The role of palliative care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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International Journal of Palliative NursingVol. 26, No. 5 CommentThe role of palliative care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemicAbdolrahim Hazini, Saeed Mohammadpour, Samira SoleimanpourAbdolrahim HaziniOncologist and Director of the Department of Oncology and Palliative Care, Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSearch for more papers by this author, Saeed MohammadpourPhD candidate in Health Economics, Department of Health Economics, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSearch for more papers by this author, Samira SoleimanpourCorrespondence to: E-mail Address: [email protected]PhD Candidate, Department of Librarianship and Medical Information, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSearch for more papers by this authorAbdolrahim Hazini; Saeed Mohammadpour; Samira SoleimanpourPublished Online:25 Jun 2020https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2020.26.5.198AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Etkind S, Bone A, Gomes B, Lovell N, Evans C, Higginson I, Murtagh FEM. How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services. BMC Med. 2017; 15(1):102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0860-2 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarKunz R, Minder M. COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020; 150:w20235. https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2020.20235 Medline, Google ScholarSingh AG, Deodhar J, Chaturvedi P. Navigating the impact of COVID-19 on palliative care for head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2020; 42(6):1144–1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.26211 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarSpicer J, Chamberlain C, Papa S. Provision of cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2020; 17(6):329–331. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-020-0370-6 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarWang SSY, Teo WZW, Teo WZY, Chai YW. Virtual reality as a bridge in palliative care during COVID-19. J Palliat Med. 2020; 23(6):756. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0212 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarWorld Health Organization. WHO definition of palliative care. 2020. www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/ (accessed 10 June 2020) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 June 2020Volume 26Issue 5ISSN (print): 1357-6321ISSN (online): 2052-286X Metrics History Published online 25 June 2020 Published in print 2 June 2020 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download