The contribution of a MOOC to community discussions around death and dyingBMC Palliative Care - Tập 17 - Trang 1-16 - 2018
Jennifer Tieman, Lauren Miller-Lewis, Deb Rawlings, Deborah Parker, Christine Sanderson
Advances in medicine have helped many to live longer lives and to be able to meet health challenges. However death rates are anticipated to increase given the ageing population and chronic disease progression. Being able to talk about death is seen to be important in normalising death as part of life and supporting preparedness for death. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) provide opportunities f...... hiện toàn bộ
Catastrophic health expenditure of cancer patients at the end-of-life: a retrospective observational study in ChinaBMC Palliative Care - Tập 18 - Trang 1-10 - 2019
Anli Leng, Jun Jing, Stephen Nicholas, Jian Wang
Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, causing a substantial economic burden on cancer suffers and their families. The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence, determinants and consequences of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) among urban and rural end-of-life (EOF) cancer patients in China. Using respondent-driven sampling and face-to-face interviews, field research was ...... hiện toàn bộ
Opinions about the new law on end-of-life issues in a sample of french patients receiving palliative careBMC Palliative Care - Tập 16 - Trang 1-6 - 2017
Augustin Boulanger, Théo Chabal, Marie Fichaux, Mireille Destandau, Jean Marc La Piana, Pascal Auquier, Karine Baumstarck, Sébastien Salas
In February 2nd 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law that forbade euthanasia and established the right to deep and continuous sedation for end-of-life patients. Moreover, the law also obliges clinicians to abide by any advance directives regarding treatment and investigation, except in cases where they are “obviously inappropriate” in a given medical situation, or in cases o...... hiện toàn bộ
Building a telepalliative care strategy in nursing homes: a qualitative study with mobile palliative care teamsBMC Palliative Care - - 2021
Clément Cormi, Marie Sophie Petit, J. Auclair, Emmanuel Bagaragaza, Isabelle Colombet, Stéphane Sanchez
Abstract
Background
Despite increasing use of telemedicine in the field of palliative care, studies about the best circumstances and processes where it could replace face-to-face interaction are lacking. This study aimed to: (1) identify situations that are most amenable to the use of telemedicine f...... hiện toàn bộ
Palliative care needs among patients with advanced illnesses in BhutanBMC Palliative Care - Tập 20 - Trang 1-10 - 2021
Tara Devi Laabar, Christobel Saunders, Kirsten Auret, Claire E. Johnson
Palliative care improves the quality of lives of patients and families affected by advanced illnesses through the prevention and relief of suffering. While palliative care is well established in developed countries, it is inadequate or non-existent in most developing countries. Palliative care is an emerging concept in Bhutan, a tiny Himalayan Kingdom. A small community palliative care service is ...... hiện toàn bộ
Nurse assistants’ perception of caring for older persons who are dying in their own homeBMC Palliative Care - - 2024
Magdalena Annersten Gershater, Josefin Brenner, Malin Nordberg, Ami Hommel
As the proportion of older persons in society increases, there is a growing trend towards providing end-of-life care in their homes. Palliative care is a complex and knowledge-demanding form of care, and nurse assistants are those who work closest to the older person at the end-of-life in their own homes. However, nurse assistants sometimes have low educational and insufficient levels of knowledge...... hiện toàn bộ
Health care use and costs at the end of life: a comparison of elderly Australian decedents with and without a cancer historyBMC Palliative Care - Tập 17 - Trang 1-10 - 2017
Rebecca Reeve, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, Julia M. Langton, Marion Haas, Rosalie Viney, Sallie-Anne Pearson
There is limited population-level research on end-of-life care in Australia that considers health care use and costs across hospital and community sectors. The aim of this study was to quantify health care use and costs in the last 6 months of life in a cohort of elderly Australian decedents and to examine the factors associated with end-of-life resource use and costs. A retrospective cohort study...... hiện toàn bộ
Does special education in palliative medicine make a difference in end-of-life decision-making?BMC Palliative Care - - 2018
Reetta P. Piili, Juho T. Lehto, Tiina Luukkaala, Heikki Hinkka, Pirkko-Liisa I. Kellokumpu-Lehtinen
Characteristics of the physician influence the essential decision-making in end-of-life care. However, the effect of special education in palliative medicine on different aspects of decision-making in end-of-life care remains unknown. The aim of this study was to explore the decision-making in end-of-life care among physicians with or without special competency in palliative medicine (cPM). A ques...... hiện toàn bộ