Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Nov;110(15):839-844. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003788.ABSTRACT Palliative care is frequently associated with the end of life and cancer. However, other patients may need palliative care, and this need may be present earlier in the disease trajectory. It is therefore essential to identify at the right time patients who need palliative care and to distinguish between those in need of general palliative care and those for whom a referral to specialists is required. ID-PALL has been developed as an instrument to support professionals in this identification and to discuss a suitable palliative care project, in order to maintain the best…
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Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Nov;110(15):925-931. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003787.ABSTRACTThe Patient-Centered Emergency Plan – Practical Experiences Abstract. Most people in Switzerland wish to die at home. This practical report shows how the cooperation of family physicians and a specialized palliative care team as well as the application of an emergency plan individually adapted to the general goal of care and the basic illness of the patient can support the realization of this wish. Good coordination of advance care planning through an individualized patient-centered emergency plan as well as the joint implementation of this care by the interdisciplinary, multiprofessional treatment team and the organization…
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Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Nov;110(15):887-891. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003780.ABSTRACTPain, Opioids and Their Crisis: Noisy and Silent Symptoms Abstract. Pain is a common reason for consultation in family practice and palliative care. The article addresses an update of the WHO guidelines and the benefits and disadvantages of opioids in palliative care. In addition to the «loud symptom» of pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety can be referred to as «silent symptoms» which are easily forgotten in the fast-paced daily practice. In the case of inadequate symptom control, co-care should be provided by specialized palliative care services in the outpatient or, if necessary, inpatient setting.…
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Praxis (Bern 1994). 2021 Nov;110(15):855-860. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a003791.ABSTRACTEarly Integration of Palliative Care – A Definition for Daily Practice Abstract. The integration of palliative care into the treatment of patients with chronically progressive or incurable diseases can be useful early in the course of the disease. The integrative approach of disease-specific and palliative therapy can improve the quality of life of those affected. Different aspects, such as symptom relief, decision making, advance planning, network building or support for relatives can be addressed from the bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspective. The article gives an overview of the most important aspects of early integration of palliative care…
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BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Nov 21;20(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00878-0.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Efforts inequities in access to palliative and end-of-life care require comprehensive understanding about the extent of and reasons for inequities. Most research on this topic examines differences in receipt of care. There is a need, particularly in the UK, for theoretically driven research that considers both receipt of care and the wider factors influencing the relationship between socioeconomic position and access to palliative and end-of-life care.METHODS: This is a mixed studies narrative synthesis on socioeconomic position and access to palliative and end-of-life care in the UK. Study searches were conducted in databases…
Origen: Exploring socioeconomic inequities in access to palliative and end-of-life care in the UK: a narrative synthesis – PubMed