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Communication <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Medicine, 2005
Quality of life is a subjective concept, yet there have been some real and constructive attempts to measure the quality of a person's life so that meaningful comparisons can be made during treatment and as disease progresses. In this paper the multifaceted nature of quality of life is explored and the ways that the communication of healthcare ...
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Quality of life is a subjective concept, yet there have been some real and constructive attempts to measure the quality of a person's life so that meaningful comparisons can be made during treatment and as disease progresses. In this paper the multifaceted nature of quality of life is explored and the ways that the communication of healthcare ...
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Geriatric Nursing, 2001
A patient's desire to discuss end-of-life (EOL) choices may be among the most stressful situations for clinicians. Research confirms the importance of discussions between caregivers and patients or their surrogates about options for current and future care.
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A patient's desire to discuss end-of-life (EOL) choices may be among the most stressful situations for clinicians. Research confirms the importance of discussions between caregivers and patients or their surrogates about options for current and future care.
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The elderly at the end of life
1982In this modern world there is going to be an increase of approximately 60 per cent in people 85 years and over before the turn of the century throughout the developed countries, and an even greater one in the underdeveloped countries. In the United Kingdom there will be among these very old individuals three women to every man and the great majority of
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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2004
There is very little research literature that addresses sexuality at the end of life. Although end-of-life care has become a priority for nursing education, the issue of end-of-life sexuality is not included in the curriculum. Nurses are frequently in a position to establish relationships with couples that encourage a frank discussion and information ...
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There is very little research literature that addresses sexuality at the end of life. Although end-of-life care has become a priority for nursing education, the issue of end-of-life sexuality is not included in the curriculum. Nurses are frequently in a position to establish relationships with couples that encourage a frank discussion and information ...
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Orthopaedic Nursing, 1996
A recent study by David Asch reported in the New England Journal of Medicine has intensified discussions about euthanasia and assisted suicide. That investigation has prompted nurses and other health care providers to raise questions about what is appropriate care for dying patients. To that end, this article provides an overview of relevant issues for
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A recent study by David Asch reported in the New England Journal of Medicine has intensified discussions about euthanasia and assisted suicide. That investigation has prompted nurses and other health care providers to raise questions about what is appropriate care for dying patients. To that end, this article provides an overview of relevant issues for
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Contradictions at the end of life
British Journal of Nursing, 2009There are many contradictions and opposites in health care today, and yet none as topical and controversial as the present situation concerning the quality of life for patients with chronic illnesses and debilitating conditions. On the one hand, there are people queuing up to go to Swiss assisted-suicide clinic, Dignitas, to die.
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