Category Archive for: "end of life"

A scale to assess religious beliefs in end‐of‐life medical care

July 2, 2019 end of life

Background: Studies postulate that certain religious beliefs related to medical care influence the end‐of‐life (EOL) medical decision making and care of patients with advanced cancer. Because to [...]
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Dying in the hospital setting: A meta-synthesis identifying the elements of end-of-life care that patients and their families describe as being important

December 4, 2018 end of life, hospice, palliative care

BACKGROUND: Despite most expected deaths occurring in hospital, optimal end-of-life care is not available for all in this setting. AIM: To gain a richer and deeper understanding of elements of [...]
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Training hospital staff on spiritual care in palliative care influences patient-reported outcomes: Results of a quasi-experimental study

December 4, 2018 end of life, hospice, palliative care

BACKGROUND: Spiritual care is reported to be important to palliative patients. There is an increasing need for education in spiritual care. AIM: To measure the effects of a specific spiritual [...]
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Training Spiritual Care in Palliative Care in Teaching Hospitals in the Netherlands: A Multicentre Trial

December 4, 2018 end of life, hospice, palliative care

Background: In the Netherlands, the spiritual dimension in healthcare became marginal in the second part of the twentieth century. In the Dutch healthcare system, palliative care is not a medical [...]
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Spiritual Needs of Families with Bereavement and Loss of an Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study

December 4, 2018 end of life, hospice, palliative care

CONTEXT: The hospital is a place full of distress and questions about the meaning of life. The death of a child can cause a spiritual struggle and crisis. Therefore, it is necessary for health [...]
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