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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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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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Nurses versus physicians' knowledge, attitude, and performance on care for the family members of dying patients [PDF]
Purpose: Nurses and physicians must be competent enough to provide care for the clients. As a lack of knowledge and a poor attitude result in a low performance of delivering care, this study aimed to explore the nurses versus physicians’ knowledge ...
Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad +3 more
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Psychiatric aspects of the end of life in oncologic patients
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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Anxiety in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients [PDF]
Anxiety in terminal cancer is linked to diminished quality of life, yet overall it is poorly understood with regard to prevalence and relationship to other aspects of psychological distress.This study examines anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients, including the prevalence of anxiety symptoms, the relationship between anxiety and depression ...
Elissa, Kolva +4 more
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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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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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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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Health Care Ethics – Am I Dying
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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Design of a Hospice Referral System for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Using a Standards-Based Health Information Exchange System [PDF]
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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