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h-index: 47
Works: 159
Citations: 14K

Most-cited papers

Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus.
K. Fearon, F. Strasser, S. Anker, I. Bosaeus +15 more
2011The Lancet Oncology5,146 citations
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Studies comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for assessment of pain intensity in adults: a systematic literature review.
M. Hjermstad, P. Fayers, D. Haugen, A. Caraceni +5 more
2011Journal of Pain and Symptom Management2,601 citations Open access
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Pain measurement tools and methods in clinical research in palliative care: recommendations of an Expert Working Group of the European Association of Palliative Care.
A. Caraceni, N. Cherny, R. Fainsinger, S. Kaasa +3 more
2002Journal of Pain and Symptom Management474 citations Open access
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Depression and anxiety disorders in palliative cancer care.
K. Wilson, H. Chochinov, Merika Graham Skirko, P. Allard +8 more
2007Journal of Pain and Symptom Management360 citations Open access
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A multicentre international study of sedation for uncontrolled symptoms in terminally ill patients
R. Fainsinger, A. Waller, M. Bercovici, K. Bengtson +4 more
2000Palliative Medicine259 citations
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A multicenter study of the revised Edmonton Staging System for classifying cancer pain in advanced cancer patients.
R. Fainsinger, C. Nekolaichuk, P. Lawlor, C. Neumann +2 more
2005Journal of Pain and Symptom Management168 citations Open access
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Cost trajectories at the end of life: the Canadian experience.
K. Fassbender, R. Fainsinger, M. Carson, B. Finegan
2009Journal of Pain and Symptom Management162 citations Open access
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Desire for euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in palliative cancer care.
K. Wilson, H. Chochinov, C. McPherson, Merika Graham Skirko +10 more
2007Health Psychology162 citations
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Suffering with advanced cancer.
K. Wilson, H. Chochinov, C. McPherson, K. Lemay +8 more
2007Journal of Clinical Oncology161 citations
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The rapidly changing location of death in Canada, 1994-2004.
D. Wilson, Corrine D. Truman, Roger Thomas, R. Fainsinger +3 more
2009Social Science & Medicine (1967)156 citations
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Neuropathic cancer pain: Prevalence, severity, analgesics and impact from the European Palliative Care Research Collaborative–Computerised Symptom Assessment study
C. Rayment, M. Hjermstad, N. Aass, S. Kaasa +5 more
2013Palliative Medicine136 citations
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Prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer: use of the patient-generated subjective global assessment in survival prediction.
L. Martin, S. Watanabe, R. Fainsinger, F. Lau +6 more
2010Journal of Clinical Oncology133 citations
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The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer patients: a validation study using a delphi process and patient think-aloud interviews.
N. Hagen, C. Stiles, C. Nekolaichuk, P. Biondo +3 more
2008Journal of Pain and Symptom Management124 citations Open access
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An international multicentre validation study of a pain classification system for cancer patients.
R. Fainsinger, C. Nekolaichuk, P. Lawlor, N. Hagen +9 more
2010European Journal of Cancer114 citations
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Prognostic acceptance and the well-being of patients receiving palliative care for cancer.
Genevieve N. Thompson, H. Chochinov, K. Wilson, C. McPherson +6 more
2009Journal of Clinical Oncology114 citations
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Utilization and costs of the introduction of system-wide palliative care in Alberta, 19932000
K. Fassbender, R. Fainsinger, C. Brenneis, P. Brown +2 more
2005Palliative Medicine109 citations
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Mental disorders and the desire for death in patients receiving palliative care for cancer
K. Wilson, Tracy L. Dalgleish, H. Chochinov, S. Chary +6 more
2014BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care105 citations
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Is pain intensity a predictor of the complexity of cancer pain management?
R. Fainsinger, A. Fairchild, C. Nekolaichuk, P. Lawlor +2 more
2009Journal of Clinical Oncology104 citations Open access
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Applying the Delphi process to palliative care tool development: lessons learned
P. Biondo, C. Nekolaichuk, C. Stiles, R. Fainsinger +1 more
2008Supportive Care in Cancer93 citations
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Classification of pain in cancer patients – a systematic literature review
A. K. Knudsen, N. Aass, R. Fainsinger, A. Caraceni +4 more
2009Palliative Medicine88 citations
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A validation study of a pain classification system for advanced cancer patients using content experts: the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain
C. Nekolaichuk, R. Fainsinger, P. Lawlor
2005Palliative Medicine82 citations
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From "Breakthrough" to "Episodic" Cancer Pain? A European Association for Palliative Care Research Network Expert Delphi Survey Toward a Common Terminology and Classification of Transient Cancer Pain Exacerbations.
E. Løhre, P. Klepstad, M. Bennett, C. Brunelli +6 more
2016Journal of Pain and Symptom Management79 citations Open access
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A “TNM” classification system for cancer pain: The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP)
R. Fainsinger, C. Nekolaichuk
2008Supportive Care in Cancer75 citations
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What's in a word? Addiction versus dependence in DSM-V.
R. Fainsinger, Vincent T. T. Thai, G. Frank, J. Fergusson
2006American Journal of Psychiatry70 citations
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Computer-based symptom assessment is feasible in patients with advanced cancer: results from an international multicenter study, the EPCRC-CSA.
M. Hjermstad, H. Lie, A. Caraceni, D. Currow +9 more
2012Journal of Pain and Symptom Management66 citations Open access
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Assessment and classification of cancer pain
M. Hjermstad, R. Fainsinger, S. Kaasa
2009Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care65 citations
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Expert conference on cancer pain assessment and classification—the need for international consensus: working proposals on international standards
S. Kaasa, G. Apolone, P. Klepstad, J. Loge +15 more
2011BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care60 citations
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Hydration Management at the End of Life
Kathryn Lanuke, R. Fainsinger, D. Demoissac
2004Journal of Palliative Medicine52 citations
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Antibiotic Use in the Last Week of Life in Three Different Palliative Care Settings
D. Oneschuk, R. Fainsinger, D. Demoissac
2002Journal of Palliative Care50 citations
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Edmonton, Canada: a regional model of palliative care development.
R. Fainsinger, C. Brenneis, K. Fassbender
2007Journal of Pain and Symptom Management44 citations Open access
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Location of Death in Canada
D. Wilson, H. Northcott, Corrine D. Truman, S. Smith +3 more
2001Evaluation & the Health Professions43 citations
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The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain: Comparison of Pain Classification Features and Pain Intensity Across Diverse Palliative Care Settings in Eight Countries
C. Nekolaichuk, R. Fainsinger, N. Aass, M. Hjermstad +4 more
2013Journal of Palliative Medicine39 citations
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The Cultural Differences in Perceived Value of Disclosure and Cognition: Spain and Canada
R. Fainsinger, J. Núñez-Olarte, D. Demoissac
2003Journal of Palliative Care39 citations
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Can the global uptake of palliative care innovations be improved? Insights from a bibliometric analysis of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System
G. Cummings, P. Biondo, David Campbell, C. Stiles +3 more
2011Palliative Medicine38 citations
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Classification of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: A Delphi expert survey report and EAPC/IASP proposal of an algorithm for diagnostic criteria
C. Brunelli, M. Bennett, S. Kaasa, R. Fainsinger +4 more
2014Pain36 citations
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Prevalence and correlates of pain in the Canadian National Palliative Care Survey.
K. Wilson, H. M. Chochinov, P. Allard, S. Chary +6 more
2009Pain Research and Management35 citations Open access
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A supportive care model for dialysis patients
R. Fainsinger, S. Davison, C. Brenneis
2003Palliative Medicine35 citations
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Parenteral Nutrition in Advanced Cancer: Indications and Clinical Practice Guidelines
N. Mirhosseini, R. Fainsinger, V. Baracos
2005Journal of Palliative Medicine34 citations
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Continuous Palliative Sedation for Existential Distress? A Survey of Canadian Palliative Care Physicians’ Views
Anna Voeuk, C. Nekolaichuk, R. Fainsinger, A. Huot
2017Journal of Palliative Care27 citations Open access
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Twentieth-century social and health-care influences on location of death in Canada.
D. Wilson, S. Smith, Marjorie C. Anderson, H. Northcott +3 more
2016The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres27 citations
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The Effect of Community-Based Specialist Palliative Care Teams on Place of Care
H. Seow, G. Dhaliwal, K. Fassbender, J. Rangrej +2 more
2016Journal of Palliative Medicine26 citations
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Should the rate of opioid dose escalation be included as a feature in a cancer pain classification system?
Sonya S. Lowe, C. Nekolaichuk, R. Fainsinger, P. Lawlor
2008Journal of Pain and Symptom Management23 citations Open access
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Hydration Management in Palliative Care Settings—a Survey of Experts
Kathryn Lanuke, R. Fainsinger
2003Journal of Palliative Care22 citations
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Cancer pain assessment--can we predict the need for specialist input?
R. Fainsinger, C. Nekolaichuk
2008European Journal of Cancer21 citations
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The Use of Subcutaneous Drainage for the Management of Lower Extremity Edema in Cancer Patients
Joan Faily, I. de Kock, M. Mirhosseini, R. Fainsinger
2007Journal of Palliative Care16 citations
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Developing Palliative Care Surveillance in Canada: Results of a Pilot Study
L. Gaudette, Fan Shi, T. Lipskie, P. Allard +3 more
2002Journal of Palliative Care16 citations
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Opioid safety recommendations in adult palliative medicine: a North American Delphi expert consensus
J. Lau, P. Mazzotta, Ciara Whelan, Mohamed Abdelaal +8 more
2021BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care14 citations Open access
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Investigating the benefits and harms of hypodermoclysis of patients in palliative care: A consecutive cohort study
M. Agar, S. Chang, I. Amgarth-Duff, M. Garcia +4 more
2022Palliative Medicine13 citations
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Preferences for Continence Care Experienced at End of Life: A Qualitative Study.
N. Smith, Kathleen F. Hunter, Saima Rajabali, R. Fainsinger +1 more
2019Journal of Pain and Symptom Management13 citations Open access
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What is stable pain control? A prospective longitudinal study to assess the clinical value of a personalized pain goal
R. Fainsinger, C. Nekolaichuk, Lara Fainsinger, Viki Muller +9 more
2017Palliative Medicine13 citations
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