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Nurses' attitudes toward caring for terminally ill neonates and their families in Iran: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to end-of-life care delivery to home-dwelling terminally-ill older patients: A qualitative content analysis

open access: yesNursing and Midwifery Studies, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses versus physicians' knowledge, attitude, and performance on care for the family members of dying patients [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Medical Education, 2016
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
doaj   +1 more source

Psychiatric aspects of the end of life in oncologic patients

open access: yesEuropean 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
doaj   +1 more source

Anxiety in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2011
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
openaire   +2 more sources

Terminally ill patients’ perception on healthcare providers’ communication of prognostic information: A qualitative study from Nigeria, West Africa

open access: yesCogent 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Family Meeting In Dealing With Rejection Towards Hospital Discharge of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

open access: yesIndonesian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Trend analysis of palliative care consultation service for terminally ill non-cancer patients in Taiwan: a 9-year observational study

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Ethics – Am I Dying

open access: yesInternational 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
doaj   +1 more source

Design of a Hospice Referral System for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Using a Standards-Based Health Information Exchange System [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare 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
doaj   +1 more source

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