Related Articles What is palliative care? Perceptions of healthcare professionals. Scand J Caring Sci. 2019 Mar;33(1):77-84 Authors: Wallerstedt B, Benzein E, Schildmeijer K, Sandgren A Abstract BACKGROUND: Despite increased attention and knowledge in palliative care, there is still confusion concerning how to interpret the concept of palliative care and implement it in practice. This can result in difficulties for healthcare professionals in identifying patients whom would benefit from palliative care, which, in turn, could lead to a delay in meeting patients’ needs. AIM: To explore healthcare professionals’ perceptions of palliative care. METHOD: Data were collected through twelve interprofessional focus group…
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Related Articles A qualitative study of home visiting as a palliative care strategy to follow-up cancer patients by nurses in clinical setting in a developing country. Scand J Caring Sci. 2019 Mar;33(1):185-196 Authors: Ndiok A, Ncama B Abstract AIMS: The aims are to examine the effect of home visiting and resources for instituting the programme as a follow-up strategy in integration of palliative care in daily clinical practice by nurses caring for cancer patients in Nigeria, and on how it can be used to improve care for cancer patients. BACKGROUND: Home visiting by nurses has been used as a follow-up…
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Related Articles Non-curative treatment of patients with oral tongue squamous-cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jul;276(7):2039-2045 Authors: Mroueh R, Haapaniemi A, Saarto T, Grönholm L, Grénman R, Salo T, Mäkitie AA Abstract PURPOSE: Late-stage OTSCC is associated with poor overall survival (OS). Non-curative treatment approach aims to improve quality of life and prolong survival of patients deemed incurable. The purpose of this study was to investigate the used non-curative treatment modalities for OTSSC and patient survival. METHODS: All patients diagnosed with OTSCC and treated with non-curative intent at the HUS Helsinki University Hospital (Helsinki, Finland) during the 12-year period of…
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Related Articles Palliative care in Brasil: present and future. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2019 Jul 22;65(6):796-800 Authors: Santos CED, Campos LS, Barros N, Serafim JA, Klug D, Cruz RP Abstract OBJECTIVE: To estimate the human resources and services needed to meet the demand of the Brazilian population who would benefit from palliative care, based on the population growth projection for 2040. METHODS: Population and mortality estimates and projections were obtained from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Service needs were estimated based on literature data. RESULTS: The expected increase in the Brazilian population for 2000-2040 is 31.5%. The…
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Related Articles Left ventricular assist device as destination therapy in cardiac end-stage dystrophinopathies: Midterm results. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 03;153(3):669-674 Authors: Perri G, Filippelli S, Adorisio R, Iacobelli R, Iodice F, Testa G, Paglietti MG, D’Amario D, Massetti M, Amodeo A Abstract OBJECTIVE: We report our experience with the use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as destination therapy (DT) for the management of patients with cardiac end-stage dystrophinopathies. METHODS: From February 2011 to February 2016, 7 patients with dystrophinopathies and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) were treated with LVADs at our institution. Median age at surgery was 16.5 years (range,…
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