scholarly journals Message for all health care professionals: from prevention to palliative care for cancer patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 2314-2319
Author(s):  
Yoko Tomoda ◽  
Makito Yaegashi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals

scholarly journals Correction to: Content validation of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL with advanced cancer patients and health care professionals from palliative care services in Chile

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslye Rojas-Concha ◽  
Maiken Bang Hansen ◽  
Morten Aagaard Petersen ◽  
Mogens Groenvold
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Eortc Qlq

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

The Orkdal model: Development, implementation, and evaluation of collaboration between specialist and community care within cancer palliative care.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 73-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Tove Brenne ◽  
Anne Kari Knudsen ◽  
Cinzia Brunelli ◽  
Vidar Halsteinli ◽  
Stein Kaasa
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Care Pathway ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Specialist Health Care ◽  
Standardized Care

73 Background: Palliative care early in the cancer disease trajectory may improve health related quality of life for patients and their families. Collaboration between community and specialist health care professionals is paramount to achieve optimal cancer care. The objective of this study is to develop and to implement this model into our health care system.The target population is cancer patients with metastatic and/ or loco-regional disease. Methods: The study takes place in a rural district of 13 municipalities with a local hospital (Orkdal) in Mid Norway. It is designed as a prospective controlled observational pre- post cohort study with four main interventions: 1. Development and implementation of a standardized care pathway across health care levels, 2. Educational programme for health care professionals, 3. Information about cancer and palliative care to the public, 4.Information,education and support to family members.Outcomes are patient’s time spent at home, family member’s health related quality of life, improvement of health care providers’ knowledge and skills and distribution of health care service use. Results: A standardized care pathway for all palliative cancer patients including home care, care in nursing homes, and specialist care in hospitals (in- and outpatients) is developed. It focuses on access to palliative care services, transfer of medical data, and symptom assessment. The educational program consists of two parts; one to inform about the project and the standardized care pathway, and one to improve competence and skills in cancer palliative care. To the general public, information regarding chemo- and radiotherapy, symptom diagnosis and treatment and palliative care services in general is given. Conclusions: A total integrated model to improve care for cancer patients was developed focusing on collaboration between community and specialist health care, and on early integration of palliative care in the traditional cancer care trajectory. Improved care for cancer patients and their families in the Orkdal region to equal costs is expected. The Orkdal Model may be applied in other regions and for other chronic diseases. Clinical trial information: NCT02170168.

Collective soul: The spirituality of an interdisciplinary palliative care team

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHANE SINCLAIR ◽  
SHELLEY RAFFIN ◽  
JOSE PEREIRA ◽  
NANCY GUEBERT
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Palliative Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Spiritual Journeys ◽  
Common Goals

Objective:Although spirituality as it relates to patients is gaining increasing attention, less is known about how health care professionals (HCP) experience spirituality personally or collectively in the workplace. This study explores the collective spirituality of an interdisciplinary palliative care team, by studying how individuals felt about their own spirituality, whether there was a shared sense of a team spirituality, how spirituality related to the care the team provided to patients and whether they felt that they provided spiritual care.Methods:A qualitative autoethnographic approach was used. The study was conducted in a 10-bed Tertiary Palliative Care Unit (TPCU) in a large acute-care referral hospital and cancer center. Interdisciplinary team members of the TPCU were invited to participate in one-to-one interviews and/or focus groups. Five interviews and three focus groups were conducted with a total of 20 participants.Results:Initially participants struggled to define spirituality. Concepts of spirituality relating to integrity, wholeness, meaning, and personal journeying emerged. For many, spirituality is inherently relational. Others acknowledged transcendence as an element of spirituality. Spirituality was described as being wrapped in caring and often manifests in small daily acts of kindness and of love, embedded within routine acts of caring. Palliative care served as a catalyst for team members' own spiritual journeys. For some participants, palliative care represented a spiritual calling. A collective spirituality stemming from common goals, values, and belonging surfaced.Significance of results:This was the first known study that focused specifically on the exploration of a collective spirituality. The culture of palliative care seems to foster spiritual reflection among health care professionals both as individuals and as a whole. While spirituality was difficult to describe, it was a shared experience often tangibly present in the provision of care on all levels.

scholarly journals Massage Therapy in Outpatient Cancer Care: A Metropolitan Area Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia S. Cowen ◽  
Robin Streit Miccio ◽  
Bijal Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Therapeutic Touch ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Systematic Analysis

Massage offers cancer patients general quality of life benefits as well as alleviation of cancer-related symptoms/cancer-treatment–related symptoms including pain, anxiety, and fatigue. Little is known about whether massage is accessible to cancer patients who receive treatment in the outpatient setting and how massage is incorporated into the overall cancer treatment plan. Outpatient cancer centers (n = 78) in a single metropolitan area were included this mixed-methods project that included a systematic analysis of website information and a telephone survey. Massage was offered at only 40 centers (51.3% of total). A range of massage modalities were represented, with energy-based therapies (Reiki and Therapeutic Touch) most frequently provided. Although massage therapists are licensed health care providers in the states included in this analysis, massage was also provided by nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals.

Depression, Fatigue, and QoL in Colorectal Cancer Patients During and After Treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 893-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Yi Tung ◽  
Tung-Bo Chao ◽  
Yu-Hua Lin ◽  
Shu-Fen Wu ◽  
Hui-Yen Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

In this study, we sought to explore the prevalence of depression and fatigue in colorectal cancer patients during and after treatment to examine how these variables affect quality of life (QoL). In total, 170 patients with colorectal cancer participated in this study. The study population was divided into two groups: one receiving treatment and another that had finished treatment. The results showed that depression and fatigue measurements were higher in patients receiving treatment. Depression was a strong and significant predictor of QoL in both groups, whereas fatigue was not, with the exception of the symptom score. These findings underscore the importance of early detection and management of depression and fatigue during the treatment and survival stages of patients with colorectal cancer. Our findings indicate that health care professionals should provide appropriate nursing intervention to decrease depression and fatigue and enhance patient QoL.

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