Related Articles Source of Social Support and Caregiving Self-Efficacy on Caregiver Burden and Patient’s Quality of Life: A Path Analysis on Patients with Palliative Care Needs and Their Caregivers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 07 29;17(15): Authors: Leung DYP, Chan HYL, Chiu PKC, Lo RSK, Lee LLY Abstract Few studies have explored the inter-relationships of sources of social support and caregiving self-efficacy with caregiver burden and patient’s quality of life among patients with palliative care needs and their caregivers. This study tested the associations of two sources of social support (family and friends) and the mediating role of…
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Related Articles Telehealth increases access to palliative care for people with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 1):S75-S79 Authors: Katz M Abstract The purpose of this review is to describe the role that telehealth has in the delivery of palliative care to people with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders (PDRDs), particularly as their disease advances, and they become homebound. A review of the Cochrane database, PubMed, and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guidelines was conducted to identify peer-reviewed publications on this topic. Telehealth has been found to increase access to neurological specialty care for people…
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Related Articles Facilitating supportive care in cardiac intensive care units. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2020 03;14(1):19-24 Authors: Romanò M Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The number of patients who die in the hospital in the Western world is high, and 20-30% of them are admitted to an ICU in the last month of life, including those in cardiac ICUs (CICUs) where invasive procedures are performed and mortality is high. Palliative consultation is provided in only a few cases. The ethical and decisional aspects associated with the advanced stages of illness are very rarely discussed. RECENT FINDINGS: The epidemiological and clinical…
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Related Articles Palliative care and Parkinson’s disease: outpatient needs and models of care over the disease trajectory. Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 1):S44-S51 Authors: Tarolli CG, Holloway RG Abstract A palliative approach to care is person-centered and aims to minimize overall disease burden among patients with serious illnesses. There is rising interest in the role of palliative care to improve quality of life among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). While there is a clear indication for palliative care involvement in those with advanced disease, there is also increasing evidence for the role palliative care may play earlier in the course…
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Related Articles Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with caregiver burden in Parkinson’s disease: a palliative care approach. Ann Palliat Med. 2020 Feb;9(Suppl 1):S24-S33 Authors: Macchi ZA, Koljack CE, Miyasaki JM, Katz M, Galifianakis N, Prizer LP, Sillau SH, Kluger BM Abstract BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with caregiver burden. Higher rates of burden are associated with adverse outcomes for caregivers and patients. Our aim was to understand patient and caregiver predictors of caregiver burden in PD from a palliative care approach. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from PD patients and caregivers in…
Origen: Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with caregiver burden in Parkinson's disease: a palliative care approach. – PubMed