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End-of-life care and dementia [PDF]
, 2006 In the UK, research continues to confirm that people with certain chronic illnesses, such as chronic lung disease and cardiac failure, represent the ‘disadvantaged dying’ compared to those with terminal cancer.
Ballard, Clive +5 more
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A hierarchy of personal agency for people with life-limiting illness [PDF]
, 2013 The purpose of the study was to discover how individuals diagnosed with a life-limiting illness experienced themselves as agents, even in the face of death.
Campbell, Ann +2 more
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The Current Status of Medical Decision-Making for Dying Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Study [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2014 BACKGROUND: Many terminally ill patients die while receiving life-sustaining treatment. Recently, the discussion of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) has increased.
Kyunghwa Shin +7 more
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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1995 In advanced cancer patients close to death, delirium, multifocal myoclonus, and restlessness may occur. Multi-organ failure and related metabolic changes are mostly responsible for these symptoms. A pharmacologic approach to manage the delirium is necessary in the majority of cases.
S, Mercadante, F, De Conno, C, Ripamonti
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Pediatric Palliative Care for Children with Progressive Non-Malignant Diseases
Children, 2018 A substantial number of children cared for by pediatric palliative care physicians have progressive non-malignant conditions. Some elements of their care overlap with care for children with cancer while other elements, especially prognosis and trajectory,
Harold Siden
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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.
Megan C. Best +2 more
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A Review on Palliative Care Challenges and Benefits [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Palliative care is a treatment strategy that aims to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from various serious illnesses. Palliative care is provided to these patients by experts from multidisciplinary fields utilising a holistic approach ...
Amit Agrawal +3 more
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Multiple applications for a trajectory conformance monitoring alarm
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary PerspectivesIncorporating a trajectory conformance alarm for assigned procedures can alert air traffic controllers prior to loss of separation. Study 1: We hypothesized that a query of the FAA’s Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR) database would find trajectory ...
Keith J. Ruskin +7 more
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Hospice utilization of Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i compared to other states
Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal, 2017 The objective is to examine hospice utilization among Medicare beneficiaries in Hawai‘i compared to other states. Data were from the 2014 Medicare Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use File, which included information on 4,025 hospice providers ...
Deborah Taira +2 more
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Experience matters: Females use smell to select experienced males for paternal care [PDF]
, 2009 Mate choice and mating preferences often rely on the information content of signals exchanged between potential partners. In species where a female's reproduction is the terminal event in life it is to be expected that females choose high quality males ...
Fletcher, Nichola +4 more
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