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Massimo Costantini

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Top papers

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1 Actual and preferred place of death of cancer patients. Results from the Italian survey of the dying of cancer (ISDOC). J Epidemiol Community Health 2006 2.06
2 Paroxetine in the treatment of severe non-dermatological pruritus: a randomized, controlled trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 2003 1.75
3 Dying with cancer, living well with advanced cancer. Eur J Cancer 2008 1.31
4 Changes in the quality of life of people with thalassemia major between 2001 and 2009. Patient Prefer Adherence 2013 1.13
5 Inequity in the provision of and access to palliative care for cancer patients. Results from the Italian survey of the dying of cancer (ISDOC). BMC Public Health 2007 1.11
6 Evaluation of a new model of short-term palliative care for people severely affected with multiple sclerosis: a randomised fast-track trial to test timing of referral and how long the effect is maintained. Postgrad Med J 2011 1.09
7 Issues and needs in end-of-life decision making: an international modified Delphi study. Palliat Med 2011 1.02
8 Communication in end-of-life cancer care: a comparison of team assessments in three European countries. J Clin Oncol 2002 1.01
9 Expectations about and impact of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient in an Italian hospital. Palliat Med 2011 0.99
10 Concomitant versus sequential administration of epirubicin and paclitaxel as first-line therapy in metastatic breast carcinoma: results for the Gruppo Oncologico Nord Ovest randomized trial. Cancer 2004 0.95
11 Dying of cancer in Italy: impact on family and caregiver. The Italian Survey of Dying of Cancer. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007 0.93
12 Accuracy of prognosis estimates by four palliative care teams: a prospective cohort study. BMC Palliat Care 2002 0.92
13 Awareness of general practitioners concerning cancer patients' preferences for place of death: evidence from four European countries. Eur J Cancer 2013 0.91
14 International palliative care experts' view on phenomena indicating the last hours and days of life. Support Care Cancer 2012 0.86
15 Overcoming cultural barriers to giving bad news: feasibility of training to promote truth-telling to cancer patients. J Cancer Educ 2009 0.85
16 Enhancing patient-reported outcome measurement in research and practice of palliative and end-of-life care. Support Care Cancer 2012 0.84
17 A confirmatory bifactor analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in an Italian community sample. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2014 0.83
18 Expert conference on cancer pain assessment and classification--the need for international consensus: working proposals on international standards. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2011 0.83
19 Cancer-related fatigue in Italian cancer patients: validation of the Italian version of the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI). Support Care Cancer 2012 0.81
20 Survey of Italian general practitioners: knowledge, opinions, and activities of palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage 2012 0.81
21 Predicting survival in terminal cancer patients: clinical observation or quality-of-life evaluation? Palliat Med 2005 0.80
22 Evaluation of a screening programme for psychological distress in cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer 2009 0.80
23 Implementation of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for the dying patient in the inpatient hospice setting: development and preliminary assessment of the Italian LCP program. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2013 0.80
24 End-of-life care in Italian hospitals: quality of and satisfaction with care from the caregivers' point of view--results from the Italian Survey of the Dying of Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010 0.78
25 Does quality of life assessment in palliative care look like a complex screening program? Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013 0.77
26 The methane sink associated to soils of natural and agricultural ecosystems in Italy. Chemosphere 2006 0.76
27 End-of-life care in Italy: personal experience of family caregivers. A content analysis of open questions from the Italian Survey of the Dying of Cancer (ISDOC). Psychooncology 2008 0.76
28 A comparison of drugs and procedures of care in the Italian hospice and hospital settings: the final three days of life for cancer patients. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 0.75
29 The effectiveness of the quality program Pac-IficO to improve pain management in hospitalized cancer patients: a before-after cluster phase II trial. BMC Palliat Care 2014 0.75
30 [Testing an instrument measuring Italian nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain]. Assist Inferm Ric 2006 0.75
31 An unconventional cancer treatment lacking clinical efficacy remains available to Italian cancer patients. Tumori 2009 0.75
32 Development and validation of a patient-physician relationship index in the advanced cancer setting. Tumori 2007 0.75