The experience of Chinese American parents of children with life-limiting illness: A comprehensive review The experience of Chinese American parents of children with life-limiting illness: a comprehensive review. Int J Palliat Nurs 2013;19:347-54... ...
RESULTS A total of 34% of residents with life‐limiting illness were prescribed statins (65‐75?y = 44.0%, high intensity = 11.1%; >75?y = 31.1%, high intensity = 5.4%). Prevalence of statins varied by life‐limiting illness definition. Of those with a prognosis of less than 6 ...
We included participants in the present study with an advanced life-limiting illness and declining functional status; these were patients who would not routinely be expected to live longer than 1 year. We chose this population because, based on several large clinical trials, benefits from statins ...
Addressing Life Limiting Illness in EldersAddressing Life Limiting Illness in EldersBackground: Elder patients often experience chronic life limiting conditions, such as vascular diseases, malignancies, renal or liver failure, stroke, advanced heart or lung disease, neurodegenerative disorders, and dementia...
Clinical psychology A depth psychological approach to persons with life-limiting illness PACIFICA GRADUATE INSTITUTE Lisa Sloan McGillicuddyTerrence PaulIndividuals living with terminal illness experience dream intensification and acceleration. This heuristic study examines how depth psychology, specifically dream...
Tuffrey-Wijn I, Hogg JCL: End-of-life and palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities who have cancer or other life-limiting illness: a review of the literature and available resources. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil 2007, 20:331-344....
A patient-centred approach to sexuality in the face of life- limiting illness. : Med J Aust. 2003 Sep 15;179(6 Suppl):S8-11ii. Hordern AJ, Currow DC, A Patient-centred Approach to Sexuality in the Face of Life-limiting Illness, Medical Journal of Australia, 2003;179: S8-S11...
NationalInstitutesofHealth.Nationalinstitutesofhealthstate-of-the-scienceconferencestatementofimprovingend-of-lifecare,http://consensus.nih.gov/2004/2004EndOfLifeCareSOS024html.htm•Practicalworkingdefinition:life-limitingillnesswithhighlikelihoodfordeathwithin6-12monthsPain•Location•Quality•Quantity•...
Conclusions Palliative care consultation within 3 days of hospital admission is estimated to reduce cost of care for hospitalized adults with life-limiting illness, and this reduction in cost was larger for patients with cancer than for those with a noncancer diagnosis and for those with 4 or mor...
In NorStOP, health (that is, no long-standing limiting illness) was defined as the absence of limitations due to physical health (one question) or emotional problems (one question). The physical health question was “During the past 4 weeks, have you had any of the following problems with...