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The Heart of the Matter: Exploring a Veteran's Wish for Pacemaker Deactivation.
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-02-02 DOI: 10.1177/08258597251318069
Jordana L Meyerson, Jeffrey M Kowaleski, McKenzie R McClelland
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The Effect of Life Activity Levels of Palliative Care Patients on the Caregivers' Perception of Caregivers Burden. 姑息治疗患者生活活动水平对照顾者负担感知的影响。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241309728
Elif Tuğba Uygun, Aylin Özakgül
{"title":"The Effect of Life Activity Levels of Palliative Care Patients on the Caregivers' Perception of Caregivers Burden.","authors":"Elif Tuğba Uygun, Aylin Özakgül","doi":"10.1177/08258597241309728","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597241309728","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective(s):</b> Studies show the effects of dependent patients' caregivers on the caregiving burden. Knowing the effects of maintenance of movement, especially in life activities, on the factors affecting the caregiving burden is important for the quality of care, ensuring that the caregiver's capacity is preserved. <b>Methods:</b> This descriptive and cross-sectional study research was carried out to determine the effect of life activity levels of palliative care patients on the care burden of caregivers. The number of individuals to be sampled was calculated according to the sample formula with a known population. The sample of the consisted of 108 patients and their caregivers in a district state hospital between June and December 2022. Data were collected using the Barthel Index of Patient Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Caregiver Burden Scale. Descriptive statistical methods, quantitative data analyses, and correlation analyses were used in the analysis of the data. <b>Results:</b> The average age for patient was 78.13 ± 10.25 and for caregivers was 54.64 ± 13.22 years. Barthel ADL Index score of the patients was 35.05, and 38% of the patients were completely dependent. Caregiver Burden Scale scores was 50.80, and 76.8% of the caregivers had moderate caregiver burden. Patients with increasing age, with diabetes mellitus and dementia diagnosis, not using glasses, or having urinary catheters and gastrostomy tubes had lower activity levels. The caregiver burden of caregivers was higher in those who spent 3 to 4 h for daily patient care, who had sleep problems, who thought that their health deteriorated compared to those who did not. It was determined that as the patients' ability to perform their daily activities decreased, the caregiver burden increased (<i>r</i> = -0.417; <i>P</i> < .01). <b>Conclusions:</b> It might be recommended that nurses can implement the nursing interventions completely and severely dependent patients' caregivers psychological and social support.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"8258597241309728"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Characterizing Difficulties and Management of Sleep Disturbances in a Tertiary Palliative Care Unit-A Retrospective Review. 在三级姑息治疗单元中,睡眠障碍的特点、困难和管理——一项回顾性回顾。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241309723
Jennifer Schacter, Jana Pilkey
{"title":"Characterizing Difficulties and Management of Sleep Disturbances in a Tertiary Palliative Care Unit-A Retrospective Review.","authors":"Jennifer Schacter, Jana Pilkey","doi":"10.1177/08258597241309723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08258597241309723","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> Difficulty sleeping is common in palliative care, however often unrecognized by palliative care physicians. This retrospective review aims to gain a better understanding of the causes and treatment of sleeping disturbances in a tertiary palliative care unit. <b>Methods:</b> This study included 200 palliative care inpatients admitted between January 1, 2015, and August 31, 2020. Patients with sleep disturbances were placed into 3 subgroups: insomnia, delirium, and those with an unclear diagnosis. These categories were analyzed by bivariate analysis (ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis) to determine statistical significance. <b>Results:</b> A total of 156 (78%) patients had symptoms suggestive of sleep disturbance and 163 (81.5%) patients were prescribed a sedative for sleep disturbance. Most patients were prescribed lorazepam (52 [26%]), followed by haloperidol (47 [23.5%]), and zopiclone (33 [16.5%]). Benzodiazepine and zopiclone prescribing decreased over time, while antipsychotic prescribing remained stable. When analyzed according to the most likely cause of the sleep disturbance, patients with insomnia had a higher Palliative Performance Score (<i>P</i> < .035) and were more likely to have a previous medical history of insomnia (<i>P</i> < .0003) than those with delirium. Both insomnia and delirium were quickly diagnosed but patients with unclear sleep disturbances took longer to recognize and treat. <b>Conclusion:</b> These results suggest that sleep disturbances are common at the end of life and can be challenging to categorize. Using specific criteria may be helpful in differentiating insomnia versus delirium and ultimately lead to more consistent approaches to management.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"8258597241309723"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Clinical Practice Guidelines on Palliative Sedation Around the World: A Systematic Review. 全球姑息镇静临床实践指南:系统回顾。
IF 16.4 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-11-28 DOI: 10.1177/08258597221138674
Martyna Tomczyk, Cécile Jaques, Ralf J Jox
{"title":"Clinical Practice Guidelines on Palliative Sedation Around the World: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Martyna Tomczyk, Cécile Jaques, Ralf J Jox","doi":"10.1177/08258597221138674","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597221138674","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> The principal aim of this study was to identify, systematically and transparently, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) on palliative sedation from around the world. <b>Methods:</b> A systematic search was performed using 5 databases, grey literature search tools, citation tracking, and contact with palliative care experts across the world. Current CPGs accredited by an international, national, or regional authority, published in English, German, French, or Italian, were subjected to content analysis. <b>Results:</b> In total, 35 CPGs from 14 countries and 1 international CPG were included in the analysis. The CPGs had diverse formal characteristics. Their thematic scope was difficult to analyze and compare because of differences in the terms and definitions of palliative sedation in those texts. We identified 3 main situations: (1) CPGs <i>with</i> a fully explicit thematic scope; (2) CPGs <i>with</i> a partially explicit thematic scope; and (3) CPGs <i>without</i> an explicit thematic scope. Several CPGs explicitly stated what forms of sedation were excluded from the text. However, this presentation was often confusing. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our review provides several pieces of information that could guide international reflections in this field, and be used to develop or update CPGs at all levels. Efforts should be made to clarify the thematic scope of each CPG on palliative sedation, in order to generate an understanding of the forms of this therapy addressed in the text.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"58-71"},"PeriodicalIF":16.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568653/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10332571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Palliative Care Consultation in the Intensive Care Unit Reduces Hospital Costs: A Cost-Analysis. 重症监护室的姑息治疗咨询降低了医院成本:成本分析。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2022-04-26 DOI: 10.1177/08258597221095986
Tong Han Chung, Linh K Nguyen, Lincy S Lal, J Michael Swint, Yen-Chi L Le, Kathleen R Hanley, Efrain Siller, Cheryl M Chanaud
{"title":"Palliative Care Consultation in the Intensive Care Unit Reduces Hospital Costs: A Cost-Analysis.","authors":"Tong Han Chung, Linh K Nguyen, Lincy S Lal, J Michael Swint, Yen-Chi L Le, Kathleen R Hanley, Efrain Siller, Cheryl M Chanaud","doi":"10.1177/08258597221095986","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597221095986","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Palliative care aims to improve or maintain quality of life for patients with life-limiting or life-threatening diseases. Limited research shows that palliative care is associated with reduced intensive care unit length of stay and use of high-cost resources.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was an observational, non-experimental comparison group study on all patients 18 years or older admitted to any intensive care unit (ICU) at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center for 7 to 30 days from August 2013 to December 2015. Length of stay (LOS) and hospital costs were compared between the treatment group of patients with palliative care in the ICU and the control group of patients with usual care in the ICU. To adjust for confounding of the palliative care consultation on LOS and hospital cost, an inverse probability of treatment weighted method was conducted. Generalized linear models using gamma distribution and log link were estimated. All costs were converted to 2015 US dollars.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean LOS was 13 days and mean total hospital costs were USD 58,378. In adjusted and weighted analysis, LOS for the treatment group was 8% longer compared to the control group. The mean total hospital cost was estimated to decrease by 21% for the treatment group versus the control group. We found a reduction of USD 33,783 in hospital costs per patient who died in the hospital and reduction of USD 9113 per patient discharged alive.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Palliative care consultation was associated with a reduction in the total cost of hospital care for patients with life-limiting or life-threatening diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":"1 1","pages":"3-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45777617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Continuous Sedation in Palliative Care in Portugal: A Prospective Multicentric Study. 葡萄牙姑息治疗中的持续镇静:前瞻性多中心研究
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-25 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241256874
José António Ferraz-Gonçalves, Alice Flores, Ana Abreu Silva, Ana Simões, Carmen Pais, Clarisse Melo, Diana Pirra, Dora Coelho, Lília Conde, Lorena Real, Madalena Feio, Manuel Barbosa, Maria de Lurdes Martins, Marlene Areias, Rafael Muñoz-Romero, Rita Cunha Ferreira, Susete Freitas
{"title":"Continuous Sedation in Palliative Care in Portugal: A Prospective Multicentric Study.","authors":"José António Ferraz-Gonçalves, Alice Flores, Ana Abreu Silva, Ana Simões, Carmen Pais, Clarisse Melo, Diana Pirra, Dora Coelho, Lília Conde, Lorena Real, Madalena Feio, Manuel Barbosa, Maria de Lurdes Martins, Marlene Areias, Rafael Muñoz-Romero, Rita Cunha Ferreira, Susete Freitas","doi":"10.1177/08258597241256874","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597241256874","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective:</b> This study aimed to survey the practice of palliative sedation in Portugal, where data on this subject were lacking. <b>Methods:</b> This was a prospective multicentric study that included all patients admitted to each team that agreed to participate. Patients were followed until death, discharge, or after 3 months of follow-up. <b>Results:</b> The study included 8 teams: 4 as palliative care units (PCU), 1 as a hospital palliative care team (HPCT), 2 as home care (HC), and 1 as HPCT and HC. Of the 361 patients enrolled, 52% were male, the median age was 76 years, and 285 (79%) had cancer. Continuous sedation was undergone by 49 (14%) patients: 26 (53%) were male, and the median age was 76. Most patients, 46 (94%), had an oncological diagnosis. Only in a minority of cases, the family, 16 (33%), or the patient, 5 (10%), participated in the decision to sedate. Delirium was the most frequent symptom leading to sedation. The medication most used was midazolam (65%). In the multivariable analysis, only age and the combined score were independently associated with sedation; patients <76 years and those with higher levels of suffering had a higher probability of being sedated. <b>Conclusions:</b> The practice of continuous palliative sedation in Portugal is within the range reported in other studies. One particularly relevant point was the low participation of patients and their families in the decision-making process. Each team must have a deep discussion on this aspect.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"72-78"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11568659/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141094478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Association Between Timely Documentation of Advance Care Planning, Hospital Care Consumption and Place of Death: A Retrospective Cohort Study. 及时记录预先护理计划、医院护理消耗和死亡地点之间的关系:回顾性队列研究
IF 16.4 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241275355
Carolien Burghout, Lenny M W Nahar-van Venrooij, Carin C D van der Rijt, Sascha R Bolt, Tineke J Smilde, Eveline J M Wouters
{"title":"The Association Between Timely Documentation of Advance Care Planning, Hospital Care Consumption and Place of Death: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Carolien Burghout, Lenny M W Nahar-van Venrooij, Carin C D van der Rijt, Sascha R Bolt, Tineke J Smilde, Eveline J M Wouters","doi":"10.1177/08258597241275355","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597241275355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives:</b> (1) To describe ACPT implementation frequency in practice. (2) To assess associations of ACPT documentation with a) hospital care consumption, including systemic anti-tumor treatment in the last month(s) of life, and b) match between preferred and actual place of death, among oncology patients. <b>Methods:</b> A retrospective cohort study was performed. Data concerning ACPT documentation, hospital care consumption, and preferred and actual place of death were extracted from electronic patient records. Patients with completely documented ACPT (cACPT) and no ACPT were compared using multivariable logistic regression analyses. <b>Results:</b> ACPT was implemented in 64.5% (n = 793) of all deceased patients (n = 1230). In 17.6% (n = 216), preferred place of care or death was documented at least three months before death (cACPT). A cACPT was not associated with systemic anti-tumor treatment (Adjusted OR (AOR): 0.976; 95% CI: 0.642-1.483), but patients with cACPT had fewer diagnostic tests (AOR: 0.518; CI: 0.298-0.903) and less contacts with hospital disciplines (AOR: 0.545; CI: 0.338-0.877). In patients with cACPT, a match between preferred and actual place of death was found for 83% of the patients for whom the relevant information was available (n = 117/n = 141). In patients without ACPT, this information was mostly missing. <b>Conclusion:</b> Although the ACPT was implemented in two thirds of patients, timely documentation of preferred place of care or death is often missing. Yet, timely documentation of these preferences may promote out-hospital-death and save hospital care consumption.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"79-88"},"PeriodicalIF":16.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142331943","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Impact of Palliative Care Consultation on Aggressive Medical Interventions in End-of-life Among Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Insights from the U.S. National Patient Sample. 姑息治疗咨询对转移性乳腺癌患者临终前积极医疗干预的影响:来自美国全国患者样本的启示。
IF 16.4 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241253933
Zidong Zhang, Alexandria Lovell, Divya S Subramaniam, Leslie Hinyard
{"title":"The Impact of Palliative Care Consultation on Aggressive Medical Interventions in End-of-life Among Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Insights from the U.S. National Patient Sample.","authors":"Zidong Zhang, Alexandria Lovell, Divya S Subramaniam, Leslie Hinyard","doi":"10.1177/08258597241253933","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597241253933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Advancement in treatment has led to prolonged survival and a rising number of women living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in the United States. Due to its high symptom burden, it is recommended that palliative care be integrated into the standard care to help improve quality of life. However, little is known about the use of palliative care among MBC patients in the nation.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine utilization of palliative care consult (PCC) after metastasis and the influence of PCC on healthcare utilization in the end of life among women living with MBC in the US.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study examined a national electronic health record database to quantify the PCC use after metastasis diagnosis until death and the associations of PCC with Emergency Department (ED), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and chemotherapies in the end-of-life women (age ≥ 18 years) living with MBC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From a cohort of 2615 deceased MBC patients, 37% received PCC in the last 6 months of life. Patients who had received PCC in the end-of-life were more likely to be hospitalized, admitted to ED and ICU, and receive chemotherapies in the last 60 days before death. However, patients who had received end-of-life PCC had less hospital and ED visits and received less chemotherapies after PCC initiated.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>While PCC can reduce end-of-life aggressive interventions, it was underutilized among patients with MBC in the end-of-life. A myriad of clinical and patient factors may still challenge timely consultation. We urge for future endeavors in developing strategies to remove barriers in the implementation, especially earlier in the disease course, to assure timely PC treatments and reduce discomfort amid aggressive interventions for MBC.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"8-17"},"PeriodicalIF":16.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Relatives' Unmet Needs in the Last Year of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Results of a Dutch Prospective, Longitudinal Study (eQuiPe). 晚期癌症患者最后一年生活中亲属未满足的需求:荷兰前瞻性纵向研究(eQuiPe)的结果。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-22 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241239614
Laurien Ham, Heidi P Fransen, Alexander de Graeff, Mathijs P Hendriks, Wouter K de Jong, Jeroen Kloover, Evelien Kuip, Caroline Mandigers, Dirkje Sommeijer, Lonneke van de Poll, Natasja Raijmakers, Lia van Zuylen
{"title":"Relatives' Unmet Needs in the Last Year of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Results of a Dutch Prospective, Longitudinal Study (eQuiPe).","authors":"Laurien Ham, Heidi P Fransen, Alexander de Graeff, Mathijs P Hendriks, Wouter K de Jong, Jeroen Kloover, Evelien Kuip, Caroline Mandigers, Dirkje Sommeijer, Lonneke van de Poll, Natasja Raijmakers, Lia van Zuylen","doi":"10.1177/08258597241239614","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08258597241239614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objective(s):</b> Unmet needs of relatives of patients with advanced cancer not only reduce their own health-related quality of life, but may also negatively affect patients' health outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess changes in relatives' unmet needs of patients with advanced cancer in the last year of life and to identify differences in unmet needs by gender and type of relationship. <b>Methods:</b> Relatives of patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands were included in a prospective, longitudinal, observational study. Relatives' unmet needs were measured every 3 months with an adapted version of the Problems and Needs in Palliative Care (PNPC) questionnaire Caregiver form (44 items, 12 domains). Questionnaires completed in the patients' last year of life were analyzed. Change of unmet needs in the last year, and differences in unmet needs by gender and type of relationship were analyzed. <b>Results:</b> A total of 409 relatives were included with a median of 4 unmet needs in the patient's last year. Unmet needs were most prevalent at all time points during the last year in the domains \"caring for the patient\" (highest need = 35%) and \"psychological issues\" (highest need = 40%). The number of unmet needs of relatives did not change significantly during the last year of life (<i>P</i>=.807). There were no significant differences in the number of unmet needs between male and female partners and between partners and other relatives. <b>Conclusion:</b> The most unmet needs for relatives were in the domains \"caring for the patient\" and \"psychological issues.\" Professional support should focus on these items. Within these domains, it seems especially important that relatives get more knowledge and support about what scenarios to expect and how to deal with them.</p>","PeriodicalId":51096,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Palliative Care","volume":" ","pages":"41-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140186251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Influences of Specialist Palliative Care Team Input, Advance Care Planning, Non-Invasive Ventilation and Gastrostomy Status on Unscheduled Hospital Admissions and Place of Death for People with Motor Neuron Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. 专业姑息关怀团队的投入、预先护理计划、无创通气和胃造口状态对运动神经元病患者非计划入院和死亡地点的影响:回顾性队列分析
IF 16.4 4区 医学
Journal of Palliative Care Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1177/08258597241283179
Nathaniel Patrick Andrew Quail, Danielle Jane Leighton, Judith Newton, Scott Davidson, Laura Kelly, Alistair McKeown, Siddharthan Chandran, Suvankar Pal, George Henry Gorrie
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