Communication and support from health-care professionals to families, with dependent children, following the diagnosis of parental life-limiting illness : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Communication between parents and their children about parental life-limiting illness is stressful. Parents want support from health-care professionals; however, the extent of this support is not known.
Boland, Jason W., Fearnley, Rachel
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"It's not just about the patient, it's the families too.": End of life care in the home environment [PDF]
, 2015 Introduction: Most people when asked say they would prefer to die at home. However, ‘Death in Usual Place of Residence’ (DiUPR) does not give any real insight into the quality and experiences of care received.
Bravington, Alison +4 more
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Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2023 Introduction:Children with chronic diseases and disabilities those need support of medical technologies (TD) for living, have led to a load of complex nursing care being carried out usually by parents at their home. This study was carried out to evaluate
Nilgün Erkek +2 more
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The hospice movement: History and current worldwide situation [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2002 The suffering of terminally ill cancer patients underlines the need for good and well organized palliative care. WHO defines the palliative care as the active total care of patients and their families when the patient's disease is no longer responsive to
Miličević Nataša
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Time, timing, talking and training : findings from an exploratory action research study to improve quality of end of life care for minority ethnic kidney patients [PDF]
, 2017 Background. With an ageing and increasingly diverse population at risk from rising levels of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including kidney complications, there is a need to provide quality care at all stages in the care pathway including
Brown, Edwina +9 more
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Differences in the Experience of Caregiving Between Spouse and Adult Child Caregivers in Dementia With Lewy Bodies. [PDF]
, 2019 Background and objectivesDementia caregiving has been associated with increased burden, depression, grief, a decreased sense of well-being and quality of life, and a weakening of social support.
Ashwill, Robert T +3 more
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Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Hypoxic-ischemic Damage in Cold Preserved Tissues
Forbes Tıp Dergisi, 2022 Objective: To assess the possible effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) in preventing hypoxic-ischemic damage in cold-preserved organs. Methods: Visceral organs of white male New Zealand rabbits (n=6) were removed and examined in two groups: right kidneys (n=
İbrahim ÖNCEL +5 more
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Evidence-based planning and costing palliative care services for children : novel multi-method epidemiological and economic exemplar [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Children’s palliative care is a relatively new clinical specialty. Its nature is multi-dimensional and its delivery necessarily multi-professional.
A Craft +37 more
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Care and compassion at the end of life [PDF]
, 2012 Aim: To examine the provision of the ‘end of life care strategy’ and the perception of provision by patients and carers. Introduction: In determining what constitutes excellence in care at the end of life, one must firstly acknowledge ‘what care and ...
Brown, Michelle
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The nutrition and food-related roles, experiences and support needs of female family carers of malnourished older rehabilitation patients [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: To improve perceived value of nutrition support and patient outcomes, the present study aimed to determine the nutrition and food-related roles, experiences and support needs of female family carers of community-dwelling malnourished older ...
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