Association between the amount of artificial hydration and quality of dying among terminally ill patients with cancer: The East Asian Collaborative CrossâCultural Study to Elucidate the Dying Process
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34108
Abstract: Artificial hydration (AH) is a challenging issue in terminally ill patients with cancer, because it influences patients' symptoms control, quality of life, and quality of dying (QOD). To date, it is not clear how much… read more here.
Keywords: ill patients; patients cancer; artificial hydration; quality dying ... See more keywords
Population pharmacokinetics of haloperidol in terminally ill adult patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s00228-017-2283-6
Abstract: PurposeOver 80% of the terminally ill patients experience delirium in their final days. In the treatment of delirium, haloperidol is the drug of choice. Very little is known about the pharmacokinetics of haloperidol in this… read more here.
Keywords: ill patients; terminally ill; pharmacokinetics haloperidol; population pharmacokinetics ... See more keywords
The influence of family adaptability and cohesion on anxiety and depression of terminally ill cancer patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s00520-017-3912-4
Abstract: PurposeThis study investigated the effect of family members on terminally ill cancer patients by measuring the relationship of the presence of the family caregivers, visiting time by family and friends, and family adaptability and cohesion… read more here.
Keywords: depression; anxiety depression; family; terminally ill ... See more keywords
Palliative Sedation for the Terminally Ill Patient
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DOI: 10.1007/s40263-018-0576-7
Abstract: Palliative sedation (PS) is performed in the terminally ill patient to manage one or more refractory symptoms. Proportional PS, which means that drugs can be titrated to the minimum effective dose, is the form most… read more here.
Keywords: ill patient; sedation; palliative sedation; terminally ill ... See more keywords
Withdrawal of active treatments in terminally ill heart failure patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.003
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Heart failure (HF) constitutes a growing public health problem in aging societies: when pharmacological therapies fail, HF can be sustained intensively if patients are eligible for either orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) or mechanical ventricular… read more here.
Keywords: heart; heart failure; terminally ill; withdrawal active ... See more keywords
The Effectiveness of Music Therapy for Terminally Ill Patients: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.10.504
Abstract: CONTEXT The quality of death has increasingly raised concern because of the physical and psychological suffering of patients with advanced disease. Music therapy has been widely used in palliative care; however, its physical and mental… read more here.
Keywords: ill patients; terminally ill; music therapy; music ... See more keywords
Factors Predisposing Terminally Ill Cancer Patients' Preferences for Distinct Patterns/States of Life-Sustaining Treatments Over Their Last Six Months.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.11.008
Abstract: CONTEXT High-quality end-of-life (EOL) care depends on thoroughly assessing terminally ill patients' preferences for EOL care and tailoring care to individual needs. Studies on predictors of EOL-care preferences were primarily cross-sectional and assessed preferences for… read more here.
Keywords: terminally ill; eol care; care; life ... See more keywords
'Mums are sacred, and mums don't die': A mixed-methods study of adult child-parent dyadic relationships at the end of life.
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DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2021.1902452
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to report the specific challenges pertaining to the experiences and needs of (1) terminally ill adult children and their parents and (2) terminally ill parents and their… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; adult; adult child; terminally ill ... See more keywords
Wished for and avoided conversations with terminally ill individuals during final conversations
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1236850
Abstract: ABSTRACT The current investigation examines retrospectively wished for and avoided conversations during the end of life with a deceased relational partner. Participants reported on conversations they wished they had engaged in and conversations that they… read more here.
Keywords: avoided conversations; conversations wished; conversations terminally; wished avoided ... See more keywords
Encounters with offspring help terminally ill adult patients cope with death anxiety
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DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1334005
Abstract: ABSTRACT This overview of recent work drawing on the theories of terror management and symbolic immortality suggests practical ways of helping the terminally ill to cope with death anxiety and its potential effects. The literature… read more here.
Keywords: death; death anxiety; cope death; anxiety ... See more keywords
P767Survey of palliative sedation at the end-of-life in terminally ill heart failure patients - a five year experience in national cardiovascular center
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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0367
Abstract: Palliative sedation is a therapeutic option when symptom relief is difficult to achieve at the end-of-life. However, little is known regarding palliative sedation in terminally ill heart failure (HF) patients. To survey the practice of… read more here.
Keywords: heart; end life; terminally ill; palliative sedation ... See more keywords