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Combating Coronavirus Disease-2019 Outbreak in Long-Term Care Facilities for Frail Older Adults: Preventive Measures and Palliative Care Go Hand-in-Hand
J Palliat Care. 2021 Aug 30:8258597211039364. doi: 10.1177/08258597211039364. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile the whole population is at risk from infection with the coronavirus, older people-often frail and subject to multimorbidity-are at the highest risk for the severe and fatal disease. Despite strict infection control and social distancing measures, frail adults in long-term care facilities may be at particular risk of transmission of respiratory illness. Treatment decisions are often complex attributed to the heterogeneity of this population with regards to different geriatric domains such as functional status, c...
Source: Journal of Palliative Care - August 30, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hon Wai Benjamin Cheng Source Type: research
Palliative care and COVID-19 in the Australian context: a review of patients with COVID-19 referred to palliative care
ConclusionOur patients had similar demographics, symptoms, medication needs and outcomes to patients in similar settings overseas. We found the symptom management of patients with COVID-19 to be generally straightforward. However, the psychosocial needs of patients were predominant and contributed to complexity. This study highlights the need for well-integrated relationships between the palliative care consultancy service and the diverse range of key treating teams involved in the delivery of pandemic health care.What is known about the topic?Palliative care has played a key role in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic i...
Source: Australian Health Review - August 27, 2021 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ruwani Mendis Anita Haines Loretta Williams Kirsten Mitchener Fiona Grimaldi Marianne Phillips Margaret Shaw Thy Pham Hoai Nguyen Adrian Dabscheck Odette Spruijt Maria Coperchini Source Type: research
Interventions for palliative symptom control in COVID-19 patients
CONCLUSIONS: We found very low certainty evidence for the efficacy of pharmacological interventions for palliative symptom relief in COVID-19 patients. We found no evidence on the safety of pharmacological interventions or efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for palliative symptom control in COVID-19 patients. The evidence presented here has no specific implications for palliative symptom control in COVID-19 patients because we cannot draw any conclusions about the effectiveness or safety based on the identified evidence. More evidence is needed to guide clinicians, nursing staff, and caregivers when t...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marike Andreas Vanessa Piechotta Nicole Skoetz Kathrin Grummich Marie Becker Lisa Joos Gerhild Becker Winfried Meissner Christopher Boehlke Source Type: research
Hospice Emergency Planning and COVID-19
Conclusion: The involvement of personnel of various disciplines is varied and the involvement of physicians appears to have increased with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A notable portion of personnel desired more involvement across all aspects of EPP. More research is needed in this important but little-understood area.PMID:34410180 | DOI:10.1177/08258597211037428
Source: Journal of Palliative Care - August 19, 2021 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Janna E Baker Rogers Jesse M Thompson Charles T Mupamombe Jennifer M Vanin R Osvaldo Navia Source Type: research
