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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Palliative Medicine"”.
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Systemic and Racial Barriers to Palliative Care
… process. The specialty of Hospice and Palliative Medicine was created specifically with these difficult, but very common, situations in mind. Even though the concept of palliative care has become mainstream and its practice is considered standard of care in many situations, it continues …
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Principles and practice in reporting exploratory or confirmatory factor analyses in palliative care research: A systematic review
… valid outcome measures have become important in palliative care, criteria to judge the quality of FA are needed<br/>Aims and objectives: To systematically review the current use and reporting of either exploratory or confirmatory FA and recommendations for FA, in order to design a checklist for …
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The Utility of a Palliative Communication Class in Improving the Communication Skills of Oncology Nurses in an Outpatient Infusion Area
… a need for nursing communication training. Palliative care communication courses utilizing simulated patient conversations have been well-established as a means of improving nursing confidence and skillset. A palliative care communication course was developed in conjunction with the …
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A Novel Psychotropic Risk Assessment To Enhance Medical Management Of Patients With Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia
… risk assessment checklist, that integrates palliative medicine with the dementia disease trajectory, to guide treatment decisions for psychotropic risk reduction, and improve the documentation of outcome measures and person-centered care. The checklist was initially used in four separate …
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Exploring whether the needs of dying patients in private sector hospitals are being met
As palliative medicine is an area only beginning to develop as a speciality in South Africa, it was felt that an investigation into the situation with regard to dying patients in our own private sector hospitals was needed. The objectives were to ascertain whether patient and family needs are met …
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When medicine cannot cure : dying children, palliative care, and the production of companionship
… is predominant it is necessary to consider the palliative strategies at the end-of-life. The inter-relation of dying children, their families and pediatric palliative care teams are seldom analyzed outside Palliative Care. However, it is important to ethnographically think about the disturbing …
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A Sociological Critique of 'Grand Narratives' in the History of Hospice and Palliative Care
… sociological history and critique of hospice and palliative care: their goals, narratives, and social, clinical and ethical practices. Hospice developed in Britain as a result of and challenge to interventionist biomedicine within hospitals where dying came to be viewed as medical failure. From …
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Palliative care for life-limited children and young adults: the role of medical care in the development of children’s and young adults’ hospice services.
Paediatric Palliative Medicine [PPM] within children’s and young adults’ [CYA] hospices has developed in an ad hoc manner. To date, clear description and classification of PPM service provision within CYA hospices has been absent (Help the Hospices Commission 2013; TfSL 2013). National guidelines …
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An exploration of Doctor's perceptions and the provision of Palliative Care at a Private Hospital in Gauteng, South Africa.
Introduction: Palliative care is a core component of comprehensive health care across a person's life span. South Africa is currently in the process of integrating palliative care into all levels of the health care system. Doctors play a vital role in providing these services, but misconceptions …
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A survey of the knowledge and perceptions of South African medical practitioners concerning the use of medical cannabis by patients
… patients about the safe use of cannabis in the palliative setting. Aim & Objectives: The aim of the study is to identify the knowledge and perceptions concerning medical cannabis for palliative care patients amongst South African doctors. The objectives are to survey South African medical …
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A Study to Identify the Burden of Chronic Disease on a Private Emergency Medical Service in the Southern Sub-District of Cape Town, and if there is a Need for Palliative Care Provision in the Pre-Hospital Healthcare Sector
… trajectory of disease, and may benefit from a palliative care program. Currently, paramedics are not trained to manage patients requiring palliative care, nor provided with specialist palliative care consultation resulting in many patients being transported to hospital unnecessarily. Aim This …
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A determination of the prevalence of palliative care patients admitted to the Groote Schuur Hospital Emergency Centre and their Presenting Complaints
… well positioned to identify patients with palliative care needs. It is also the place of care sought by the families of palliative care patients when their loved ones are seriously ill or terminal. It becomes important to understand the numbers of palliative care patients presenting to …
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Paediatric Palliative Care - describing patient needs and the experiences of caregivers and health care workers in a Cape Town Paediatric Intermediate Care Facility
Introduction: Palliative care has the potential to improve the quality of life for children living with LL or LTC's and their families. However, in the South African context, little is known about the specific care needs of these children and the experiences of caregivers and health care workers …
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An assessment of the current status of integration of palliative care into primary health care centers in Alexandra community
… the four elements of the PHS that (entrenches palliative care) are assessed alongside preventative, curative and rehabilitative care. Aim-To assess the current status of integration of PC into the PHC centers in Alexandra community in Johannesburg, South Africa. Objectives - 1) to identify the …
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A qualitative study of the experience of primary caregivers of patients receiving end of life hospice care
Introduction. A life-threatening illness impacts profoundly not only the patient but also the family. As the spouse or partner is often the primary caregiver for patients with a life-threatening illness it especially affects the couple as a unit, rather than isolated individuals. The Aim of this …
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A Qualitative exploration Of A Support Group Intervention Among Women With Cervical Cancer At Tiyanjane Clinic For Palliative Care, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi.
Background: Cancer of the cervix is a common malignancy among women and is one of the leading causes of cancer morbidity and mortality in Malawi. The majority of women with cervical cancer present with advanced disease where cure is not possible. These women face many challenges that affect their …
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The use of traditional herbal medicines among palliative care patients at Mulanje Mission Hospital, Malawi
Background: The prevalence of use of traditional medicines by patients receiving palliative care is poorly documented. In 2002, the World Health Organisation estimated about 4 billion people (80% of the world’s population) used traditional medicines for some aspect of primary healthcare, with 90% …
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An assessment of the prevalence and associated burden of symptoms in HIV patients in Swakopmund, Namibia
… the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends palliative care to be provided alongside disease specific treatment for all PLWHIV. There are many barriers to patients reporting their symptoms and physicians often fail to recognise the symptom burden. Palliative medicine improves quality of life, …
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The development of integrated palliative care and emergency medical services in South Africa
… Medical Services play in the provision of palliative care. The developing body of literature on this topic has recommended Emergency Medical Services and palliative care systems should integrate to improve palliative situation management in the out-of-hospital setting. In South Africa, …
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The development of integrated palliative care and emergency medical services in South Africa
… Medical Services play in the provision of palliative care. The developing body of literature on this topic has recommended Emergency Medical Services and palliative care systems should integrate to improve palliative situation management in the out-of-hospital setting. In South Africa, …