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Western Health Authority, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada Received 15th May 2007; revised version received 6th December 2007; accepted 11th January 2008 Summary Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receive poor end-of-life (EoL) care, in part because their disease course is not...
End-of-life care, also known as palliative care, is a critical aspect of healthcare that focuses on providing comfort, support, and dignity to individuals who are nearing the end of their lives. This type of care aims to enhance the quality of life for both patients and their families dur...
Neurologically critically ill patients present with unique disease trajectories, prognostic uncertainties, and challenges to end-of-life (EOL) care. Acute brain injuries place these patients at risk for underrecognized symptoms and unmet EOL management needs, which can negatively affect their quality of ...
While overall satisfaction for end-of-life care was rated as good, ratings for complete satisfaction ranged from 9% to a high of only 57%, suggesting the need for improvement. The highest priorities were improving the emotional support for patients, better communication and involvement in decisions...
None of the ESHF and ESRF patients chose aggressive treatment but close to a quarter preferred it to be a medical or a family decision. This study is one of the first in Singapore to examine the differences in end-of-life preferences in end-organ failure patients. Future studies could ...
Most patients will lose decision-making capacity at the end of life. Little is known about the quality of care received by patients who have family involved in their care. To evaluate differences in the receipt of quality end-of-life care for patients who died with and without family involvem...
BJ Miller is a hospice and palliative medicine physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. Take the time to savor this moving talk, which asks big questions about how we think on death and honor life. 摘要 在生命的尽头,我们最想要的...
Patients with Heart Failure (HF) often have palliative care needs but access to appropriate palliative and end of life care is not always achieved. Following the appointment of a hospital HF specialist nurse and Palliative Medicine Consultant, re-evaluation of clinical need and links between palliati...
End-of-life care is an umbrella term that includes hospice and palliative care. Palliative care:is for anyone living with a severe illness at any stage, including the day of diagnosis, but is not necessarily terminal. Palliative care services are intended to help patients live more comfortably ...