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The Italian versions of the This Is ME Questionnaire and the Patient Dignity Question: Understanding personhood and supporting dignity in patients with terminal cancer
The objective of this study was to translate and validate the TIME Questionnaire, which contains the PDQ, into Italian to evaluate patient satisfaction of the Italian version of these tools and to identify essential themes elicited by the tools.METHODS: The validation process consisted of a forward and back translation stage, data collection from a sample of 60 patients with terminal cancer, and a final consultation with a panel of experts to identify patient themes using the results of the tool.RESULTS: Overall, participants felt that the PDQ/TIME questionnaire captured their essence as a person, allowed them to express t...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - September 6, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Andrea Bovero Francesca Cotardo Alessandra Loreta Cito Alexa Victoria Pidinchedda Sara Pesce Harvey Max Chochinov Sara Carletto Source Type: research
Impacts of an advance care planning intervention on close relationships
Palliat Support Care. 2023 May 30:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1478951523000482. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine how an advance care planning (ACP) intervention based on structured conversations impacts the relationship between patients with advanced cancer and their nominated Personal Representatives (PRs).METHODS: Within the ACTION research project, a qualitative study was carried out in 4 countries (Italy, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Slovenia) to explore the lived experience of engagement with the ACTION Respecting Choices® ACP intervention from the perspectives of patients and their PRs. A phenomen...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - May 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Francesco Bulli Alessandro Toccafondi Marijke C Kars Glenys Caswell Hana Kodba- Čeh Urska Lunder Kristian Pollock Jane Seymour Johannes J M van Delden Marieke Zwakman Ida J Korfage Agnes Van der Heide Guido Miccinesi Source Type: research
A qualitative study with Italian patients exploring the spiritual dimension during a chronic disease
DISCUSSION: Patients are generally not cognizant of this dimension even living with a chronic disease; consequently, they cannot express spiritual needs because they can't recognise them. Health professionals should identify this dimension and its characteristics to recognise potential spiritual suffering.PMID:37248628 | DOI:10.1177/17423953231178236
Source: Chronic Illness - May 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Silvia Tanzi Giovanna Artioli Ludovica De Panfilis Luca Ghirotto Elisa Rabitti Simona Sacchi Source Type: research
Impacts of an advance care planning intervention on close relationships
Palliat Support Care. 2023 May 30:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1478951523000482. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine how an advance care planning (ACP) intervention based on structured conversations impacts the relationship between patients with advanced cancer and their nominated Personal Representatives (PRs).METHODS: Within the ACTION research project, a qualitative study was carried out in 4 countries (Italy, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Slovenia) to explore the lived experience of engagement with the ACTION Respecting Choices® ACP intervention from the perspectives of patients and their PRs. A phenomen...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - May 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Francesco Bulli Alessandro Toccafondi Marijke C Kars Glenys Caswell Hana Kodba- Čeh Urska Lunder Kristian Pollock Jane Seymour Johannes J M van Delden Marieke Zwakman Ida J Korfage Agnes Van der Heide Guido Miccinesi Source Type: research
A qualitative study with Italian patients exploring the spiritual dimension during a chronic disease
DISCUSSION: Patients are generally not cognizant of this dimension even living with a chronic disease; consequently, they cannot express spiritual needs because they can't recognise them. Health professionals should identify this dimension and its characteristics to recognise potential spiritual suffering.PMID:37248628 | DOI:10.1177/17423953231178236
Source: Chronic Illness - May 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Silvia Tanzi Giovanna Artioli Ludovica De Panfilis Luca Ghirotto Elisa Rabitti Simona Sacchi Source Type: research
Impacts of an advance care planning intervention on close relationships
Palliat Support Care. 2023 May 30:1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1478951523000482. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine how an advance care planning (ACP) intervention based on structured conversations impacts the relationship between patients with advanced cancer and their nominated Personal Representatives (PRs).METHODS: Within the ACTION research project, a qualitative study was carried out in 4 countries (Italy, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Slovenia) to explore the lived experience of engagement with the ACTION Respecting Choices® ACP intervention from the perspectives of patients and their PRs. A phenomen...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - May 30, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Francesco Bulli Alessandro Toccafondi Marijke C Kars Glenys Caswell Hana Kodba- Čeh Urska Lunder Kristian Pollock Jane Seymour Johannes J M van Delden Marieke Zwakman Ida J Korfage Agnes Van der Heide Guido Miccinesi Source Type: research
Causes of deaths in long-term care and hospice care facilities during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic: a snapshot of Italy during 2020
CONCLUSION: LTCF were disproportionally affected by COVID-19, while the response to the pandemic in HC was limited. These data can help plan strategies to limit the impact of future epidemics and to better understand residential care response to COVID-19 epidemic.PMID:37171537 | DOI:10.1007/s40520-023-02426-7
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - May 12, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Maria Beatrice Zazzara Giuseppe Ferdinando Colloca Alice Maraschini Andrea Bellieni Sabrina Dispenza Eleonora Meloni Maria Adelaide Ricciotti Italo Penco Giada Minelli Graziano Onder Source Type: research
Loss of Personal Autonomy and Dignity-Related Distress in End-Of-Life Cancer Patients
In conclusion, this study showed that DR-LPA can be a relevant concern for patients at the end-of-life and for this reason it becomes necessary for psychosocial provides to consider it to deliver better dignity conserving care.PMID:36974952 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231166373
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - March 28, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Andrea Bovero Rossana Botto Elena Mellano Francesco Gottardo Paola Berchialla Sara Carletto Giuliano C Geminiani Source Type: research
