Remember, however, that in this difficult time, the focus needs to be on providing as much care and comfort for your loved one as is possible during the final stages of their life, even if it’s physically or emotionally challenging to do so. In such times, it’s more than appropriate...
Investigation of The Lung, Hospice Care, and Standard of Living of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Who are Nearing The Final Stages of ... Improving communication is a critical step toward improved palliative and end-of-life care for these individuals. Conclusion: The needs of...
Heart failure: support at the end of life 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 9 作者: A Mendes 摘要: Aysha Mendes, Editor, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, begins a series on cardiology with a look at attitudes to and guidelines on providing end-of-life care for people with heart...
Physicians have received little training to acquire needed interpersonal skills to address end-of-life issues. This article reviews practical approaches for conducting end-of-life discussions. These general guidelines can be used in situations such as advanced care planning, do not resuscitate orders, ...
End-stage heart failure patients are a prevalent hospice population with unique symptoms. The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency, severity... J Wilson,McMillan, Susan - 《Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing》 被引量: 24发表: 2013年 Treatment of life-threatening multiresistan...
ContextA clear understanding of what patients, families, and health care practitioners view as important at the end of life is integral to the success of
Background This study examined factors associated with potentially burdensome end-of-life (EOL) transitions between care settings among older adults with advanced cancer in nursing homes (NHs). Methods A retrospective analysis of deceased older NH residents with poor-prognosis solid tumors was conducted...
Symptoms experienced in the last six months of life in patients with end-stage heart failure. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2003;2:213-217.Symptoms experienced in the last six months of life in patients with end-stage heart failure - Nordgren, Sörensen - 2003...
, Journal of Allied Health Promoting Health, Wellness, and Quality of Life at the End of Life: Hospice Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Creating a Good Death Pizzi, Michael A., Journal of Allied Health Evaluation of Physician Assistant Student Knowledge and Perception of Competence in Palliative ...
While improving treatments yielded longer life expectancy, often with higher quality of life for some time, later stages of disease were also prolonged: patients were living considerably longer with burdensome morbidities from progressing disease and adverse treatment effects. Therefore, hospices found ...