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Oncology and Palliative Care [PDF]
Oncology Research and Treatment, 2000 Oncology developed as a discipline over the last decades. Treatment is concentrated on cure or palliation of the illness with the help of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. Palliative care has its origin in the hospice movement that started around 1960 in the UK. Centre of care is the patient and his family. Focus of care has moved from quantity to
Bausewein, Claudia, Hartenstein, R.
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The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders, 2015 This audit assessed whether Victorians with a terminal illness have access to high‑quality palliative care that is timely, coordinated, and responsive to their needs and wishes.
John, Franklin, Dean, Schuyler
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EAPC task force on education for psychologists in palliative care [PDF]
, 2010 It is argued that psychological aspects of care and psychosocial problems are essential components of palliative care. However, the provision of appropriate services remains somewhat arbitrary. Unlike medical and nursing care, which are clearly delivered
Werth, J. L. +4 more
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Building an action plan to tackle palliative care inequality through multi-stakeholder platforms
, 2023 Background: To achieve universal care and overcome existing barriers, the most effective strategy is to devise an action plan that incorporates palliative care into primary health care (PHC), as recommended by the World Health Organization¿s (WHO) Astana
Cañón Piñeros Á.M. +7 more
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An Exploration of the Perceptions and Experiences of People of South Asian Origin of Palliative Care Services in North Kirklees [PDF]
The Centre for Health and Social Care Research at The University of Huddersfield was approached by the North Kirklees Primary Care Trust to undertake an exploratory study of the perceptions and experiences of people of South Asian origin (as the largest ...
White, Sue, Williams, Jane
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BMC Palliative Care, 2017 Background Confinement to an in-patient hospital ward impairs patients’ sense of social support and connectedness. Providing the means, through communication technology, for patients to maintain contact with friends and family can potentially improve ...
Qiaohong Guo +4 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2022 Background Many patients with a solid metastatic cancer are treated aggressively during their last month of life. Using data from a large prospective cohort study of patients with an advanced cancer, we aimed to assess the number and predictors of ...
Chetna Malhotra +6 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2022 Background Personal last wishes of people facing a life-limiting illness may change closer to death and may vary across different forms of specialist palliative care (SPC).
Anneke Ullrich +12 more
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BMC Palliative Care, 2022 Background General practitioners (GPs) play a key role in the provision of primary palliative care (PC). The identification of patients who might benefit from PC and the timely initiation of patient-centred PC measures at the end of life are essential ...
Kambiz Afshar +6 more
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Spiritual Care in Palliative Care
Religions, 2023 Palliative care has always included spiritual care, but the provision and inclusion of spiritual care within and across palliative care services internationally is sub-optimal. In this summary overview, we address understandings and meanings of spirituality and related terms, both generally and in the context of healthcare, and outline the importance ...
Megan C. Best +2 more
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