
Reino Pöyhiä
Professor
Professor of palliative medicine
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Key topics of my research currently are spirituality in palliative care, hospital-in-the-home, academic teaching of palliative medicine and pharmacology of medicines in palliative care.
Publications
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A New Curriculum for Palliative Undergraduate Medical Education in Finland: A Qualitative Documentary Analysis.
Vanhanen, Aija; Hökkä, Minna; Lamminmäki, Annamarja; Niemi-Murola, Leila; Akrén, Outi; Pöyhiä, Reino, 2025, Journal of palliative medicine, [Epub ahead of print 9 September 2025], 1-6. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Finnish Palliative Care Nurses' and Physicians' Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Related to Their Attitudes toward End-of-Life Care
Goyarrola, Raimo; Lamminmaki, Annamarja; Sipola, Virpi; Karvinen, Ikali; Peake, Minna; Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria; Santavirta, Nina; Niemi-Murola, Leila; Pöyhiä, Reino, 2024, Palliative medicine reports, 5, 1, 247-257. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Medical students’ knowledge on palliative care – a survey of teaching in Finland
Niemi-Murola, Leila; Vanhanen, Aija; Akrén, Outi; Karihtala, Peeter; Pöyhiä, Reino, 2024, MedEd publish, 14, 27. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Restrictive Blood Transfusion Policy for the Management of Anemia in Palliative Care in Finland
Pöyhiä, Reino; Hämäläinen, Sari; Neoh, Karen; Lamminmäki, Annamarja, 2024, Palliative medicine reports, 5, 1, 578-584. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Spirituaalinen hyvinvointi ja kärsimys palliatiivisessa hoidossa
Goyarrola, Raimo; Sipola, Virpi; Pöyhiä, Reino, 2024, Duodecim, 140, 15, 1241-1246. A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Topical pharyngeal anesthesia with articaine for gastroscopy: a double-blinded, randomized cross-over study in healthy volunteers
Mattila, Niklas; Mazanikov, Maxim; Udd, Marianne; Kylänpää, Leena; Lindström, Outi; Pere, Pertti; Pöyhiä, Reino; Ristikankare, Matti, 2024, Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 59, 6, 755-760. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Writing connections as a source of significance: group poetry therapy among patients with advanced cancer
Nyfors, Mervi; Pöyhiä, Reino; Vehviläinen, Anna-Riikka; Lamminmäki, Annamarja, 2024, Journal of poetry therapy, [Epub ahead of print 16 Aug 2024], 1-13. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
“If I lose my mind, she will take care of me.” The importance of relational autonomy and legal planning in later life
Aalto-Heinilä, Maija; Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria; Pöyhiä, Reino; Mäki-Petäjä-Leinonen, Anna, 2024, Nordic journal on law and society, 7, 01, 1-27. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care - further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish
Goyarrola, Raimo; Lipsanen, Jari; Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria; Suviranta, Raili; Rahko, Eeva; Lamminmäki, Annamarja; Klaavuniemi, Tuula; Ahtiluoto, Satu; Ohvanainen, Antti; Metso, Pekka; Pöyhiä, Reino, 2023, Bmc palliative care, 22, 33. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Effects of Dexmedetomidine on Basic Cardiac Electrophysiology in Adults; a Descriptive Review and a Prospective Case Study
Pöyhiä, Reino; Nieminen, Teija; Tuompo, Ville W. T.; Parikka, Hannu, 2022, Pharmaceuticals, 15, 11, 1372. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research