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Spiritual care practices in hospices in the Western cape, South Africa: the challenge of diversity

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background South Africa is a very diverse middle-income country, still deeply divided by the legacy of its colonial and apartheid past. As part of a larger study, this article explored the experiences and views of representatives of hospices in the ...
Ronita Mahilall, Leslie Swartz
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The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on hospices: A systematic integrated review and synthesis of recommendations for policy and practice [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

AMRC Open Research, 2022
Background: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the development of numerous recommendations for practice and policy for specialist palliative care provided by hospices in United Kingdom (UK), as hospices were significantly affected by the pandemic and ...
Helen Wesson, Shalene Langen-Datta, Jeremy Dale, Joanna Flemming, Abi Eccles, John I. MacArtney, Catherine Grimley, Sarah Mitchell, Kathryn Almack, Catriona Mayland, Ruth Driscoll, Lesley Roberts, Lynn Tatnell   +12 more
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A novel method using the level of mobility to predict mortality in patients admitted for decompensated cirrhosis: A prospective study

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Andrew J. Groff, Marina Serper, Sunny Y. Tao, Pamela M. Bloomer, Michael A. Dunn, Andres Duarte‐Rojo   +5 more
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The impact of covid-19 on out-of-hours adult hospice care: an online survey

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Globally COVID-19 has had a profound impact on the provision of healthcare, including palliative care. However, there is little evidence about the impact of COVID-19 on delivery of out-of-hours specialist palliative care services in the United
Felicity Hasson, Paul Slater, Anne Fee, Tracey McConnell, Sheila Payne, Dori-Anne Finlay, Sonja McIlfatrick   +6 more
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Viver como um Girassol: Simbolismo e Cuidados Paliativos em Logotipos de Hospices

Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
Introdução: A relação entre o homem e os símbolos é objeto de estudo de diversos pesquisadores nas áreas da filosofia, antropologia e psicologia. No contexto dos cuidados paliativos, verifica-se a presença frequente do girassol associado a hospices ...
Mariana Fernandes Costa, Bruna Cezar Diniz, Antonio Tadeu Cheriff dos Santos   +2 more
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Medical Expenditure and Family Satisfaction Between Hospice and General Care in Terminal Cancer Patients in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
As the number of terminal cancer patients increases, several care models have been adopted to provide better care quality and reduce medical expenditure. This study compared inpatient medical expenditure and family satisfaction in a hospice ward (HW) and
Wen-Yuan Lin, Tai-Yuan Chiu, Hua-Shai Hsu, Lance E. Davidson, Tsann Lin, Kao-Chi Cheng, Chang-Fang Chiu, Chia-Ing Li, Yi-Wen Chiu, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chiu-Shong Liu   +10 more
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How a Patient Personalised Clinical Pharmacy Programme Can Secure Therapeutic Care in an Orthogeriatric Care Pathway (5P Project)?

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2021
Marine Barral,1,* Julie Martin,1,* Emmanuelle Carre,2 Audrey Janoly-Dumenil,3– 5 Florence Ranchon,2,4,6 Stéphanie Parat,2 Catherine Rioufol,2,4,6 Sylvain Goutelle,4,7,8 Laurent Bourguignon,4,7,8 Teddy Novais,4,9,10 Sebastien Doh,11 Matthieu ...
Barral M, Martin J, Carre E, Janoly-Dumenil A, Ranchon F, Parat S, Rioufol C, Goutelle S, Bourguignon L, Novais T, Doh S, Malatray M, Chaudier P, Gauthier J, Pivot C, Mouchoux C, Hoegy D   +16 more
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Caring for terminal AIDS patients: The experiences of caregivers in a palliative care institution

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2009
This research focused on the lived experiences of caregivers working with AIDS patients, particularly patients who die from this disease whilst resident in a formal institution. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual research design with
Magdalena (Dalena) van Rooyen, Margaret Williams, Essie Ricks   +2 more
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Clinical Course and Impact of Breaks in Therapy for Children With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric relapsed or refractory (R/R) solid tumors carry a dismal prognosis, and postrelapse patient experiences are not well described. We present postrelapse outcomes, including number of R/R events and subsequent therapy regimens.
Matthew T. McEvoy, Elizabeth L. Seashore, W. Susan Cheng, Shondra Clay, Jessica A. Casas, Jennifer H. Foster   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Cancer‐Associated Venous Thromboembolism Across the United States

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior epidemiological studies on cancer‐associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) were limited by homogenous patient populations. We leverage Cosmos, a collaborative dataset of Epic electronic health record systems, to conduct an updated evaluation of cancer‐associated VTE in the United States (US).
Barbara D. Lam, Justine Ryu, Omid Jafari, Rock Bum Kim, Shengling Ma, Mrinal Ranjan, Jun Y. Jiang, Ang Li   +7 more
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