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A Systematic Review - The Effect Of Hospice And Palliative Care, Justin M. Brown, David J. Havener, Jeffrey T. Byrne

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Many older adults nearing death experience unnecessarily invasive and costly healthcare treatments, often causing more harm than good. Hospice and palliative care interventions offer a possible solution to this problem by prioritizing high-quality and cost-effective care with a strong focus on comfort and satisfaction. The authors of this paper seek to answer the following question: Do hospice and palliative care interventions directed toward older adults at the end of life improve quality of life, cost of care, and satisfaction? This paper thoroughly reviews and critically appraises existing research related to the effect of hospice and palliative care directed toward older …

Mhealth In Palliative Care For Cancer Patients & Care Givers, Newton Andebe, Peter Waiganjo, John Weru

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Patients and caregivers in palliative care experience multidimensional pain. In current practice, information about a cancer patient progress is known when they visit a clinic or make a distress call when their conditions worsen. This strategy is not efficient for systematic monitoring of symptoms, which is key in improving palliative care. Mobile phones have helped to transform healthcare through diagnosis, health education and symptoms management of chronic illnesses. In this study, a mobile phone assessment tool was implemented at an outpatient palliative care clinic for cancer patients in Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. The usefulness of the mobile phone application …

Palliative And Supportive Care In Turkey: Literature Review And Current Status Of Research, Imatullah Akyar

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016:

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the current literature on palliative and supportive care in Turkey, discuss current status and future research areas.

Methods: This study was conducted as a literature review. Literature review focused on palliative and supportive care studies done in Turkey. PubMed and Turkish National databases through Turkish Academic Network and Information Center were searched in 12-16 October 2015 with keywords 'Turkey/Turkish', 'palliative care', 'supportive care'. All hits including palliative and supportive care papers from Turkey written either in English or Turkish were included whereas letters to …

Describing The End Of Life Knowledge, Beliefs, And Preferences Of Alaska Native And American Indian Peoples, Colleen Marie Kelley

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of three manuscripts that will be submitted for publication, describing the end of life knowledge, beliefs, and preferences of Alaska Native and American Indian Peoples. The first manuscript is a literature review that examines what is known about the understanding about the end of life knowledge, beliefs, and preferences of Alaska Native and American Indian Peoples. The second manuscript offers results of an exploratory descriptive study designed to describe the end of life knowledge of hospice care services, beliefs about dying, and preferences for end of life care of Alaska Native and American Indian Peoples. Finally, …

The Development Of A New Model For Assessing African-American Spirituality In Palliative Care, John C. Welch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research has shown that African-Americans are least likely to receive adequate palliative interventions leading to concerns about the quality of health care in general and palliative care in particular for this population. Acknowledging patient preferences are essential in administering quality health care especially when a patient's condition is terminal. But when African-Americans are least likely to complete living wills or durable power of attorneys for health care and more likely to continue to request life sustaining treatments when near death, conflicts between patients and medical professionals can result.

Recognizing patient spirituality and addressing their spiritual needs can help the patient, …

Cultural Relevancy Of Palliative And End-Of-Life Care: Conversations With Indigenous Elders, Mary J. Isaacson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Session presented on Monday, November 9, 2015:

Purpose: Access to palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care is severely limited for South Dakota (SD) Native American/American Indians [NA/AI] (Isaacson et al., 2014), which is of significant concern given their high morbidity and mortality rates (SD Vital Statistics Report, 2012). Palliative care professionals and NA/AI healthcare providers identify funding, infrastructure, and misperceptions specific to the NA/AI population and palliative/EOL care as barriers to access (Isaacson et al., 2014). Addressing these barriers and feasibility concerns must occur by bringing together key individuals and include persons receptive to the voices and concerns of NA/AIs residing …

Intricate Conversations: Caring For Clients With Severe Mental Illness, John D. Chovan

Nursing Faculty Scholarship

This presentation describes the characteristics of persons living with severe mental illness who intersect with hospice, and palliative care, and their communication challenges.

The Making Of A Myth: Unreliable Data On Access To Palliative Care In Canada, Jocelyn Downie, Georgia Lloyd-Smith

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Assisted death is now the subject of conversation in the media, in public meetings, and around kitchen tables across the country. A frequent part of many conversations about assisted death law reform is access to quality palliative care in Canada. Throughout the literature and other forms of media, the claim is made that only 16-30% of Canadians have access to palliative care (or, its derivative, 70% are without access). The “16-30%” claim has been widely accepted as a fact. But is it, in fact, true? We are driven to the conclusion that the oft-repeated claim that only 16-30% of Canadians …

Learner-Based Teaching In Hospice And Palliative Care, Paul D. Longenecker

Health and Sport Sciences Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Palliative Care: A Novel Solution To The Healthcare Crisis, R. Sean Morrison

Center for Policy Research

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Seminary Education On End Of Life Issues, Stefan Hakon Pomrenke

Theses and Dissertations

Background: The US health care system faces increased costs from end of life (EOL) care. The intensive approach to EOL treatment with greater use of procedures in ICUs has led to decedent spending six times greater than that of survivors in the hospital. Experts in ICU and Palliative care fields have called for greater utilization of end of life planning and education. To date, EOL education has been dominated by the technologically driven medical field and the church has been under-utilized. The US population relies on clergy support for many mental health and EOL issues. Clergy report feeling uncomfortable in …