Browsing by Subject "Palliative care"
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Control in patients with advanced cancer: an interpretative phenomenological study
(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
(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)
(Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2023)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 ... -
La enfermera transcultural en los cuidados paliativos
(2015-07-14)La multiculturalidad es un fenómeno común en las sociedades contemporáneas. Por este motivo, los cuidados culturalmente competentes (CCC) están adquiriendo cada vez mayor importancia en el ámbito ... -
Epidemiología de las crisis de disnea en los pacientes con cáncer de pulmón en situación de enfermedad avanzada.
(Date of defense: 2023-03-20)La disnea se ha reconocido recientemente como un síndrome relativamente frecuente, que tiene lugar en varias enfermedades y que conlleva un alto impacto en la calidad de vida de los pacientes. La disnea ... -
Evolución de la enfermería y aparición de nuevos roles: rol de la enfermera de cuidados paliativos
(2014-10-06)El papel de la enfermería se ha visto sometido a muchos cambios desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad. Cambios que han ayudado a que la profesión crezca y a que se fundamente en un cuerpo de conocimientos ... -
Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced cancer who express a wish to hasten death: A comparative study
(Palliative Medicine, 2020)Background: Some evidence suggests the wish to hasten death is related to poor health-related quality of life. Deficits in perceived dignity and self-efficacy are risk factors for wish to hasten death ... -
Is Early Palliative Care Feasible in Patients With Multiple Myeloma?
(Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2017-11)Context. Evidence for the benefits of early palliative care (EPC) in patients with solid tumors is strong, but EPC has received scant attention in hematologic malignancies. Objective. To assess the ... -
Mejora del sentido de la vida en pacientes con patologías avanzadas: cuidado enfermero
(2015-07-13)El sentido de la vida (SV) es un concepto multidimensional de difícil concreción. La presencia de SV proporciona fuerza, esperanza y calidad de vida (CV). Enfermería, como testimonio de los procesos de ... -
Necesidades de los pacientes en cuidados paliativos: una revisión de la literatura
(Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 2020-05-04)Introducción: Los pacientes con enfermedad avanzada presentan una serie de necesidades que afectan a la totalidad de la persona. Los cuidados paliativos (CP), tienen como objetivo conocer cuáles son ... -
Palliative care in patients with haematological neoplasms: An integrative systematic review
(Palliative Medicine, 2018-01)Background:Palliative care was originally intended for patients with non-haematological neoplasms and relatively few studies have assessed palliative care in patients with haematological malignancies. Aim:To ... -
El sentido de la vida en los pacientes al final de la vida
(2014-06-04)El Sentido de la Vida (SV) es una variable que recientemente ha cobrado un gran interés clínico, de manera especial en aquellos pacientes que se encuentran en situación terminal como consecuencia de una ... -
The wish to hasten death in patients with life-limiting conditions. A systematic overview
(Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 2024)Context: A systematic review of the wish to hasten death among people with life-limiting conditions was published in 2011. Since then, other reviews and primary studies have been published that have ... -
What defines the comprehensive assessment of needs in palliative care? An integrative systematic review
(Palliative Medicine, 2021)Background: The comprehensive assessment of needs in palliative care identifies where patients most want attention to guide clinical decisions that tailor care provision from their first encounters. ... -
What makes the palliative care initial encounter meaningful? A descriptive study with patients with cancer, family carers and palliative care professionals
(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 ...