The Role of Family Meeting In Dealing With Rejection Towards Hospital Discharge of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients [PDF]
Indonesian Journal of Cancer, 2018 Background: Rejection towards discharge planning of terminally ill patients and the role of family meetings to overcome such issue has not been evaluated.
Maria Witjaksono +4 more
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GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative [PDF]
BMC Palliative Care, 2009 Background In the Netherlands, the increase in of out-of-hours care that is provided by GP co-operatives is challenging the continuity of care for the terminally ill in general practice.
Giesen Paul +5 more
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Attitudes toward caring for terminally ill patients among community nurses in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
International Journal of Nursing SciencesObjectives: This study aimed to evaluate attitudes toward caring for terminally ill patients and identify the associated factors among community nurses in Shanghai.
Yifei Xie +5 more
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Meaning in life of terminally ill parents with minor children compared to palliative care patients – a quantitative analysis using SMiLE [PDF]
Palliative Care and Social PracticeBackground: Caring for terminally ill patients with minor children can be very stressful. The perceived quality of life is significantly influenced by the Meaning in Life (MiL).
Henning Cuhls +4 more
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Relationship Between Perilesional Skin Condition and Survival in Terminally Ill Patients with Pressure Ulcers [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: In the context of palliative care, the aim is to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life, with particular attention to PUs, which have a significant impact on quality of life and survival.
María Isabel Pastor-Orduña +6 more
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What are the experiences and support needs of district nurses caring for terminally ill people with delirium at home? A qualitative study [PDF]
BMC Palliative CareBackground Delirium is a serious neuropsychiatric syndrome, which is common amongst terminally ill people in the community. District nurses have a key role in supporting terminally ill people to remain at home.
Elizabeth Arnold +3 more
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Hypoglycemia in Terminally Ill Patients with Cancer with a History of Diabetes Mellitus Admitted to a General Ward: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Palliative Medicine ReportsBackground: Poor glycemic control may be a risk factor for hypoglycemia in terminally ill patients with cancer with a history of diabetes mellitus (DM).
Ryota Yanaizumi +3 more
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Construction of Hospice Care Evaluation System for Terminally Ill Patients in ICU [PDF]
Patient Preference and AdherenceQing-Ling Wang,1,* Cheng-Rui Liu,2,* Peng Yue,3 Bin-Ru Han1 1Department of Emergency, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology,
Wang QL, Liu CR, Yue P, Han BR
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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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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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