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Patient and hospital characteristics associated with do-not-resuscitate/do-not-intubate orders: a cross-sectional study based on the Taiwan stroke registry
Previous studies of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) or do-not-intubate (DNI) orders in stroke patients have primarily been conducted in North America or Europe. However, characteristics associated with DNR/DNI orders...
Source: BMC Palliative Care - September 15, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hsu-Ling Yeh, Fang-I Hsieh, Li-Ming Lien, Wen-Hua Kuo, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Yu Sun, Cheng-Yu Wei, Po-Yen Yeh, Hei-Tung Yip, Cheng-Li Lin, Nicole Huang and Kai-Cheng Hsu Tags: Research Source Type: research

End-of-Life Symptoms in Adult Patients With Stroke in the Last Two Years of Life: An Integrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for better assessment and management of EOL symptoms in patients with stroke. Established palliative and EOL care guidelines need to be incorporated into clinical practice to ensure access to high-quality care.PMID:37615127 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231197657
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - August 24, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Hanna Ramsburg Helene J Moriarty Meredith MacKenzie Greenle Source Type: research

Associations Between Measures of Disability and Quality of Life at Three Months After Stroke
Journal of Palliative Medicine, Ahead of Print.
Source: Journal of Palliative Medicine - August 16, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Victoria A. Chang David L. Tirschwell Kyra J. Becker Glenn B. Schubert Will T. Longstreth Claire J. Creutzfeldt Source Type: research

Palliative care needs of Jordanian women ’s experience of living with stroke: a descriptive phenomenological study
Stroke is a prevalent neurological disease that can have a profound impact on women ’s physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being. In many cases, women living with stroke may have marginalized palliative ...
Source: BMC Palliative Care - July 28, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Marwa Nayef Alhalabi, Inaam Abdulla Khalaf, Ruqayya Sayed Zeilani, Hala Ahmad Bawadi, Ahmad S. Musa and Abdulqadir J. Nashwan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Exploring the occurrence and the risk factors of the desire for hastened death and depression in people with early-stage dementia in Greece
Palliat Support Care. 2023 Jul 10:1-9. doi: 10.1017/S1478951523001062. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To assess the factors associated with desire for hastened death and depression in early-stage dementia as well as the association between them. Also, to explore the mediator and moderator role of age in the relationship between depression and desire for hasten death.METHODS: A prospective cross-sectional study including 100 patients diagnosed with early-stage dementia from a rehabilitation center between December 2018 and July 2019. Measurement tools used were the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Greek Montrea...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - July 10, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sotiria Kostopoulou Athina Pinelopi Varveri Maria Nikoloudi Eleni Tsilika Efi Parpa Anna Zygogianni Kyriaki Mystakidou Source Type: research

A Prospective Intervention to Increase Goals of Care Conversations with Hospitalized Patients Suffering Severe Stroke (Sci204)
1. Through analyzing the process and results of an intervention to increase documented goals-of-care conversations, participants will self-report the ability to apply lessons learned to their clinical practice.2. Participants will self-report the ability to define goals-of-care conversation domains and the ability to demonstrate and integrate these domains within clinical practice.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Amber R. Comer, Shilpee Sinha, Laura Tormoehlen, Lyle Fettig, Stephanie L. Bartlett, Lynn E. D'Cruz, Veronica R. Kassab, Xochitl G. Rivera-Cordova, Leigh Anderson, Lindsay Schroeder, James Slaven, Alexia Torke Source Type: research

Mobility Goals of Care Conversations with Hospitalized Patients Suffering Severe Stroke (Sci239)
1. Using the WHO Functional classification, attendants will understand a mobility goals-of-care conversation, its prevalence, associated predictors, interventions, and outcomes.2. The attendant will be able to note similarities and differences between the large stroke population and the propensity-matched groups.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - April 14, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Stephanie L. Bartlett, Kristine Miller, James Slaven, Veronica R. Kassab, Aubrey Odgers, Xochitl G. Rivera-Cordova, Amber R. Comer Source Type: research

PC-FACS January 2023
Testing TMS Intervention for Acute Stroke
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 10, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Tags: PCF Source Type: research

Sometimes a Difficult Decision to Swallow: Ethical Dilemmas When Patients with Dysphagia who Lack Capacity Want to Eat
Mr. J is an 82-year-old retired farmer with a preexisting diagnosis of moderate vascular dementia who recently suffered a stroke resulting in a new diagnosis of dysphagia and a loss of complex decision-making capacity. He is admitted to a hospital rehabilitation unit for a course of speech, physical and occupational therapy. His wife, Mrs. J, is his surrogate and has made clear that the couple's shared goals of care are for him to regain as much function as possible so he can return to his own home.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - October 19, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Meaghann S. Weaver, Cynthia M.A. Geppert Tags: Ethical Issues in Palliative Care Source Type: research

Documented Goals of Care Conversations with Hospitalized Patients After Severe Stroke (GP715)
1. Understand the prevalence, frequency, timing, and content of a goals-of-care conversation2. Learn best practices in goals-of-care conversation documentation
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - May 17, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Amber Comer, Claire Creutzfeldt, Lynn D'Cruz, Stephanie Bartlett, Robert Holloway, Alexia Torke, Laura Petras, Linda Williams Source Type: research

Needs for nurses to provide spiritual care and their associated influencing factors among elderly inpatients with stroke in China: A cross-sectional quantitative study
Palliat Support Care. 2022 Apr 26:1-10. doi: 10.1017/S1478951522000426. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To investigate the spiritual care needs and associated influencing factors among elderly inpatients with stroke, and to examine the correlations among spiritual care needs, spiritual well-being, self-perceived burden, self-transcendence, and social support.METHODS: A cross-sectional quantitative design was implemented, and the STROBE Checklist was used as the foundation of the study. A convenience sample of 458 elderly inpatients with stroke was selected from three hospitals in China. The sociodemographic chara...
Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - April 26, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Zhangyi Wang Haomei Zhao Yue Zhu Siai Zhang Luwei Xiao Haiqin Bao Zhao Wang Yue Wang Xuechun Li Yajun Zhang Xiaoli Pang Source Type: research

Hospice Composition Based on Diagnosis is Associated with Caregiver-Reported Quality Measures
Conclusion: Hospices that cared for a greater proportion of dementia and stroke patients had poorer scores on caregiver-reported quality measures. These findings support efforts to identify mechanisms underlying these differences and to design strategies to ensure optimal outcomes for hospice patients regardless of diagnosis.PMID:35442840 | DOI:10.1177/10499091221088497
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 20, 2022 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sulaiman Alshakhs Elisabeth Sweet Elizabeth Luth M C Reid Charles R Henderson Veerawat Phongtankuel Source Type: research