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Defining and Describing Terminal Ulcers in Dying Adults: An Integrative Review [PDF]

, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To identify and synthesize the published primary literature on unavoidable skin breakdown and end-of-life wounds known as terminal ulcers.
Mackrell, Kristyn, Hunt, Tracy, Gillespie, Brigid M, Latimer, Sharon, Walker, Rachel M, Ray-Barruel, Gillian, Shaw, Joanie   +6 more
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Knowledge and Attitude toward Hospice Palliative Care among Community-Dwelling Aged Taiwanese—Analysis of Related Factors

International Journal of Gerontology, 2012
Background: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge and attitude toward hospice palliative care (HPC) among the elderly, defined as 65 years of age and older, living in the metropolitan area of Taiwan.
Ching-Ping Hsu, Hong-Wen Chen, Shih-Yi Lee, Meng-Ting Tsou   +3 more
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Propofol in terminal care

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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Multiple applications for a trajectory conformance monitoring alarm

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Incorporating 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, Karl Kaufmann, Ben Willems, Lee Moore, Matthew Bell, Matthew Schorman, Israel J. Bonilla Fernandez, Anna Clebone Ruskin   +7 more
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Terminal care. Home terminal care.

Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi, 1996
在宅ターミナルケアは家族の負担はあるものの患者にとっては贅沢な医療である.現在の日本で在宅医療を行うには,まだまだ多くの問題がある.しかしながら,患者,家族がそれを望む以上,医療者も行政もそれに応えるシステムをつくる時期にきていることも事実である.在宅ターミナルケアでは患者のみならず家族の身体的・精神的ケア,インフォームドコンセント,また臨死期の対応など多くの課題を抱えている.本稿ではそれらについて考察した.
openaire   +2 more sources

Assessment of Attitude and Knowledge Towards the End- Of-Life Care Amongst Nurses Working at Kigali University Teaching Hospital, Rwanda [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021
BACKGROUND: To provide quality end of life care, nurses must have a good level of knowledge and an appropriate attitude towards palliative care (PC). PC is conventionally regarded as the care of a moribund patient.
A. Kanyamuhunga, A. Uwamaliya, J. Unyuzumutima   +2 more
doaj  

Pharmacological Treatment for Terminal Agitation, Delirium and Anxiety in Frail Older Patients

Geriatrics
Context: Psychological distress symptoms in the last days of life often contribute to the overall symptom burden in frail older patients. Good symptom management practices are crucial to ensure high-quality end-of-life care in an aging population, though
Dine A. D. Jennes, Tim Biesbrouck, Maaike L. De Roo, Tinne Smets, Nele Van Den Noortgate   +4 more
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Attitudes toward end-of-life concerns and associated factors among hospitalized older adults with end-stage cancer in Iran [PDF]

Nursing and Midwifery Studies
Background: Nurses play a crucial role in delivering end-of-life care; however, patients' attitudes significantly influence the care process. Positive attitudes facilitate patient engagement and understanding of end-of-life options, while negative ...
Salman Rahnama, Mohammad Sajjad Lotfi, Maryam Asadi, Zahra Rezaei-Shahsavarloo   +3 more
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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex, Sean P. Hassan, Helen Benghiat, Liam Herbert, Jennifer Adamski, Shivani Bailey, Claire Esler, Louise Brookes, Molly Bamber, Grace Koudou, Karen Waite, Julie Bennett, Anirban Das, Derek S. Tsang   +13 more
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Physician-assisted suicide in Italy: where do we stand and where do we want to go?

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) remains a subject of global debate and ethical controversy, alongside other end-of-life issues such as euthanasia, palliative care, access to health and social care services, and, importantly, patient autonomy.
Emanuela Turillazzi, Donato Morena, Naomi Iacoponi, Vittorio Fineschi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source