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…
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Related Articles Symptom Control at the End of Life. Med Clin North Am. 2016 Sep;100(5):1111-22 Authors: Kreher M Abstract Symptom control at the end of life is an identified ongoing gap in end-of-life care. Increased demand for high-quality symptom control; limited supply of specialty trained clinicians; lack of consistent high-quality evidence-based interventions; and education deficits among clinicians, patients, and families in end-of-life processes contribute to this gap. High-value end-of-life care is centered on high-quality communication about goals of care. This article reviews primary palliative care concepts of communication and symptom control to provide a framework for primary care physicians to…
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Related Articles Treatment strategies in recurrent esophageal or junctional cancer. Dis Esophagus. 2017 Sep 01;30(9):1-9 Authors: Butter R, Lagarde SM, van Oijen MGH, Anderegg MCJ, Gisbertz SS, Meijer SL, Hulshof MCCM, Bergman JJGHM, van Berge Henegouwen MI, van Laarhoven HWM Abstract Little evidence is available about survival rates in patients with recurrent disease after potentially curative surgery for esophageal or junctional cancer. Only in limited occasions, potentially curative salvage strategies are available. The aim of this study is to analyze survival rates and patterns of dissemination, and to identify independent prognostic factors in a consecutive series of patients who develop…
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Related Articles Graduating nurses’ self-efficacy in palliative care practice: An exploratory study. Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Apr;39:141-6 Authors: Henderson A, Rowe J, Watson K, Hitchen-Holmes D Abstract BACKGROUND: Educational institutions and the health care industry agree that graduates from professional programs need to be «work ready» and capable of delivering competent and confident nursing care. One measure of program success is the student’s self-efficacy in meeting expected graduate capabilities. In this study student’s self-efficacy is related to palliative care graduate capabilities. AIM: To explore graduating Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) students’ self-efficacy in caring for palliative care patients. DESIGN: A…
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Related Articles Intersection of prognosis and palliation in neurocritical care. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2017 Apr;23(2):134-139 Authors: Rubin M, Bonomo J, Hemphill JC Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Difficult discussions regarding end-of-life care are common in neurocritical care. Because of a patient’s neurological impairment, decisions regarding continuing or limiting aggressive care must often be made by patients’ families in conjunction with medical providers. This review provides perspective on three major aspects of this circumstance: prognostication, family-physician discussions, and determination of death (specifically as it impacts on organ donation). RECENT FINDINGS: Numerous studies have now demonstrated that prediction models developed from populations…
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