Effectiveness of spiritual care training to enhance spiritual health and spiritual care competency among oncology nurses.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Institutional deaths (hospitals and nursing homes) are an important issue because they are often at odds with patient preference and associated with high healthcare costs. The aim of this study was to examine deaths in institutions and the role of individual, regional, and healthcare supply characteristics i...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Luta X,Panczak R,Maessen M,Egger M,Goodman DC,Zwahlen M,Stuck AE,Clough-Gorr K

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One ambition regarding palliative care is that it should be more accessible to patients and families regardless of care setting. Previous studies show many difficulties and shortcomings in the care of patients with palliative care needs in acute care facilities, but also challenges regarding efforts to imple...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Hahne P,Lundström S,Leveälahti H,Winnhed J,Öhlén J

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, the number of people who die with dementia is increasing. The importance of a palliative approach in the care of people with dementia is recognised and there are national polices to enhance current care. In the UK implementation of these polices is promoted by the National Institute for Health and ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Candy B,Elliott M,Moore K,Vickerstaff V,Sampson E,Jones L

更新日期：2015-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Population-based mortality follow-back survey designs have been used to collect information concerning end-of-life care from bereaved family members in several countries. In Canada, this design was recently employed to gather population-based information about the end-of-life care experience among adults in Nova Scoti...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Lawson B,Van Aarsen K,Burge F

更新日期：2013-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally the state of palliative care research remains uncertain. Questions remain regarding impact, funding, and research priorities. Building upon previous research, this review examines palliative care research in Ireland and contributes to a wider international debate on the state of palliative care rese...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： McIlfatrick S,Muldrew DHL,Hasson F,Payne S

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In palliative care (PC) patients and relatives (P/R) often show their gratitude to the healthcare professionals (HP) who care for them. HP appreciate these displays of gratitude, although the impact of the same has not been examined in detail. Publications analysed tell personal experiences in which HP say t...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Aparicio M,Centeno C,Arantzamendi M

更新日期：2019-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current policies recommend integrating home care and palliative care to enable patients to remain at home and avoid unnecessary hospital admission and emergency department (ED) visits. The Italian health care system had implemented integrated palliative home care (IHPC) services to guarantee a comprehensive,...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Borraccino A,Campagna S,Politano G,Dalmasso M,Dimonte V,Gianino MM

更新日期：2020-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The supportive hospice aged residential exchange (SHARE) is a new model of palliative care education that has been designed for residential aged care. The goal of SHARE is to help clinical staff improve palliative care within residential aged care facilities and to improve specialist palliative care nurses' ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Frey R,Barham S,Balmer D,Boyd M,Robinson J,Gott M

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective integration between hospices, palliative care services and other local health care services to support patients with palliative care needs is an important international priority. A previous model suggests that integration involves a cumulative stepped process of engagement with other organisations ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Payne S,Eastham R,Hughes S,Varey S,Hasselaar J,Preston N

更新日期：2017-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Empirical knowledge around palliative care provision and needs of people with intellectual disabilities is extremely limited, as is the availability of research resources, including expertise and funding. This paper describes a consultation process that sought to develop an agenda for research priorities for...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Tuffrey-Wijne I,Wicki M,Heslop P,McCarron M,Todd S,Oliver D,de Veer A,Ahlström G,Schäper S,Hynes G,O'Farrell J,Adler J,Riese F,Curfs L

更新日期：2016-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of what we understand about the design of healthcare systems to support care of the dying comes from our experiences with providing palliative care for dying cancer patients. It is increasingly recognized that in addition to cancer, high quality end of life care should be an integral part of care that i...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Sawatzky R,Porterfield P,Lee J,Dixon D,Lounsbury K,Pesut B,Roberts D,Tayler C,Voth J,Stajduhar K

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children show long-term psychological distress if family communication and illness-related information are poor during and after a parent's illness and death. Few psychosocial interventions for families with minor children living with a parent who has a life-threatening illness have been evaluated rigorously...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Eklund R,Alvariza A,Kreicbergs U,Jalmsell L,Lövgren M

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that telehealth applications in palliative care are feasible, can improve quality of care, and reduce costs but few studies have focused on user acceptance of current technology applications in palliative care. Furthermore, the perspectives of health administrators have not been explored i...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Nguyen M,Fujioka J,Wentlandt K,Onabajo N,Wong I,Bhatia RS,Bhattacharyya O,Stamenova V

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with chronic complex-medical conditions comprise a small minority of children who require substantial healthcare with major implications for hospital utilization and costs in pediatrics. Community-Based Pediatric Palliative Care (CBPPC) provides a holistic approach to patient care that can improve t...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Goldhagen J,Fafard M,Komatz K,Eason T,Livingood WC

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found that cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can effectively manage their own symptoms when given tailored advice. This approach, however, may challenge patients with poor performance status and/or emotional distress. Our goal is to test an automated intervention that engages a fr...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Silveira MJ,Given CW,Cease KB,Sikorskii A,Given B,Northouse LL,Piette JD

更新日期：2011-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) was first introduced in1996 as a new tool for measurement of performance status in palliative care. PPS has been used in many countries and has been translated into other languages. METHODS:This study evaluated the reliability and validity of PPS. A web-based, case sce...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Ho F,Lau F,Downing MG,Lesperance M

更新日期：2008-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Half of nursing home residents (NHR) suffer from dementia. End-of-life hospitalizations are often burdensome in residents with dementia. A systematic review was conducted to study the occurrence of hospitalizations at the end of life in NHR with dementia and to compare these figures to NHR without dementia. ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Hoffmann F,Strautmann A,Allers K

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients and families through the prevention and relief of suffering. Frequently, patients may choose to receive palliative care in the home. The objective of this paper is to summarize the quality and primary outcomes measured within the pallia...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Hofmeister M,Memedovich A,Dowsett LE,Sevick L,McCarron T,Spackman E,Stafinski T,Menon D,Noseworthy T,Clement F

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Under-diagnosis of pain is a serious problem in cancer care. Accurate pain assessment by physicians may form the basis of effective care. The aim of this study is to examine the association between late referral to a Palliative Care Team (PCT) after admission and the under-diagnosis of pain by primary physic...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Akashi M,Yano E,Aruga E

更新日期：2012-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the home is the most common setting for the provision of palliative care in Australia, a common problem encountered here is the inability of patient/carers to manage medications, which can lead to misadventure and hospitalisation. This can be averted through detection and resolution of drug related pro...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Hussainy SY,Box M,Scholes S

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with schizophrenia are at risk of receiving poorer end of life care than other patients. They are often undertreated, avoid treatment and are about half as likely to access palliative care. There are limited options for end of life care for this under-serviced group in need. This study aims to address...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： McNamara B,Same A,Rosenwax L,Kelly B

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Models of palliative care delivery develop within a social, cultural, and political context. This paper describes the 30-year history of the National Tumor Association (ANT), a palliative care organization founded in the Italian province of Bologna, focusing on this model of home care for palliative cancer p...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Casadio M,Biasco G,Abernethy A,Bonazzi V,Pannuti R,Pannuti F

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been recognised that more evidence about important aspects of family members' sense of security during palliative care is needed. The objectives of the study was: i) to discover what variables are associated with family members feeling secure during palliative care; ii) to develop a model of family me...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Milberg A,Liljeroos M,Krevers B

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of the Balearic Islands Palliative Care (PC) Program is to improve the quality of PC through a shared model consisting of primary health care professionals, home-based PC teams, and PC units in hospitals. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patients with advanced cancer and other ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Llobera J,Sansó N,Ruiz A,Llagostera M,Serratusell E,Serrano C,Roselló MLM,Benito E,Castaño EJ,Leiva A

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little scholarship on culturally safe approaches to palliative care, especially for rural Indigenous clients. Thus, it is important to articulate how cultural safety can be enacted to support rural Indigenous Peoples and communities at end of life. We sought to identify strategies described in exist...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Schill K,Caxaj S

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More attention is being paid to the wellbeing of staff working in stressful situations. However, little is known about staff experience of providing end-of-life care to children within a hospice setting. This study aims to explore the experiences of care team staff who provide end-of-life care within a child...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： McConnell T,Porter S

更新日期：2017-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Palliative and end-of-life care development is hindered by a lack of information about the circumstances surrounding dying in developing and resource-poor countries. Our aims were to develop and obtain face and content validity for a self-administered questionnaire on end-of-life care provision and medical d...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Jennings N,Chambaere K,Cox Macpherson C,Cox KL,Deliens L,Cohen J

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Parental palliative disease is a family affair, however adolescent's well-being and coping are still rarely considered. The objectives of this paper were a) to identify differences in psychosocial adjustment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adolescents and young adults with paren...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Kühne F,Krattenmacher T,Bergelt C,Ernst JC,Flechtner HH,Führer D,Herzog W,Klitzing KV,Romer G,Möller B

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to common practice based on a generally agreed interpretation of Icelandic law on the rights of patients, health care professionals cannot discuss prognosis and treatment with a patient's family without that patient's consent. This limitation poses ethical problems, because research has shown that,...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Skulason B,Hauksdottir A,Ahcic K,Helgason AR

更新日期：2014-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) account for less than 1% of all malignancies. Approximately 50% of the patients develop metastases with limited survival in the course of their disease. For those patients, palliative treatment aiming at symptom relief and improvement of quality of life is most important. However, ...

journal_title：BMC palliative care

authors： Brandes F,Striefler JK,Dörr A,Schmiester M,Märdian S,Koulaxouzidis G,Kaul D,Behzadi A,Thuss-Patience P,Ahn J,Pelzer U,Bullinger L,Flörcken A

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00