Terminally Ill - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial.

17 Aug 2009 CONTEXT: There are few randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of palliative care interventions to improve the care of patients with advanced cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a nursing-led intervention on quality of life, ... Read more...

Hope, life, and death: a qualitative analysis of dying cancer patients' talk about hope.

30 Jul 2009 Although deemed vital to patient well-being, hope in persons who are terminally ill is often thought to be problematic, particularly when centered on cure. As part of a study on end-of-life decision-making, we asked 28 patients with cancer, believed ... Read more...

Exploring preferences for place of death with terminally ill patients: qualitative study of experiences of general practitioners and community nurses in England.

13 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences and perceptions of general practitioners and community nurses in discussing preferences for place of death with terminally ill patients. DESIGN: Qualitative study using semistructured interviews and thematic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terminally Ill - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A piece of my mind. A gift of time. 26 Oct 2009
• Effects of a palliative care intervention on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer: the Project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial. 17 Aug 2009
• Dying together. Aug 2009
• Hope, life, and death: a qualitative analysis of dying cancer patients' talk about hope. 30 Jul 2009
• Exploring preferences for place of death with terminally ill patients: qualitative study of experiences of general practitioners and community nurses in England. 13 Jul 2009
• Serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and response to citalopram in terminally ill cancer patients: report of twenty-one cases. 29 Jun 2009
• Suffering and healing--our core business. 29 Jun 2009
• [When does palliative care begin and who decides?] 18 Jun 2009
• On dying and human suffering. 26 May 2009
• [Recommendations for end-of-life care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] 10 May 2009
• A piece of my mind. Giving up. 4 May 2009
• Letters: conversations with the dying. 29 Apr 2009
• Palliative sedation therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• Change in healthcare. 30 Mar 2009
• How families in Japan view the disclosure of terminal illness: a study of iatrogenic HIV infection. 30 Mar 2009
• Palliative care for Latino patients and their families: whenever we prayed, she wept. 9 Mar 2009
• Oregonians' reasons for requesting physician aid in dying. 7 Mar 2009
• The project ENABLE II randomized controlled trial to improve palliative care for rural patients with advanced cancer: baseline findings, methodological challenges, and solutions. 27 Feb 2009
• Understanding. 27 Feb 2009
• Information disclosure to terminally ill patients and their relatives: self-reported practice of Belgian clinical specialists and general practitioners. 25 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Terminally Ill'

Definition: Persons with an incurable or irreversible illness at the end stage that will result in death within a short time. (From O'Leary et al., Lexikon: Dictionary of Health Care Terms, Organizations, and Acronyms for the Era of Reform, 1994, p780)

Descriptor UI: D019452

Alternative terms: Terminally Ill; Ill, Terminally;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.873;

History Note: 97

Technical Notes: the terminal patient himself; care of the terminal patient = TERMINAL CARE