Related Articles Assessing the impact of a Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention in palliative home care: a stepped wedge cluster trial. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2017 Sep;7(3):326-334 Authors: Grande GE, Austin L, Ewing G, O’Leary N, Roberts C Abstract OBJECTIVES: To test the impact on family carers of a Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) intervention to facilitate carer-led assessment and support during end of life care. METHOD: Mixed method, part-randomised, stepped wedge cluster trial with 6 palliative home care services comparing carers receiving the intervention with those receiving standard care. Postal survey with carers 4-5 months postbereavement measured…
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Related Articles Opinions about the new law on end-of-life issues in a sample of french patients receiving palliative care. BMC Palliat Care. 2017 Jan 21;16(1):7 Authors: Boulanger A, Chabal T, Fichaux M, Destandau M, La Piana JM, Auquier P, Baumstarck K, Salas S Abstract BACKGROUND: In February 2nd 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law that forbade euthanasia and established the right to deep and continuous sedation for end-of-life patients. Moreover, the law also obliges clinicians to abide by any advance directives regarding treatment and investigation, except in cases where they are «obviously inappropriate» in a given medical situation,…
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Related Articles Withdrawal of invasive ventilation in a patient with motor neurone disease and total locked-in syndrome. Pract Neurol. 2017 Oct;17(5):383-386 Authors: Gleeson A, Johnson F Abstract Withdrawing invasive ventilation from a person with motor neurone disease who lacks the relevant mental capacity raises ethical issues such as the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and establishing best interests. There is little available information on providing optimal symptom management to these patients during the withdrawal process. We describe a man with motor neurone disease who also had total locked-in syndrome at the time of ventilation withdrawal, and we document the legal, ethical,…
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Related Articles Experiences of gynecological cancer patients receiving care from specialist nurses: a qualitative systematic review. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2017 Aug;15(8):2087-2112 Authors: Cook O, McIntyre M, Recoche K, Lee S Abstract BACKGROUND: The care needs of women with gynecological cancer are complex and change over the course of their cancer journey. Specialist nurses are well positioned to play a role in meeting the needs of women with gynecological cancer although their role and scope of practice have not been well defined. As patients are a key stakeholder, understanding their experience of care is an important step in…
Origen: Experiences of gynecological cancer patients receiving care from specialist nurses: a qualitative systematic review. – PubMed