Illness awareness in terminal cancer patients: an Italian study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the attitudes of healthcare professional students' perceived competence and confidence in treating those with dementia who are at the end of life. AIM:To explore the attitudes of final year medical, nursing and pharmacy students towards people with dementia and to evaluate their percei...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： De Witt Jansen B,Weckmann M,Nguyen CM,Parsons C,Hughes CM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study examined the influence of a hospital palliative care team on the activity of a local hospice home care team over a four-year period from May 1989 to April 1993 in East Leeds. The increasing referral to death interval observed in home care patients over this period appears to be due to the pres...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bennett M,Corcoran G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current end-of-life care policy and guidance recognises the important contribution of family carers, recommending that their needs should be assessed to support them in their caring role. How regular carer assessment is to be achieved is unclear, particularly because there is no evidence-based tool for direc...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ewing G,Grande G,National Association for Hospice at Home.

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this literature review we evaluated the feasibility and clinimetric quality of quality-of-life (QoL) measurement instruments suitable for use in palliative care. METHODS:We conducted a systematic literature review to identify instruments measuring (at least one domain of) QoL. We selected articles that pres...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Albers G,Echteld MA,de Vet HC,Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD,van der Linden MH,Deliens L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The delivery of palliative care interventions is not widely integrated in chronic heart failure care as the recognition of palliative care needs is perceived as difficult. Tools may facilitate healthcare professionals to identify patients with palliative care needs in advanced chronic heart failure. AIM:To ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Ament SM,Couwenberg IM,Boyne JJ,Kleijnen J,Stoffers HE,van den Beuken MH,Engels Y,Bellersen L,Janssen DJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The word 'euthanasia' has been used with a variety of meanings, all of which refer to one precise action: the killing of a suffering person. A moral evaluation of such an act can lead us either to condemn it a priori, shutting the door upon any argument, or to allow further discussion. But the issue must be discussed,...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Di Mola G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anecdotal reports suggest nebulized lignocaine may help breathlessness in patients with cancer this has not been examined formally. We report a pilot study comparing nebulized lignocaine 100 mg and 200 mg with saline in six patients with cancer who were breathless at rest. Nebulized lignocaine was well tolera...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Wilcock A,Corcoran R,Tattersfield AE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that the palliative care needs of certain people, such as those from minority ethnic groups, are not being met. The aim of this study was to investigate whether place of death from cancer differs between ethnic groups. A total of 101,516 patients resident in South East England and who died fr...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Coupland VH,Madden P,Jack RH,Møller H,Davies EA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare patient and proxy (physician and nurse) assessments of symptoms in advanced cancer patients. The sample consisted of 49 patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Three independent assessments were completed for each patient on two occasions within...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Nekolaichuk CL,Bruera E,Spachynski K,MacEachern T,Hanson J,Maguire TO

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Existential distress has been recognized as a source of suffering for oncology patients. This study focusses on existential issues and coping mechanisms of a unique culturally diverse Jewish/Middle Eastern oncology population. A qualitative assessment of 40 patients with advanced cancer was undertaken through an inter...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Blinderman CD,Cherny NI

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Of deaths in high-income countries, 75% are caused by progressive advanced chronic conditions. Palliative care needs to be extended from terminal cancer to these patients. However, direct measurement of the prevalence of people in need of palliative care in the population has not been attempted. AIM:Determi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Gómez-Batiste X,Martínez-Muñoz M,Blay C,Amblàs J,Vila L,Costa X,Espaulella J,Espinosa J,Constante C,Mitchell GK

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early palliative care improves quality of life during life-prolonging treatment for patients with cancer, but the role of nurses in facilitating the early involvement of palliative care is unclear. AIM:To conceptualize the psychosocial processes involved in the introduction and provision of palliative care ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mohammed S,Savage P,Kevork N,Swami N,Rodin G,Zimmermann C

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Access to palliative care (PC) is a major need worldwide. Using hospital charts of all patients who died over one year (April 2008-March 2009) in two mid-sized hospitals of a large Canadian city, similar in size and function and operated by the same administrative group, this study examined which patients who could be...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Cohen J,Wilson DM,Thurston A,MacLeod R,Deliens L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to analyze French general practitioners' attitudes toward prescribing opiate painkillers for dying patients and compare them with their attitudes toward making frequent home visits. One hundred and fifteen general practitioners indicated the acceptability of prescribing opiates in 48 scena...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Mas C,Albaret MC,Sorum PC,Mullet E

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Care relationships are crucial in tailoring the end-of-life care of a person with intellectual disabilities (ID) to their needs. Yet, almost all studies on end-of-life care for people with ID have been conducted among caregivers. The views of people with ID about care relationships at the end of life have no...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bekkema N,de Veer AJ,Hertogh CM,Francke AL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system of 12-hour nursing shifts was adopted at a newly-opened independent hospice. This paper presents the results from an exploratory, descriptive study in which nursing staff reported perceived advantages, disadvantages and satisfaction with the 12-hour shift system. A small sample (n = 11) of both qualified and ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hodgson LA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Liverpool Care Pathway was used in UK hospitals (late 1990s to July 2014) in an attempt to generate hospice-style high-quality end-of-life care in acute settings. Despite being widely established, there was limited research or contextual evidence regarding this approach or its impact. Growing criticism f...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Twigger S,Yardley SJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family members often take on many caring responsibilities, with complex issues and challenges to consider. Feelings of preparedness, competence and reward are identified as concepts that may protect caregiver wellbeing and decrease negative outcomes related to caregiving. AIM:This study aimed to translate, ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henriksson A,Andershed B,Benzein E,Arestedt K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although integrated care for existential suffering is an essential part of palliative care, little is known about its concept and efficacy as perceived by professionals. A questionnaire survey was carried out to 1) explore the underlying structure of psychosocial interventions recommended by specialists, 2) ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hirai K,Morita T,Kashiwagi T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While there have been some studies looking at the impact on quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, to date no qualitative research looking at the specialist palliative needs of these patients has been conducted. AIM:This study aims to explore the specialist palliative care needs of ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bajwah S,Higginson IJ,Ross JR,Wells AU,Birring SS,Riley J,Koffman J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive disorders are common among cancer patients. Ketamine can quickly relieve depression, and its subcutaneous administration appears to be as effective as and probably safer than its standard intravenous administration. Herein, we report a case verifying the antidepressant effect of a subcutaneous esk...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Barbosa MG,Delfino RS,Sarin LM,Jackowski AP

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evidence supporting pharmacological treatment of death rattle is poor; yet, anticholinergic drugs feature in end-of-life care pathways and guidelines worldwide as a treatment option. AIM:This qualitative arm of a wider study aimed to explore important issues which health-care professionals associated wi...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Hirsch CA,Marriott JF,Faull CM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review evaluates the evidence underpinning the provision of palliative day care services (PDS) to determine whether such services have a measurable effect on attendees' wellbeing. The majority of studies reviewed were qualitative and elicited individual perceptions of the benefits PDS. Although it was ...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Stevens E,Martin CR,White CA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an era of ever increasing emphasis on cost-effectiveness of health care, and with the introduction of the internal market, there is now an urgent need for information on the costs and quality of palliative care. This paper highlights the complexities involved in acquiring and measuring such information and discusse...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Tierney AJ,Sladden S,Anderson J,King M,Lapsley I,Llewellyn S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclizine is an antihistamine, which is frequently used to manage nausea and vomiting in cancer patients. Antihistamines can be drugs of misuse/abuse, and the article describes four cancer patients who developed such problems after receiving parenteral cyclizine within the inpatient unit of a cancer centre. The articl...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Bailey F,Davies A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of the use of laxatives, and the relationship between doses of laxatives and of opioid analgesia, were determined by a prospective study of 498 hospice inpatients with advanced cancer. Laxatives were required by 87% of patients taking oral strong opioids, 74% of those on weak opioids and 64% of those not...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Sykes NP

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews a number of studies relating to religion and coping with chronic illness, emphasizing those aspects relevant to palliative care. After pointing out that religious and existential needs are common in chronic illness, a critical examination is made of those studies which purport to demonstrate associa...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Dein S,Stygall J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL) is a widely used tool that has been specifically developed to measure the quality of life of patients facing a life-threatening illness. Preferably, a self-report instrument has an equal number of items worded positively and negatively. However, all the psychological sca...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Henry M,Huang LN,Ferland MK,Mitchell J,Cohen SR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative care requires a multidisciplinary care team. General practitioners often ask specialised palliative home care teams for support. Working with specialised nurses offers learning opportunities, also called workplace learning. This can be enhanced by the presence of a learning facilitator. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Pype P,Mertens F,Wens J,Stes A,Van den Eynden B,Deveugele M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Legacy has been invoked as a means for strengthening human attachments, continuing bonds, and ensuring that individuals will be remembered; however, little is known about the spectrum of approaches to, outcomes associated with, and best practices for legacy interventions. AIM:To systematically review resear...

journal_title：Palliative medicine

authors： Boles JC,Jones MT

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00