Browsing Ciències de la Salut by Subject "Palliative care"

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    • Control in patients with advanced cancer: an interpretative phenomenological study 

      Rodríguez Prat, Andrea; Pergolizzi, Denise; Crespo, Iris; Balaguer, Albert; Porta-Sales, Josep; Monforte-Royo, Cristina (BMC Palliative Care, 2022)
      Background: In the context of life-threatening illness, loss of control is argued as a source of suffering and loss of perceived dignity, whereas having control over the dying process has been seen as ...

    • Definition and validation of the nursing diagnosis label “wish to die”: a research protocol 

      Monforte-Royo, Cristina; Goni-Fuste, Blanca; Crespo, Iris; Pergolizzi, Denise; Martin Delgado, Leandra; Fuster, Pilar; Bellido Perez, Mercedes; Tomás Sábado, Joaquín; Rodríguez Prat, Andrea (BMC Nursing, 2024)
      Background: Euthanasia has been incorporated into the health services of seven countries. The legalisation of these practices has important repercussions for the competences of nurses, and it raises ...

    • Development of a Guide to Multidimensional Needs Assessment in the Palliative Care Initial Encounter (MAP) 

      Goni-Fuste, Blanca; Pergolizzi, Denise; Monforte-Royo, Cristina; Alonso-Babarro, Alberto; Belar, Alazne; Crespo, Iris; Güell, Ernest; Julià-Torras, Joaquim; Moreno-Alonso, Deborah; Nabal Vicuña, Maria; Pascual, Antonio; Porta-Sales, Josep; Rocafort, Javier; Rodríguez-Prat, Andrea; Rodríguez, Dulce; Sala, Carme; Serrano-Bermúdez, Gala; Balaguer, Albert (Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2023-10)
      Context: Ensuring patient-centered palliative care requires a comprehensive assessment of needs beginning in the initial encounter. However, there is no generally accepted guide for carrying out this ...

    • What makes the palliative care initial encounter meaningful? A descriptive study with patients with cancer, family carers and palliative care professionals 

      Goni-Fuste, Blanca; Pergolizzi, Denise; Monforte-Royo, Cristina; Julià-Torras, Joaquim; Rodríguez Prat, Andrea; Crespo, Iris (Sage Journals, 2023)
      Background: The palliative care initial encounter can have a positive impact on the quality of life of patients and family carers if it proves to be a meaningful experience. A better understanding of ...