'. . . and then no more kisses!' Exploring patients' experiences on multidrug-resistant bacterial microorganisms and hygiene measures in end-of-life care A mixed-methods study.

CONCLUSION: Patients would benefit from comprehensible information on multidrug-resistant bacterial microorganisms. Strategies minimizing social exclusion and emotional impact of multidrug-resistant bacterial microorganisms' diagnosis in end-of-life care are needed as well as adaption or supplementation of standard multidrug-resistant bacterial microorganisms' policies of hospitals. PMID: 31659935 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31659935?dopt=Abstract

Source: Palliative Medicine - October 28, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Heckel M, Sturm A, Stiel S, Ostgathe C, Herbst FA, Tiedtke J, Adelhardt T, Reichert K, Sieber C Tags: Palliat Med Source Type: research

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