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'Thank goodness you're here'. Exploring the impact on patients, family carers and staff of enhanced 7-day specialist palliative care services: A mixed methods study
CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced seven-day services provide high quality integrated palliative care, with positive experiences for patients, carers and staff.PMID:37731382 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231201486
Source: Palliative Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Catherine Walshe C éu Mateus Sandra Varey Steven Dodd Zoe Cockshott Lu ís Filipe Sarah G Brearley Source Type: research
Neuroticism as a moderator of symptom-related distress and depression in 4 noncancer end-of-life populations
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of neuroticism as a moderator of physical symptoms and development of depression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and frailty in the last 6 months of life.METHODS: We met this objective using secondary data collected in the Dignity and Distress across End-of-Life Populations study. The data included N = 404 patients with ALS (N = 101), COPD (N = 100), ESRD (N = 101), and frailty (N = 102) in the estimated last 6 months of life, with a range of illness-related symptoms, ass...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - September 21, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Maia S Kredentser Corey S Mackenzie Susan E McClement Murray W Enns Diane Hiebert-Murphy Dallas J Murphy Harvey M Chochinov Source Type: research
Complexity and function of family involvement in advance care planning: A qualitative study of perspectives from people living with advanced cancer, family members and healthcare professionals
CONCLUSIONS: Two mechanisms of how family involvement may enable goal-concordant care were identified: family members' support provision and their preparation for realising patients' wishes. Healthcare professionals should assess family's readiness to engage in advance care planning, and the time required to prepare them for the process.PMID:37723885 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231194202
Source: Palliative Medicine - September 19, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Megumi Kishino Jonathan Koffman Hiroaki Nagatomi Misuzu Yuasa Clare Ellis-Smith Source Type: research
Effectiveness and safety of opioids on breathlessness and exercise endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
CONCLUSIONS: Sustained-release opioids did not improve dyspnoea and exercise endurance. Short-acting opioids appeared to be safe, have potential to lessen dyspnoea and improve exercise endurance, supporting benefit in managing episodes of breathlessness and providing prophylactic treatment for exertional dyspnoea.PMID:37710987 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231194838
Source: Palliative Medicine - September 15, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Meilu Liu Wei Xiao Longyi Du Yan Yu Xugui Chen Bing Mao Juanjuan Fu Source Type: research
Waking up from fatigue: The hidden burden of fatigue
Palliat Med. 2023 Sep;37(8):1044-1046. doi: 10.1177/02692163231196200.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37706469 | DOI:10.1177/02692163231196200
Source: Palliative Medicine - September 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Martin M ücke Source Type: research
The Stresses of Surrogate Decision-Making: Contributing Factors and Clinicians' Role in Mitigation
CONCLUSIONS: Surrogate stress is an evolving area for research. Significant factors included relationship with the medical team, making this an important area for HPM to play a key role in mitigating surrogate stress.PMID:37704184 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231198750
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - September 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Adrienne D Mishkin Nicole C Allen Stephanie G Cheung Maria Carla Faccini Lauren S Flicker Daniel Shalev Source Type: research
Improving Dementia Caregiver Activation With a Brief Communication Module
Conclusions: The brief communication module for dementia caregivers in this project offers an online resource with low time-burden that results in caregiver communication activation. Future testing in the clinical setting will increase understanding of its efficacy and integration and could be a viable resource for palliative care providers.PMID:37703530 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231200639
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - September 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Elaine Wittenberg Suzanne S Sullivan Melissa Rios Source Type: research
Accompaniment and Bearing Witness: The Path Through Liminal Spaces in Healthcare
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 13:10499091231201599. doi: 10.1177/10499091231201599. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClinician-healers bear witness to suffering and accompany patients and families through the liminal spaces of an illness experience. Bearing witness to a patient's suffering is a form of attunement toward the ill or hospitalized person. Non-action, or wu wei, becomes illustrative of the empathy that develops as clinicians bear witness to the suffering of patients and families. This empathic response highlights the clinician's moral obligation to accompany their patients. Accompaniment is a form of "co-action...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - September 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Dawn Hood-Patterson Brian S Carter Source Type: research
Editorial Eleology: A Modest Proposal
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2023 Sep 13:10499091231198215. doi: 10.1177/10499091231198215. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA proposal to create a new name for our specialty: Eleology.PMID:37703334 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231198215
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - September 13, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Caleb Knisley Steven J Baumrucker Source Type: research
