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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Related Articles Over-the-wire versus through-the-scope stents for the palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction: A retrospective comparison study. Eur Radiol. 2016 Dec;26(12):4249-4258 Authors: Park JH, Lee JH, Song HY, Choi KD, Ryu MH, Yun SC, Kim JH, Kim DH, Yoo MW, Hwang DW, Tsauo J Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare the outcomes of over-the-wire (OTW) and through-the-scope (TTS) partially covered stents in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction (GOO). METHODS: A retrospective study was performed in 306 patients who had either OTW (n = 125) or TTS (n = 181) stents placed. Outcomes analysed included technical and clinical success, procedure time, complications, re-intervention, stent patency…
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Related Articles The Short Demoralization Scale (SDS): A new tool to appraise demoralization in palliative care patients. Palliat Support Care. 2017 Oct;15(5):516-523 Authors: Galiana L, Rudilla D, Oliver A, Barreto P Abstract OBJECTIVE: The Demoralization Scale (DS) is the most widely used measure for assessing demoralization. Following the recent clamor for brief assessment tools, and taking into account that demoralization has proved to be a symptom that needs to be controlled and treated in the palliative care setting, a shorter scale is needed. The aim of the present research is to introduce and evaluate the Short Demoralization Scale (SDS). METHOD:…
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Related Articles Reasons for transferral to emergency departments of terminally ill patients – a French descriptive and retrospective study. BMC Palliat Care. 2016 Oct 21;15(1):87 Authors: Cornillon P, Loiseau S, Aublet-Cuvelier B, Guastella V Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients under palliative care and in hospital-at-home services are frequently transferred to emergency departments. We set out to identify the reasons for these presentations to determine the proportion that might be avoidable. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study by assessment of patient files. We studied admissions to four emergency departments in an area of France (Puy-de-Dôme) between September 2011 and August 2013. Reasons for…
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