BMC Palliat Care. 2022 Jan 21;21(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00902-x.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In palliative care, sleep and circadian rhythm problems are common symptoms. Nonpharmacological interventions are available; however, health care providers are not aware of these or lack the knowledge to effectively implement in practice. This study reports the content and design development of the PRIME™ (Program for Improving & Managing Environments for Sleep) sleep online educational intervention as well as the evaluation of the intervention by practicing nurses with a focus on perceived acceptability and satisfaction.METHODS: Development of the education employed a multi-step process that assesses the current state of the science in…
Origen: Development and palliative care staff reactions to a sleep regulation educational intervention – PubMed

Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jan 6;58(1):83. doi: 10.3390/medicina58010083.ABSTRACTFirst of all, we want to thank Twycross, Wong, and Vivat […].PMID:35056391 | DOI:10.3390/medicina58010083
Origen: Reply to Twycross et al. Comment on "Ramos-Rincon et al. Palliative Sedation in COVID-19 End-of-Life Care. Retrospective Cohort Study. <em>Medicina</em> 2021, <em>57</em>, 873" – PubMed

Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jan 6;58(1):82. doi: 10.3390/medicina58010082.ABSTRACTWe read with interest the article by Ramos-Rincon and colleagues about patients with COVID-19 dying in acute medical wards in a Spanish University hospital […].PMID:35056390 | DOI:10.3390/medicina58010082
Origen: Comment on Ramos-Rincon et al. Palliative Sedation in COVID-19 End-of-Life Care. Retrospective Cohort Study. <em>Medicina</em> 2021, <em>57</em>, 873 – PubMed

Ital J Pediatr. 2022 Jan 18;48(1):10. doi: 10.1186/s13052-022-01206-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Italy was the first European country to experience a massive outbreak of Sars-coV-2 in March 2020. Severe measures were introduced to face the pandemic, significantly impacting all healthcare services, including pediatric palliative care (PPC) networks. We investigated how the Covid-19 pandemic modified the provision of PPC services in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy. Both the acute and long-term impacts on the families were addressed.METHODS: We administered a retrospective three-sections online questionnaire to the eligible families assisted by our regional PPC network. Inclusion criteria were: child needing specialistic PPC, adequate knowledge of the Italian…
Origen: The ongoing impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children with medical complexity: the experience of an Italian pediatric palliative care network – PubMed

Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2022 Jan 14;43:e20210040. doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2022.20210040. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To know the experiences of nurses in neonatal intensive care units in the face of the process of communicating bad news to the family of newborns in palliative care.METHODS: Study with a descriptive qualitative approach, in which 17 professionals participated. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview script, from December/2018 to February/2019, and submitted to content analysis.RESULTS: Four theoretical categories emerged, with 11 subcategories inserted: meanings attributed to bad news; nursing as a support for the family; difficulties in dealing with the process of communicating bad news; nursing and involvement…
Origen: Communication of bad news in the context of neonatal palliative care: experience of intensivist nurses – PubMed