Variation in the use of palliative radiotherapy at end of life: Examining demographic, clinical, health service, and geographic factors in a population-based studyPalliative Medicine - Tập 25 Số 2 - Trang 101-110 - 2011
M. Ruth Lavergne, Grace Johnston, Jun Gao, Trevor Dummer, D. Rheaume
Palliative radiotherapy (PRT) can improve quality of life for people dying of cancer. Variation in the delivery of PRT by factors unrelated to need may indicate that not all patients who may benefit from PRT receive it. In this study, 13,494 adults who died of cancer between 2000 and 2005 in Nova Scotia, Canada, were linked to radiotherapy records. Multivariate logistic regression was use...... hiện toàn bộ
Intensity cut-points for the Respiratory Distress Observation ScalePalliative Medicine - Tập 29 Số 5 - Trang 436-442 - 2015
Margaret Campbell, Thomas Templin
Background: The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale© is an innovative solution to assessment when a dyspnea report cannot be elicited. The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale has acceptable reliability and validity psychometrics. Aim: To identify distress-intensity c...... hiện toàn bộ
Burden of care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosisPalliative Medicine - Tập 17 Số 4 - Trang 327-333 - 2003
Martin Hecht, Elmar Graesel, Sebastian Tigges, Thomas Hillemacher, Martin Winterholler, Max J. Hilz, Dieter Heuß, B. Neundörfer
Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease with unique demands on patients and carers. Patients and methods: The total burden of care and burden components in 37 ALS carers were measured using validated questionnaires. Furthermore, influencing factors (functional impairment of the patient, additional carers, participation in support groups) were assessed. Results: ...... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of a novel individualised communication-skills training intervention to improve doctors’ confidence and skills in end-of-life communicationPalliative Medicine - Tập 27 Số 3 - Trang 236-243 - 2013
Josephine M. Clayton, Phyllis Butow, Amy Waters, Rebekah Laidsaar‐Powell, Angela O’Brien, Frances Boyle, Anthony L. Back, Robert M. Arnold, James A. Tulsky, Martin H. N. Tattersall
Background: We developed a novel individualised training program regarding end-of-life communication, designed to be time effective for busy junior-doctors working in hospital settings. Aim: We aimed to pilot this brief individualised training program with junior-doctors to explore its accepta...... hiện toàn bộ
A longitudinal evaluation of a communication skills programmePalliative Medicine - Tập 13 Số 4 - Trang 341-348 - 1999
Susie Wilkinson, Koren Bailey, Judith Aldridge, Anita Roberts
Communication is an essential component of palliative care, but patients and their families are often dissatisfied with their interactions with health professionals. Communication difficulties are also a recognized stress factor among health professionals. Education and training, however, are said to improve communication skills. A communication skills training programme for 110 nurses ha...... hiện toàn bộ
Nurse–patient communication in palliative care: an evaluation of a communication skills programmePalliative Medicine - Tập 12 Số 1 - Trang 13-22 - 1998
Susie Wilkinson, Anita Roberts, Judith Aldridge
Good communication between nurses and patients is a central aspect of palliative care. However, evaluation of courses designed to improve nurses' communication skills has been inconclusive. Most courses have concentrated on skills training, although communication training programmes which have been integrated into clinical practice over time and have also focused on attitudes and used a r...... hiện toàn bộ
Using videotelephony to support paediatric oncology-related palliative care in the home: from abandoned RCT to acceptability studyPalliative Medicine - Tập 23 Số 3 - Trang 228-237 - 2009
Mark Bensink, Nigel R Armfield, Ross Pinkerton, Helen Irving, Andrew R. Hallahan, Deborah Theodoros, Trevor Russell, Adrian Barnett, Paul Cashin, Richard Wootton
Videotelephony (real-time audio-visual communication) has been used successfully in adult palliative home care. This paper describes two attempts to complete an RCT (both of which were abandoned following difficulties with family recruitment), designed to investigate the use of videotelephony with families receiving palliative care from a tertiary paediatric oncology service in Brisbane, ...... hiện toàn bộ