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Counselling the terminally ill — Can we prepare for death?

South African Family Practice, 2006
The family medical practitioner is a key player when care of the patient becomes palliative. The practitioner's ability to be present to the psychological, spiritual and social needs—in addition to the physical -gives reassurance and affirmation of life ...
S. Nieuwmeyer, M. Hosking
doaj   +1 more source

Xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications

BMC Palliative Care, 2023
Background The aim of this project was to review the literature on dry mouth / xerostomia in patients with advanced cancer, with the objectives being to determine its prevalence, clinical features, and complications. Methods Standard methodology was used
Maria Walsh, Norah Fagan, Andrew Davies
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Meaning in life and self-esteem help hospice nurses withstand prolonged exposure to death.

Journal of Nursing Management, 2019
AIM The purpose of this study was to investigate relationships between the presence of and search for meaning in life and self-esteem, psychological distress, burnout and affect among hospice nurses.
Michael D. Barnett, J. Moore, Caitlin J Garza   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A multifaceted interplay between hemophagocytosis, IL‐18 and type I IFN distinguishes Still disease from other autoinflammatory diseases

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objectives The unknown pathophysiology and the lack of specific features for systemic Juvenile Idiopathic arthritis and adult‐onset Still disease (collectively Still disease/SD) delays diagnosis and appropriate treatment. The goal of this study was to identify features and mechanisms that distinguish SD from other systemic autoinflammatory diseases ...
Yvonne M. Mueller, Charlotte Girard, Harmen J. G. van de Werken, Stefan J. Erkeland, Dwin G.B. Grashof, Laurie Vaillant, Renske J.H. den Dekker, Iris van Zuijen, Sharon Veenbergen, Fanny Coffin, Eric Bindels, Yvan Jamilloux, Katerina Laskari, ImmunAID consortium, Vassili Soumelis, Bruno Fautrel, Cem Gabay, Peter D. Katsikis   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safe and Appropriate Use of Methadone in Hospice and Palliative Care: Expert Consensus White Paper.

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2019
Methadone has several unique characteristics that make it an attractive option for pain relief in serious illness, but the safety of methadone has been called into question after reports of a disproportionate increase in opioid-induced deaths in recent ...
M. McPherson, K. Walker, Mellar P. Davis, E. Bruera, Akhila Reddy, J. Paice, Kasey L. Malotte, D. K. Lockman, Charles Wellman, S. Salpeter, Nina M Bemben, J. Ray, B. Lapointe, R. Chou   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities

Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 301-328, March 2025.
Abstract Body donation is critical to anatomy study in Australia and New Zealand. Annually, more than 10,000 students, anatomists, researchers, and clinicians access tissue donated by local consented donors through university‐based body donation programs. However, little research has been published about their operations.
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice and Palliative Care in China: Development and Challenges

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2018
Hospice and palliative care have been demonstrated to improve quality of life, shorten hospital stays, and save costs. As a developing country, faced with a rapidly aging population and an increasing number of patients with life-threatening illnesses ...
Yuhan Lu, Youhui Gu, Wenhua Yu
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The lack of legal protections in the United States to prevent commercializing the dead for education and research: Consequences and risks to anatomists

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A lack of minimum legal standards for body donation programs undermines recent strides by anatomy professionals to promote ethical best practices in the United States (US). In particular, the commercialization of the dead by nontransplant tissue banks poses a risk to the public trust in academic body donation programs.
Laura E. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

A scoping review of initiatives to reduce inappropriate or non-beneficial hospital admissions and bed days in people nearing the end of their life: much innovation, but limited supporting evidence

BMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background Hospitalisation during the last weeks of life when there is no medical need or desire to be there is distressing and expensive. This study sought palliative care initiatives which may avoid or shorten hospital stay at the end of life and ...
Ros Taylor, Jonathan Ellis, Wei Gao, Liz Searle, Kate Heaps, Robert Davies, Claire Hawksworth, Angela Garcia-Perez, Giles Colclough, Steven Walker, Bee Wee   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to palliative and hospice care utilization in older adults with cancer: A systematic review.

Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 2019
The number of older adults with cancer and the need for palliative care among this population is increasing in the United States. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the evidence on the barriers to palliative and hospice care ...
J. Parajuli, A. Tark, Y. Jao, Judith Hupcey   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source