (United Kingdom)
149
 Summary outcome measures in the management of cancer pain -
 Combining results from a controlled clinical trial on gabapentin
 and PCA morphine infusion
 E. Zecca (Italy)
150
 Cancer pain assessment in clinical trials. A systematic review
 of the literature (1999-2002)
 C. Martini (Italy)
151
 Do people with Multiple Sclerosis need palliative care?
 Research methodology on an "atypical" palliative care diagnosis
 R. Voltz (Germany)
152
 The first visit: when a patient is not eligible for home care.
 The F.A.R.O. O.N.L.U.S. Foundation experience
 S. Veronese (Italy)
153
 Needs management in nursing homes-palliative care for elderly people
 E. Reitinger (Austria)
154
 Methodology for Patient Centered Needs Assessment in Palliative Care
 K. Heimerl (Austria)
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