Sleep disturbances in advanced cancer patients admitted to a supportive/palliative care unit

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1301-1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Mercadante ◽  
Claudio Adile ◽  
Patrizia Ferrera ◽  
Francesco Masedu ◽  
Marco Valenti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Providing dignity therapy to patients with advanced cancer: a feasibility study within the setting of a hospital palliative care unit

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Nunziante ◽  
Silvia Tanzi ◽  
Sara Alquati ◽  
Cristina Autelitano ◽  
Enrica Bedeschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Evaluation Procedure ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Dignity Therapy ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire

Abstract Background Dignity is a basic principle of palliative care and is intrinsic in the daily practice of professionals assisting individuals with incurable diseases. Dignity Therapy (DT) is a short-term intervention aimed at improving the sense of purpose, meaning and self-worth and at reducing the existential distress of patients facing advanced illness. Few studies have examined how DT works in countries of non-Anglo Saxon culture and in different real-life settings. Moreover, most studies do not provide detailed information on how DT is conducted, limiting a reliable assessment of DT protocol application and of its evaluation procedure. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a nurse-led DT intervention in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care. Method This is a mixed-method study using before and after evaluation and semistructured interviews. Cancer patients referred to a hospital palliative care unit were recruited and provided with DT. The duration of sessions, and timeframes concerning each step of the study, were recorded, and descriptive statistical analyses were performed. The patients' dignity-related distress and feedback toward the intervention were assessed through the Patient Dignity Inventory and the Dignity Therapy Patient Feedback Questionnaire, respectively. Three nurses were interviewed on their experience in delivering the intervention, and the data were analyzed qualitatively. Results A total of 37/50 patients were enrolled (74.0%), of whom 28 (75.7%) completed the assessment. In 76.7% of cases, patients completed the intervention in the time limit scheduled in the study. No statistically significant reduction in the Patient Dignity Inventory scores was observed at the end of the intervention; most patients found DT to be helpful and satisfactory. Building opportunities for personal growth and providing holistic care emerged among the facilitators to DT implementation. Nurses also highlighted too great of a time commitment and a difficult collaboration with ward colleagues among the barriers. Conclusions Our findings strongly support the acceptability, but only partially support the feasibility, of nurse-led DT in advanced cancer patients in a hospital setting. Further research is needed on how to transfer the potential benefits of DT into clinical practice. Trial registration Retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrial.gov NCT04738305.

The effects of alcoholism and smoking on advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute supportive/palliative care unit

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 2147-2153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Mercadante ◽  
Claudio Adile ◽  
Patrizia Ferrera ◽  
Alessandra Casuccio
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

scholarly journals Rehabilitation of Advanced Cancer Patients in Palliative Care Unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Hyun Lee ◽  
Jong Kyu Kim ◽  
Hyun Jung Jun ◽  
Duk-Joo Lee ◽  
Wook Namkoong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

Symptom hyper-expression in advanced cancer patients with anxiety and depression admitted to an acute supportive/palliative care unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 3081-3088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastiano Mercadante ◽  
Claudio Adile ◽  
Patrizia Ferrera ◽  
Andrea Cortegiani ◽  
Alessandra Casuccio
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients

Consciousness Levels One Week after Admission to a Palliative Care Unit Improve Survival Prediction in Advanced Cancer Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-175
Author(s):  
Jaw-Shiun Tsai ◽  
Chao-Hsien Chen ◽  
Chih-Hsun Wu ◽  
Tai-Yuan Chiu ◽  
Tatsuya Morita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Palliative Care Unit ◽  
Survival Prediction ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients
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