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Juliet Spiller

Researcher at University of Edinburgh

Publications -  46
Citations -  797

Juliet Spiller is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Delirium. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 37 publications receiving 673 citations. Previous affiliations of Juliet Spiller include Western General Hospital & University of Technology, Sydney.

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Hypoactive delirium: assessing the extent of the problem for inpatient specialist palliative care.

TL;DR: Patients with hypoactive delirium may be much less noticeable or may be misdiagnosed as having depression or fatigue and the results of this study would advocate the routine use ofDelirium screening tools in all palliative care settings.
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The experiences of caregivers of patients with delirium, and their role in its management in palliative care settings: an integrative literature review.

TL;DR: To explore the experiences of caregivers of terminally ill patients with delirium, to determine the potential role of caregivers in the management ofdelirium at the end of life, and to identify the support required to improve caregiver experience and to help the caregiver support the patient.
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Which depression screening tools should be used in palliative care

TL;DR: The single question ‘Are you depressed?’ was the tool with the highest and specificity and positive predictive value and the validated cut-off thresholds for palliative care patients should be employed.
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Domiciliary care: a comparison of the views of terminally ill patients and their family caregivers.

TL;DR: This study compares terminally ill patients and their family caregivers in terms of the physical and emotional status of the patients, the adequacy of the support provided for the patients and where the patients would be most appropriately placed during the last stage of their lives.