BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Oct 3;21(1):1046. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07020-z.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients with chronic diseases have increased needs for assistance and care. The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics and use of primary care (PC) and hospital care (HC) health services by chronic patients according to risk level based on adjusted morbidity groups (AMG) and to analyze the associated factors.METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study. Patients from a basic health area classified as chronically ill by the AMG classification system of the Madrid PC electronic medical record were included. Sociodemographic, clinical-care characteristics (classified as predisposing factors or need factors) and…
Origen: Use of primary and hospital care health services by chronic patients according to risk level by adjusted morbidity groups – PubMed

Acad Med. 2021 Oct 1;96(10):1412-1413. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004258.NO ABSTRACTPMID:34587145 | DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000004258
Origen: 2021 Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: Third Place Medical Student Essay: Someone Else's Mother – PubMed

Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2021 Sep 28;72(3):225-231. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2021-72-3556.ABSTRACTThe Job Demands-Control-Support (JDCS) model has seldom been tested in palliative care settings, and occupational well-being of palliative care professionals has never before been investigated in Croatia. Our aim was therefore to fill that gap by testing the JDCS model among Croatian nurses providing palliative care. More specifically, we wanted to see how job demands, job control, and social support at work affect occupational well-being outcomes (i.e. job satisfaction and burnout dimensions of exhaustion and disengagement from work) in terms of the model’s iso-strain and buffer hypotheses. This cross-sectional study included 68…
Origen: Job demands, job control, and social support as predictors of job satisfaction and burnout in Croatian palliative care nurses – PubMed

Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Sep 24;75(1):e20210029. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0029. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: to analyze nurses’ role in assisting patients in palliative care, with emphasis on the spiritual dimension, in the light of Theory of Human Caring.METHODS: this is an exploratory, qualitative study, carried out in a hospital in João Pessoa, Paraíba, between August and December 2019, with 10 nurses. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were used. For analysis, we opted for content analysis.RESULTS: the spiritual dimension of care is contemplated by several religious and spiritual practices. These are respected and encouraged by nurses, although there is difficulty in providing care for the…
Origen: Nurses' performance in palliative care: spiritual care in the light of Theory of Human Caring – PubMed

BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Sep 27;21(1):1019. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-07042-7.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed with oesophageal and gastric cancer face a poor prognosis and numerous challenges of symptom management, lifestyle adjustments and complex treatment regimens. The multifaceted care needs and rapid disease progression reinforce the need for proactive and coherent health care. According to the national cancer strategy, providing coherent health care and palliative support is an area of priority. More knowledge is needed about health care utilization and the characteristics of the health care service in order to understand the readiness, accessibility and quality of current health care. The aim of this…
Origen: Health care utilization among patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer: the impact of initial treatment strategy and assignment of a contact nurse – PubMed