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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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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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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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Psychiatry and Terminal Illness [PDF]
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2000 Objective: To provide an overview of the palliative care literature salient to the psychiatric aspect of end-of-life care. Method: A literature review was conducted, targeting primarily empirical studies that addressed the following ...
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GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative
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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Palliative Medicine Reports, 2023 Background: Prognostics for patients with cancer is especially important for the supportive care of those who are terminally ill. We previously found that symptom scores as patient-reported outcomes (PROs)?such as dyspnea and fatigue scores?some ...
Chikako Matsumura +9 more
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Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021 Sawsan Abuhammad,1 Suhaib Muflih,2 Karem H Alzoubi,2 Besher Gharaibeh3 1Department of Maternal and Child Health, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan; 2Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and ...
Abuhammad S +3 more
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