scholarly journals Need for hospice and palliative care services in patients with end-stage heart failure treated with intermittent infusion of inotropes

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel López-Candales ◽  
Christine Carron ◽  
Jeffrey Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intermittent Infusion ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
End Stage Heart Failure ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Hospice And Palliative Care

Volunteering in hospice and palliative care in the United Kingdom

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ros Scott
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Strategic Direction ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Hospice And Palliative Care ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter explores the history of volunteers in the founding and development of United Kingdom (UK) hospice services. It considers the changing role and influences of volunteering on services at different stages of development. Evidence suggests that voluntary sector hospice and palliative care services are dependent on volunteers for the range and quality of services delivered. Within such services, volunteer trustees carry significant responsibility for the strategic direction of the organiszation. Others are engaged in diverse roles ranging from the direct support of patient and families to public education and fundraising. The scope of these different roles is explored before considering the range of management models and approaches to training. This chapter also considers the direct and indirect impact on volunteering of changing palliative care, societal, political, and legislative contexts. It concludes by exploring how and why the sector is changing in the UK and considering the growing autonomy of volunteers within the sector.

Cost-effectiveness of a transitional home-based palliative care program for patients with end-stage heart failure

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Kam Yuet Wong ◽  
Ching So ◽  
Alina Yee Man Ng ◽  
Po-Tin Lam ◽  
Jeffrey Sheung Ching Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Palliative Care Program ◽  
Home Based ◽  
End Stage Heart Failure ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Transitional Home

Heart failure specialist nurses’ use of palliative care services: A comparison of surveys across England in 2005 and 2010

2012 ◽  
pp. 147451511243739
Author(s):  
Miriam J Johnson ◽  
Annie MacCallum ◽  
Jane Butler ◽  
Angie Rogers ◽  
Emily Sam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Specialist Nurses

Facing Dementia: Integrating Palliation Into All Aspects of Care

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Allison S. Kostrzewa
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Early Initiation ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Aggressive Treatment ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
End Stage

Dementia is fast becoming a serious public health concern. The lack of understanding of the terminal nature of dementia frequently results in overly aggressive treatment during the end stage of the disease. Nurses need to recognize and encourage a paradigm shift in the way dementia is perceived and treated, including promoting early initiation of palliative care services.

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