Related Articles Patients’ perceptions of palliative care quality in hospice inpatient care, hospice day care, palliative units in nursing homes, and home care: a cross-sectional study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Aug 24;15(1):79 Authors: Sandsdalen T, Grøndahl VA, Hov R, Høye S, Rystedt I, Wilde-Larsson B Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients’ perceptions of care quality within and across settings are important for the further development of palliative care. The aim was to investigate patients’ perceptions of palliative care quality within settings, including perceptions of care received and their subjective importance, and contrast palliative care quality across settings. METHOD: A cross-sectional study including 191…
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Related Articles Reasons for transferral to emergency departments of terminally ill patients – a French descriptive and retrospective study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Oct 21;15(1):87 Authors: Cornillon P, Loiseau S, Aublet-Cuvelier B, Guastella V Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients under palliative care and in hospital-at-home services are frequently transferred to emergency departments. We set out to identify the reasons for these presentations to determine the proportion that might be avoidable. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study by assessment of patient files. We studied admissions to four emergency departments in an area of France (Puy-de-Dôme) between September 2011 and August 2013. Reasons for…
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Related Articles Evidence for Implementation Strategies to Provide Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Adv Neonatal Care. 2016 Dec;16(6):430-438 Authors: Quinn M, Gephart S Abstract BACKGROUND: Palliative care is a holistic framework that is designed to improve quality of life by identifying and treating distressing symptoms of life-threatening or complex conditions. Neonatal palliative care (NPC) has potential benefits for parents, staff, and patients, yet evidence suggests that implementation and utilization of organized NPC services are low. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to answer the clinical question: In neonatal intensive care, what evidence can be used to…
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Related Articles Highlights From NANN’s 32nd Annual Educational Conference and 2016 Membership Award Winners. Adv Neonatal Care. 2017 Feb;17(1):6-8 Authors: PMID: 28067695 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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