Related Articles The Spiritual Event of Serious Illness. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 11;56(5):816-822 Authors: Balboni TA, Balboni MJ Abstract Thought leaders in palliative care have long recognized the spiritual implications of illness, including Dame Cicely Saunders’ groundbreaking concept of suffering as comprising physical, emotional, social, and spiritual sources of pain. However, despite such recognition, spirituality remains an oft-neglected component of the biopsychosocial spiritual model of caregiving in serious illness. We aim in this article to highlight, through an in-depth account of patients’ experiences and attitudes, the concept of illness as a spiritual event. PMID: 29857181 [PubMed – indexed for…
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Related Articles Tele-monitoring of ventilator-dependent patients: a European Respiratory Society Statement. Eur Respir J. 2016 Sep;48(3):648-63 Authors: Ambrosino N, Vitacca M, Dreher M, Isetta V, Montserrat JM, Tonia T, Turchetti G, Winck JC, Burgos F, Kampelmacher M, Vagheggini G, ERS Tele-Monitoring of Ventilator-Dependent Patients Task Force Abstract The estimated prevalence of ventilator-dependent individuals in Europe is 6.6 per 100 000 people. The increasing number and costs of these complex patients make present health organisations largely insufficient to face their needs. As a consequence, their burden lays mostly over families. The need to reduce healthcare costs and to increase safety has prompted…
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Related Articles Older persons’ perceptions and experiences of community palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative evidence protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Apr;14(4):3-9 Authors: Cotton AH, Sayers JM Abstract REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE: The objective of this systematic review is to identify and synthesize the best available qualitative evidence on how older persons perceive and experience community palliative care.The specific question is: What are older persons’ perceptions and experiences of community palliative care? PMID: 27532304 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Improving patient knowledge of palliative care: A randomized controlled intervention study. Patient Educ Couns. 2017 May;100(5):1007-1011 Authors: Kozlov E, Reid MC, Carpenter BD Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine if laypersons’ knowledge about palliative care can improve with a brief education intervention. METHODS: 152 adults were recruited to participate in a web-based randomized intervention trial that followed a 2 (content)×2 (format) between-subjects design. Groups received either a video intervention, an information page intervention, a video control, or an information page control. An ANCOVA with contrast coding of two factors was utilized to assess if knowledge, as measured by the Palliative…
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Related Articles Patients’ experiences of care and support at home after a family member’s participation in an intervention during palliative care. Palliat Support Care. 2017 Jun;15(3):305-312 Authors: Norinder M, Goliath I, Alvariza A Abstract OBJECTIVE: Patients who receive palliative home care are in need of support from family members, who take on great responsibility related to caregiving but who often feel unprepared for this task. Increasing numbers of interventions aimed at supporting family members in palliative care have been described and evaluated. It is not known whether and how these interventions actually affect the care or support provided to a…
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