Psychiatr Danub. 2021 Sep;33(Suppl 9):86-87.ABSTRACTIn 2020 Dignity Therapy Protocol was administered to the patients taken in charge by Avellino Ser. D (Addiction services of Avellino healthcare unit) for addiction problems and assigned to U.E.P.E. (Office of External Enforcement) on parole and to complete the full term of sentence. Before and after administering Dignity Therapy Protocol, Beck Depression Inventory was used in order to evaluate the possible improvement of the quality of life of the patient, associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms. This experimentation has allowed to highlight perspectives and issues in the application of Dignity Therapy Protocol, in different…
Origen: Study of Dignity in Borderline Contexts: Perspectives and Critical Issues – PubMed

Sante Publique. 2021 March-April;33(2):199-209. doi: 10.3917/spub.212.0199.ABSTRACTAIM: This article aims to set some theoretical and practical milestones to better understand the challenges of interdisciplinary research in palliative care.METHOD: A theoretical perspective of the main challenges of interdisciplinary research is provided through a review of existing literature, supported by practical experiences learnt from the implementation of two research projects on the improvement of the organization of healthcare services in palliative care in France.RESULTS: Palliative care is historically and philosophically grounded in interdisciplinary culture. Implementation of interdisciplinary research in palliative care is particularly challenging as it implies engaging in a “paradigm dialogue” with…
Origen: Méthodologies de la recherche en soins palliatifs : les défis de l’interdisciplinarité – PubMed

Sante Publique. 2021 March-April;33(2):191-198. doi: 10.3917/spub.212.0191.ABSTRACTDuring the past 15 years, in France, like in many European countries, the attention paid to patients at the end of their lives has continued to grow. But in the meantime, only a few researchers have managed to collect reliable data on End-of-Life Care and to implement scientific studies describing the reality of these situations. This difficulty is due in particular to the lack of a recognized and operational definition of the end of life.Our objective is to explore the possibility of achieving consensus around a definition based on the isolated elements in the literature.A…
Origen: Recherche sur la fin de vie, la nécessité d’un consensus : premiers résultats – PubMed

Sante Publique. 2021 March-April;33(2):185-190. doi: 10.3917/spub.212.0185.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The department of Mayotte is lagging far behind in terms of access to palliative care. We present the methodological approach for assessing the palliative care needs of the population, which led us to make a proposal for a care offer adapted to the local context.METHOD: The main principles of a public health methodology for health needs assessment were followed. The researchers carried out an overall analysis of the situation based on several axes: bibliographical research, collection of quantitative data, qualitative study, interviews with local experts and institutional decision-makers. A summary report of the results…
Origen: Quelle démarche méthodologique afin d’aboutir à une offre pertinente de soins palliatifs à Mayotte ? – PubMed

Sante Publique. 2021 March-April;33(2):169-175. doi: 10.3917/spub.212.0169.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The 2015-2018 French national palliative care program aimed to reduce territorial disparities of access to palliative care (PC) by increasing the number of beds in dedicated PC units and beds in hospital wards facing end-of-life situations, aiming to reach a minimum average density of 1 bed per 100,000 inhabitants in PC units.OBJECTIVE: To draw a 2017 inventory of all PC beds and to verify the reduction of territorial inequalities.RESULTS: In 2017, France had on average 2.6 beds in PC units and 7.8 PC beds in hospital wards per 100,000 inhabitants. Strong territorial disparities remained: 27 counties still did not have…
Origen: Ressources en soins palliatifs en France : disparités territoriales en 2017 – PubMed