End-of-Life Care Issues

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda P. Darrell
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
21St Century ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Medical Technology ◽  
Racial Awareness ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Unexpected Death ◽  
Multidisciplinary Assessment ◽  
Advanced Medical Technology ◽  
The Impact

The perspective of end-of-life care has changed over the years. People are living longer, fuller lives due to advanced medical care and technology along with an increased interest in healthier lifestyles. The focus of end-of-life care has expanded to include accidental and sudden, unexpected death, chronic illness, anticipated death from longevity, and illnesses impacting children. An expanded perspective of end-of-life care must account for the challenges and changes of service delivery within a multi-cultural 21st-century milieu. The significance of advanced medical technology and improved lifestyles is an important component of a primary multidisciplinary assessment to understand the impact of such a life-altering occurrence as end-of-life care. Equally as important is a culturally inclusive perspective to accommodate the significance of longevity due to improved lifestyles, advanced medical technology, ethnicity, spirituality, and racial awareness. This article will explore the multiple concerns surrounding end-of-life care issues from an expansive worldview.

scholarly journals The Impact of Nursing Homes Staff Education on End-of-Life Care in Residents With Advanced Dementia: A Quality Improvement Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Di Giulio ◽  
Silvia Finetti ◽  
Fabrizio Giunco ◽  
Ines Basso ◽  
Debora Rosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Advanced Dementia ◽  
Staff Education ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Nursing care at end of life: a UK-based survey of the deaths of people living in care settings for people with intellectual disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 366-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Northway ◽  
Stuart Todd ◽  
Katherine Hunt ◽  
Paula Hopes ◽  
Rachel Morgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Nursing Support ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Background People with intellectual disability are believed to be at risk of receiving poor end-of-life care. Nurses, given their advocacy role and duty to provide compassionate end-of-life care, have the potential to change this situation but research regarding this aspect of their role is limited. Aims This paper thus seeks to answer the question ‘How and when are nurses involved in providing care at end of life for people with intellectual disability?’ Methods A total of 38 intellectual disability care providers in the UK providing support to 13,568 people with intellectual disability were surveyed. Data regarding 247 deaths within this population were gathered in two stages and subsequently entered into SPSSX for analysis. Results Findings revealed that the majority of deaths occurred between the ages of 50 and 69 years, the most commonly reported cause of death being respiratory problems. Both community and hospital-based nurses were involved in supporting individuals during their final 3 months of life, and sometimes more than one type of nurse provided support to individuals. Generally nursing care was rated positively, although room for improvement was also identified. Conclusions Nurses are involved in supporting people with intellectual disability at end of life and appropriate education is required to undertake this role. This may require change in curricula and subsequent research to determine the impact of such change on nursing support to this population.

scholarly journals The Impact of End-of-life Care Simulation on Resilience for Nursing Students: A Study by Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Yumie Yokoi ◽  
Tomoko Tamaki ◽  
Anri Inumaru ◽  
Makoto Fujii ◽  
Mayumi Tsujikawa
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Impact

First steps: Health and social care professionals beginning to address the palliative and end of life care needs of people with diverse gender identities and sexual orientations in Lebanon

Sexualities ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 136346072093238
Author(s):  
Claude Chidiac
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Impact

The available evidence demonstrates that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people face challenges when accessing palliative care services, and receive suboptimal care at the end of life. This is mainly attributed to assumed heterosexuality, lack of knowledge and understanding of LGBT issues and specific healthcare needs, discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia. In Lebanon, legal and institutional support for LGBT individuals is minimal, and palliative care provision remains scarce and fragmented. This compounds the impact of social stigma and marginalisation, and results in unrecognised palliative and end of life care needs for the LGBT individual. This short commentary discusses the development of an LGBT palliative care workshop in Lebanon, which was the first initiative of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It also explores how this initiative has led to further developments, and how these efforts can be replicated in other countries in the MENA region.

scholarly journals 116 Measuring the impact of end of life care quality improvement (qi) projects

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kite ◽  
A Cracknell ◽  
A Hurlow ◽  
C Iwaniszak ◽  
C Pattison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Life Care ◽  
The Impact

Approaching end-of-life care in organ transplantation: the impact of transplant patients' death and dying

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Wright ◽  
Deborah Pape ◽  
Kelley Ross ◽  
Michael Campbell ◽  
Kerry Bowman
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Transplant Patients ◽  
The Impact

The impact of a one month palliative care rotation on medical residents working in a tertiary cancer center in Jordan.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (29_suppl) ◽  
pp. 168-168
Author(s):  
Omar M. Shamieh ◽  
Alia Alawneh ◽  
Wafa Ahamd ◽  
Sewar S Salmany ◽  
Barakat Altamimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Residents ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Clinical Rotation ◽  
Life Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tertiary Cancer Center

168 Background: Palliative care education and training remains inadequate for medical professionals especially in developing countries. We evaluated the impact of a one month palliative care clinical rotation on medical residents’ attitude, competency, and knowledge related to palliative care in a tertiary cancer center in Jordan. Methods: All transitional Internal Medicine residents rotated in a monthly palliative care rotation at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), in Amman, Jordan, were requested to participate in this educational intervention study. A concise curriculum in palliative and end of life care, adapted from the Education for Physicians on End-Of-Life Care (EPEC) Curriculum and delivered by our faculty was piloted as a part of the clinical rotation. Residents spent one month in the inpatient palliative care unit, in addition to 10 hours of classroom interactive sessions. The curriculum comprised of five modules: 1- Principles of palliative care, 2- Pain management, 3- Management of distressing symptoms, 4- Communication skills, 5- End-of- life care. To assess our educational outcomes, we adapted a previously developed instruments by David Weisman and used by the National Residency Education in the United States. All Instruments were completed by each resident before and after the rotation, and included self-assessment of attitude, competency and a knowledge test comprising of 32-items of multiple choice questions. Results: Twenty of 27 (74%) residents who started the palliative care rotation completed the required education and had paired evaluations. There was improvement in all three instruments: 37% improvement in competence (p < 0.0001), 17% Improvement in knowledge (p = 0.015), and 5% improvement in attitude (p = 0.02). Conclusions: The one-month mandatory rotation improved knowledge, attitude and competence related to palliative care for medical residents.

Non-professional carers' views on the care of the dying; the impact of a simple end-of-life care tool

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (Suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A19-A19
Author(s):  
K. Forbes ◽  
J. Gibbins ◽  
M. E. Burcombe ◽  
S. J. Bloor ◽  
C. M. Reid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Life Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Care Of The Dying
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