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Professional characteristics and the prevalence of advance directives among palliative care professionals: A cross-sectional study
(2020-01-01)
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between professional characteristics and the prevalence of advance directives among palliative care professionals. Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional ...
Assessment of knowledge in palliative care of physical therapists students at a university hospital in Brazil
(Associacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-Graduacao Fisioterapia-Abrapg-Ft, 2017)
Background: In Brazil there are several challenges to reach a humanized health care. Among them is the well-known tack in academic education and training in palliative care field. This tack is mostly due to the modern ...
Comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients in primary health care
(Univ Federal Ceara, Dept Enfermagem, 2016-11-01)
Objective: to analyze the comfort of formal and informal caregivers to palliative care patients, identifying the variables associated with the difficulties for home care. Methods: cross-sectional study involving 50 caregivers ...
Integrating palliative care in public health: The Colombian experience following an International Pain Policy Fellowship
(Palliat Med, 2011)
Access to palliative care is insufficient in many countries around the world. In an effort to improve access to palliative care services and treatments, a public health approach as suggested by the World Health Organization ...
Botucatu, Brazil: A Regional Community Palliative Care Model
(2007-05-01)
The Pain Management and Palliative Care Service in the Department of Anesthesia at Botucatu Medical School, UNESP is a pioneer in Brazil. Based on an interdisciplinary team that provides specialized inpatient, ambulatory ...
Botucatu, Brazil: A Regional Community Palliative Care Model
(2007-05-01)
The Pain Management and Palliative Care Service in the Department of Anesthesia at Botucatu Medical School, UNESP is a pioneer in Brazil. Based on an interdisciplinary team that provides specialized inpatient, ambulatory ...
Palliative Care Physicians and Palliative Radiotherapy, Knowledge and Barriers for Referring: A Cross-sectional Study
(Elsevier, 2020)
Abstract Context. Palliative radiotherapy is effective in the management of symptoms resulting from advanced cancer. However, it remains underutilized. In developed countries, many factors have been linked to this phenomenon ...
Práticas de cuidados paliativos em Instituição de Longa Permanência para Idosos
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrasilENFERMAGEM - ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em EnfermagemUFMG, 2021-07-27)
The world has undergone a process of demographic transition, with an increase in the number of elderly people in society. The change in epidemiological settings, combined with social, economic, and family related changes, ...
Estimation of the demand for palliative care in non-oncologic patients in Chile
(2023)
Background: Access to palliative care is an emerging global public health challenge. In Chile, a palliative care law was recently enacted to extend palliative care coverage to the non-oncologic population. Thus, a reliable ...