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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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Health Care Ethics – Am I Dying
International Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2014 One of the most complex ethical dilemmas faced by health care professionals working with terminally ill patients is whether, when, how and how much to tell terminal ill patients about their diagnosis and prognosis of disease. Deception is still sometimes
Neelam Saleem Punjani +3 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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Counselling the terminally ill — Can we prepare for death?
South African Family Practice, 2006 The family medical practitioner is a key player when care of the patient becomes palliative. The practitioner's ability to be present to the psychological, spiritual and social needs—in addition to the physical -gives reassurance and affirmation of life ...
S. Nieuwmeyer, M. Hosking
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Design of a Hospice Referral System for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Using a Standards-Based Health Information Exchange System [PDF]
Healthcare Informatics Research, 2018 ObjectivesThe demand for hospice has been increasing among patients with cancer. This study examined the current hospice referral scenario for terminally ill cancer patients and created a data form to collect hospice information and a modified health ...
Kahyun Lim +5 more
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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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Extent and Determinants of Error in Doctors' Prognoses in Terminally Ill Patients: Prospective Cohort Study [PDF]
, 2010 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
Christakis, Nicholas, Lamont, Elizabeth
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BMC Palliative Care, 2021 Backgrounds Early integration of palliative care for terminally ill non-cancer patients improves quality of life. However, there are scanty data on Palliative Care Consultation Service (PCCS) among non-cancer patients.
Lian-Shin Lin +7 more
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Care for a terminally ill person: A guide for pastors
In die Skriflig, 2004 Everybody is faced with unique challenges and experiences during his/her life cycle. Some experiences are sudden and untimely, whereas others are expected.
H. Powell
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First do no harm: euthanasia of patients with dementia in Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 Euthanasia in Belgium is not limited to terminally ill patients. It may be applied to patients with chronic degenerative diseases. Currently, people in Belgium wish to make it possible to euthanize incompetent patients who suffer from dementia.
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael
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