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Life stories of families with a terminally ill child
Curationis, 2001 Family units with a terminally ill child have a tendency to withdraw and this isolation may lead to problems in their mental health. A tendency with psychologists, clergy and helpers from other professions is to act as ideal experts on the lives of ...
S Hechter, M Poggenpoel, C Myburgh
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Hope in the terminally ill [PDF]
Western Journal of Medicine, 2000 The diagnosis of a terminal illness initially precipitates a vulnerability and isolation that belie description as contemplation of one's impending death transcends the mundane activities of daily living. Mortality is suddenly confronted, and the concept of hope wanes as the unattainable goal of extended life vanishes.
Paul Rousseau
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Investigating spiritual care perceptions and religious coping methods among the relatives of terminally ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Turkey [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground The COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey and around the world has had a profound impact on the families of terminally ill patients. In this challenging period, investigating the spiritual care perceptions and religious coping methods of patients ...
Zuhal Cetın, Betul Ozen
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Extent and determinants of error in doctors' prognoses in terminally ill patients: prospective cohort study [PDF]
British medical journal, 2000 Objective: To describe doctors' prognostic accuracy in terminally ill patients and to evaluate the determinants of that accuracy. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Five outpatient hospice programmes in Chicago. Participants: 343 doctors provided
N. Christakis, E. Lamont
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Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2021 Providing care for terminally ill neonates is an important issue in NICUs. This research aimed to determine nurses’ attitudes toward providing care for terminally ill neonates and their families.
Maliheh Kadivar +3 more
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2021 Introduction: To find out palliative care practices among physicians providing care to terminally ill cancer patients. Methods: The study was cross-sectional in nature, conducted in a tertiary care hospital from July 2015 to September 2017 using a ...
Subraham Pany +2 more
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023 Background Terminally ill patients often experience exacerbations of diseases that render mainstream medicine ineffective in relieving symptoms, prompting attempts at complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). This study collected data from terminally
Yu-Jia Lin +15 more
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Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 2021 Background: In the last days of life, home-dwelling terminally-ill older patients have complex care needs. End-of-life (EOL) care for these patients is usually delivered at home.
Manijeh Dehi +3 more
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Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adults.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 BACKGROUND Delirium is a syndrome characterised by an acute disturbance of attention and awareness which develops over a short time period and fluctuates in severity over the course of the day. It is commonly experienced during inpatient admission in the
A. Finucane +6 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Introduction: Dignity Therapy (DT) is a brief, individualized, narrative psychotherapy developed to reduce psychosocial and existential distress, and promote dignity, meaning, and hope in end of life patients.
L. Iani +6 more
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