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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020 BACKGROUND Illness and death are part of life for everyone, including people with intellectual disabilities. This study investigated the extent to which staff communicate about death with people with intellectual disability facing terminal illness or ...
I. Tuffrey‐Wijne +5 more
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An analysis of common ethical justifications for compassionate use programs for experimental drugs [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: When a new intervention or drug is developed, this has to pass through various phases of clinical testing before it achieves market approval, which can take many years.
Raus, Kasper
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Oral health problems among palliative and terminally ill patients: an integrated systematic review
BMC Oral Health, 2020 High incidence of treatable oral conditions has been reported among palliative patients. However, a large proportion of palliative patients lose their ability to communicate their sufferings.
M. R. Venkatasalu +3 more
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Psychiatric aspects of the end of life in oncologic patients
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction Patients with life-limiting oncologic conditions should be approached by multidisciplinary teams that contribute to improve their quality of life, including support from mental health dedicated professionals.
M. Trigo
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The communication of the nursing team with patients in palliative care [PDF]
, 2013 The article consists of a contextualized reflection on the communication in palliative care with the purpose of explaining strategies used for effective communication among the nursing, terminally ill and his family.
Alves, Everton Fernando
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Assessment and coping strategies for stress and depression among the terminally ill patients: Focus on cancer [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2021 The concept of psychological depressive symptoms affecting the terminally ill patient still stood as an unsolved mystery in many clinical practices.
Suantak Demkhosei Vaiphei
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Pharmacokinetic considerations and recommendations in palliative care, with focus on morphine, midazolam and haloperidol [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: A variety of medications are used for symptom control in palliative care, such as morphine, midazolam and haloperidol. The pharmacokinetics of these drugs may be altered in these patients as a result of physiological changes that occur at ...
Baar, F.P.M. (Frans) +8 more
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End-of-life care: questions and answers [PDF]
, 2002 6 pages.Answers typical questions that a terminally ill patient or their caregivers may ...
National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
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Subject: care for a terminally ill child
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 A terminal illness of a child is a traumatic experience for both the child and the family. The illness destroys their current life, The terminally ill patient experiences total pain, which includes not only physical pain caused by lesions, but also ...
Ewa Kowacka
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Cogent Medicine, 2018 In Nigeria, little is known about healthcare providers’ practice of prognostic information communication to terminally ill patients, especially from the patients’ viewpoint. This qualitative descriptive study explored views of terminally ill patients on:
Chijioke Oliver Nwodoh +5 more
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