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Steffen T. Simon
Researcher at University of Cologne
Publications - 53
Citations - 1510
Steffen T. Simon is an academic researcher from University of Cologne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 53 publications receiving 1101 citations. Previous affiliations of Steffen T. Simon include University of Bonn.
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Preferences for place of death if faced with advanced cancer: a population survey in England, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain
Barbara Gomes,Irene J Higginson,Natalia Calanzani,Joachim Cohen,Luc Deliens,Luc Deliens,Barbara A Daveson,Dorothee Bechinger-English,Claudia Bausewein,Pedro Lopes Ferreira,Franco Toscani,Arantza Meñaca,Marjolein Gysels,Lucas Ceulemans,Steffen T. Simon,H. R. W. Pasman,Gwenda Albers,Sue Hall,Fliss E M Murtagh,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Dagny Faksvåg Haugen,Julia Downing,Jonathan Koffman,Francesca Pettenati,Silvia Finetti,Bárbara Antunes,Bárbara Antunes,Richard Harding +27 more
TL;DR: The strong association with personal values suggests keeping home care at the heart of cancer EoLC, with at least two-thirds of people prefer a home death in all but one country studied.
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A brief, patient- and proxy-reported outcome measure in advanced illness: Validity, reliability and responsiveness of the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale (IPOS).
Fliss E M Murtagh,Fliss E M Murtagh,Christina Ramsenthaler,Christina Ramsenthaler,Alice M. Firth,Esther I. Groeneveld,Natasha Lovell,Steffen T. Simon,Johannes Denzel,Ping Guo,Florian Bernhardt,Eva Schildmann,Birgitt van Oorschot,Farina Hodiamont,S Streitwieser,Irene J Higginson,Claudia Bausewein +16 more
TL;DR: The Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale is a valid and reliable outcome measure that can assess and monitor symptoms and concerns in advanced illness, determine the impact of healthcare interventions, and demonstrate quality of care.
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Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19.
Sabrina Bajwah,Andrew Wilcock,Richard P Towers,Massimo Costantini,Claudia Bausewein,Steffen T. Simon,Elisabeth Bendstrup,Wendy Prentice,Miriam J. Johnson,David C. Currow,Michael Kreuter,Athol U. Wells,Surinder S. Birring,Polly Edmonds,Irene J Higginson +14 more
TL;DR: For patients with COVID-19, there is a moral obligation to provide good supportive care to prevent avoidable suffering and this article provides a succinct informative overview, clinical guidance and information sheets for both patients and families.
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Palliative Care for people living with heart failure - European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement.
Piotr Sobański,Bernd Alt-Epping,David C. Currow,Sarah J. Goodlin,Tomasz Grodzicki,Karen Hogg,Daisy J.A. Janssen,Miriam J. Johnson,Małgorzata Krajnik,Carlo Leget,Manuel Martínez-Sellés,Matteo Moroni,Paul S. Mueller,Mary Ryder,Steffen T. Simon,Emily Stowe,Philip Larkin +16 more
TL;DR: The authors conclude that the inclusion of PC within the regular clinical framework for people with heart failure results in a substantial improvement in quality of life as well as comfort and dignity whilst dying.
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Breathlessness, Functional Status, Distress and Palliative Care Needs Over Time in Patients With Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Lung Cancer: A Cohort Study
Vera Weingaertner,Christine Scheve,Verena Gerdes,Michael Schwarz-Eywill,Regina Prenzel,Claudia Bausewein,Irene J Higginson,Raymond Voltz,Lena Herich,Steffen T. Simon,Birgit Kannenberg-Otremba,Nicole Sowinsky,Burkhard Otremba,Alexander Jüptner,Jochen Meyer,Julia Cortis,Juliane Mühlenbrock,Andreas Wagner-Neidig,Andreas Hein,Dietmar Reichert,Marion Jessen,Melina Frenken,Thomas Frenken +22 more
TL;DR: The PC needs of patients with advanced COPD are comparable with LC patients, and breathlessness severity and distress are even higher, and the care for COPD patients requires further improvement to address symptom burden and PC needs.