Browse Items (346 total)
- Tags: Quality Of Life
Metronomic therapy can increase quality of life during paediatric palliative cancer care, but careful patient selection is essential
Tags: 2016, Acta Paediatrica, Administration, Child, Female, Humans, Karnofsky Performance Status, Kivivuori SM, Lonnqvist T, Male, Metronomic, Neoplasms/dt [drug Therapy], Neoplasms/mo [mortality], Oncology 2017 List, Palliative Care, Patient Selection, Pentikainen V, Porkholm M, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, Saarinen-Pihkala UM, Seuri R, Toiviainen-Salo S, Vepsalainen K
Patient-reported outcomes in end-of-life research in pediatric oncology
Attitudes on pain and opioid prescription practices in cystic fibrosis centers
Tags: 2017, 53663-61-9 (opiate), 8002-76-4 (opiate), 8008-60-4 (opiate), Adult, Analgesia, anxiety, Child, Chronic Pain, cyst, Cystic Fibrosis, drug combination, Female, Hollatz T, Human, January 2018 List, Laxova A, Life Expectancy, Male, Meyer KC, Mood, Mukadam Z, Nurse, Opiate, opiate addiction, Palliative Therapy, Pediatric Pulmonology, prescription, Prevalence, Quality Of Life, Questionnaire, sinus headache, thorax wall, Yang Y
Pediatric palliative care-when quality of life becomes the main focus of treatment
Tags: 2013, Bereavement, Bergstraesser E, Chronic Disease, Communication, Decision Making, European Journal of Pediatrics, Family Health, Humans, January 2018 List, Palliative Care, Palliative Care/og [Organization & Administration], Patient-centered Care, Pediatrics/og [Organization & Administration], Quality Of Life, Spiritual therapies
Considering quality of life in end-of-life decisions for severely disabled children
Factors important to patients' quality of life at the end of life
Tags: 2012, Adult, Aged, Archives Of Internal Medicine, Attitude To Death, Backlog, Caregivers, Drug Therapy, Female, Follow-up Studies, Humans, Journal Article, Male, Meditation, Middle Aged, Models, Neoplasms, Nilsson ME, Pastoral Care, Physician-patient Relations, Prigerson HG, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, statistical, Terminal Care, Terminally Ill, United States, Zhang B
Palliative medicine consultation for preparedness planning in patients receiving left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy.
Tags: 2011, AbouEzzeddine OF, Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Aged, Backlog, Boilson BA, Carter Kari A, Decision Making, DNAR, DNAR Outcomes, Family, Female, Freeman MR, Heart Failure/th [Therapy], Heart-Assist Devices, Humans, Interdisciplinary Communication, Journal Article, Left/th [Therapy], Male, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Middle Aged, Mueller PS, Ottenberg AL, Palliative Care/mt [methods], Park Soon J, Patient Care Team, Quality Of Life, Referral And Consultation, Retrospective Studies, Right/th [Therapy], Severity Of Illness Index, Swetz K M, Ventricular Dysfunction, Withholding Treatment
Parent reports of quality of life for pediatric patients with cancer with no realistic chance of cure
Quality of life for children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses: description and evaluation of a regional, collaborative model for pediatric palliative care
Tags: 2011, Adolescent, Backlog, Biomedical Research, Carpenter P, Child, Continuity Of Patient Care, District of Columbia, Farley J, Female, Gomez CF, Health Personnel, Holson D, Humans, Infant, Inservice Training, Journal Article, Male, Markowitz M, Newborn, Nigra Peter, Palliative Care, PEDI Study, Pediatrics, Preschool, Program Evaluation, Quality Of Health Care, Quality Of Life, Referral And Consultation, Rogers SK, Rood B, Smith K, Terminal Care, The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care
Increased access to palliative care and hospice services: opportunities to improve value in health care
Tags: 2011, Backlog, Chronic Disease/therapy, Health Services Accessibility/economics/organization & administration, Hospice Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Hospices/organization & administration, Humans, Journal Article, Meier DE, Needs Assessment/organization & administration, Palliative Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Patient-Centered Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Quality of Health Care/organization & administration, Quality Of Life, The Milbank Quarterly, United States/epidemiology
Care goals and decisions for children referred to a pediatric palliative care program
Tags: 2011, Adolescent, Backlog, care goals, Ceneviva GD, Child, Decision Making, Felker P, Female, Goals, Hahnlen NC, Health Status, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Life-limiting Conditions, Male, Newborn, Palliative Care, Pediatrics, Preschool, Quality Of Life, Referral And Consultation, Shaffer ML, Tamburro R F, Therapeutic Processes, treatment decision making, Young Adult
Palliative care and pediatric surgery
Tags: 2011, Backlog, Child, Critical Illness, Gastrostomy, Humans, Intratracheal, Intubation, Jackson GP, Journal Article, Palliative Care, Patient Care Team, Physician-patient Relations, Pleurodesis, Professional-family Relations, Prognosis, Quality Of Life, Resuscitation Orders, Shelton J, Terminal Care, The Surgical Clinics Of North America, Tracheostomy
Impact of survival probability, life expectancy, quality of life and patient preferences on do-not-attempt-resuscitation orders in a hospital
Relationships between symptom relief, quality of life, and satisfaction with hospice care
Tags: 1998, Aged, Australia, Backlog, Cohort Studies, Female, Hannan TJ, Horton SM, Hospice Care/standards, Human, Journal Article, Male, Non-U.S. Gov't, Outcome Assessment (health Care), P.H.S., Pain Measurement, Palliative Medicine, Patient Care, Patient Satisfaction, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, Support, Tierney RM, Tierney WM, U.S. Gov't
Do specialist palliative care teams improve outcomes for cancer patients? A systematic literature review
Tags: 1998, Backlog, Developed Countries, Hearn J, Higginson IJ, Human, Journal Article, Neoplasms/therapy, Non-U.S. Gov't, Outcome Assessment (health Care), Palliative Care/economics/organization & administration/utilization, Palliative Medicine, Patient Care Team, Patient Satisfaction, Psychology, Quality Of Life, Social, Support
Guidelines for assistance to terminally ill children with cancer: a report of the SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology
Tags: 1999, Ablin AR, Anxiety/prevention & control, Attitude To Death, Backlog, Bereavement, Chesler MA, Child, Child Care, Counseling, D'Angio GJ, Eden T, Family Health, Fear/psychology, Female, Human, Jankovic M, Journal Article, Male, Martins AG, Masera G, Medical & Pediatric Oncology, Mulhern RK, Neoplasms/psychology/therapy, Oppenheim D, Pain/prevention & control, Palliative Care, Parent-child Relations, Preschool, Professional-family Relations, Professional-patient Relations, Quality Of Life, Social Support, Spinetta J, Terminal Care, Topf R, Van Dongen-Melman J
Outcome evaluation in a home palliative care service
Tags: 1997, 80 And Over, Adult, Aged, Backlog, Female, Franceschi P, home care services, Human, Journal Article, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Legori T, Male, Mannucci F, Middle Age, Non-U.S. Gov't, Outcome Assessment (health Care), Paci E, Palliative Care, Peruselli C, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, Support
The McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire: a measure of quality of life appropriate for people with advanced disease. A preliminary study of validity and acceptability
Tags: 1995, 80 And Over, Adult, Aged, Backlog, Bui F, Cohen SR, Comparative Study, Female, Human, Journal Article, Karnofsky Performance Status, Male, Middle Age, Mount BM, Neoplasms/psychology/therapy, Non-U.S. Gov't, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Predictive Value of Tests, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Strobel MG, Support
Measuring the quality of dying
Tags: 2001, Attitude Of Health Personnel, Attitude To Death, Attitude To Health, Backlog, Chronic/psychology, Family/psychology, Health Services Research/methods/standards, Human, Journal Article, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Kidney Failure, Moss AH, Quality Of Health Care, Quality Of Life, Research Design/standards, Terminal Care/psychology/standards
Symptoms and Suffering at the End of Life in Children with Cancer
Tags: 2000, Anorexia/etiology/therapy, Backlog, Boston, Child, Children's Hospital (Boston), Clodronate, Constipation/etiology/therapy, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston), Death and Euthanasia, Diarrhea/etiology/therapy, Dyspnea/etiology/therapy, Ellenbogen JM, Emanuel EJ, Empirical Approach, Fatigue/etiology/therapy, Grier Holcombe E, Health Care Surveys, home care services, Humans, Journal Article, Klar Neil, Levin SB, Logistic Models, Longitudinal Studies, Neoplasms/complications/therapy, New England Journal Of Medicine, Non-U.S. Gov't, Oncology at EOL, P.H.S., Pain/etiology/therapy, Palliative Care/standards/statistics & Numerical Data, Parents, Physicians, Professional Patient Relationship, Psychological, Quality Of Health Care, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Research Support, Salem-Schatz S, Stress, Terminal Care, U.S. Gov't, Weeks Jane C, Withholding Treatment, Wolfe J
Quality-of-life measures in chronic diseases of childhood
Tags: 2001, Adolescent, Backlog, Child, Chronic Disease, Disabled Children, Eiser C, Female, Great Britain, Health Services Research, Health Status Indicators, Health Technology Assessment (winchester, England), Humans, Journal Article, Male, Morse R, Preschool, Quality Of Life, Self Assessment (Psychology)
Prospective study of symptom control in 133 cases of palliative care inpatients in Shatin Hospital
Tags: 1999, 80 And Over, Adult, Aged, Backlog, Chung TK, Ding A, Female, Health Care, Hong Kong/ep [Epidemiology], Hospitalization, Human, Journal Article, Lo RS, Male, Middle Age, Neoplasms/ep [Epidemiology], Neoplasms/th [therapy], Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Prospective Studies, Quality Assurance, Quality Of Life, Woo J
Test-retest reliabilities of two treatment-preference instruments in measuring utilities
Tags: 1993, Adult, Aged, Backlog, de Haes HJ, Decision Making, Female, Humans, Journal Article, Kiebert GM, Kievit J, Leer JW, Life Expectancy, Male, Medical Decision Making, Middle Aged, Neoplasms/radiotherapy/surgery, Non-U.S. Gov't, Patients/psychology, Quality Of Life, Research Support, Stiggelbout AM
Validity of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire in the palliative care setting: a multi-centre Canadian study demonstrating the importance of the existential domain
Tags: 1997, Backlog, Bruera E, Cohen SR, Humans, Journal Article, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Health, Mental Status Schedule, Mount BM, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Neoplasms/psychology, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Provost M, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Rowe J, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tong K
Identifying futility in a paediatric critical care setting: a prospective observational study
Tags: 2001, Archives of Disease in Childhood, Backlog, Child, Cost Control, Critical Illness/classification, Death and Euthanasia, Empirical Approach, Euthanasia, Female, Goh AY, Health Care and Public Health, Hospitals, Humans, ICU Decision Making, Infant, Intensive Care Units, Journal Article, London, Male, Medical Futility, Mok Q, Passive/statistics & numerical data, Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data, Pediatric/organization & Administration, Preschool, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, Severity Of Illness Index, Teaching
What is wrong with end-of-life care? Opinions of bereaved family members
Tags: 1997, Aged, Artificial/statistics & numerical data, Attitude To Death, Attitude To Health, Backlog, Bereavement, Cause Of Death, Communication, Consumer Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data, Danis M, Death and Euthanasia, Empirical Approach, Family, Female, Garrett J, Hanson LC, Health Care Surveys, Home Nursing, Humans, Intensive Care/statistics & numerical data, Journal Article, Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, Male, Non-U.S. Gov't, North Carolina, Nursing Homes/standards, Pain/nursing/therapy, Physician-patient Relations, Quality Of Health Care, Quality Of Life, Research Support, Respiration, Terminal Care/standards/statistics & numerical data
Beliefs about pain among professionals working with children with significant neurologic impairment
Tags: 2001, Adult, Attitude Of Health Personnel, Backlog, Caregivers, Child, Child welfare, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Female, Health Care Surveys, Humans, Journal Article, Male, Nervous System Diseases/complications, O'Donnell ME, Oberlander T, Pain, Physician-patient Relations, Quality Of Life
Caregivers' perceptions following gastrostomy in severely disabled children with feeding problems
Tags: 1997, Adolescent, Adult, Attitude To Health, Backlog, Caregivers/psychology, Child, Clarke M, Cost Of Illness, Developmental Disabilities/complications, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, Dickson A, Eating Disorders/etiology/therapy, Female, Fundoplication, Gastrostomy, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Male, Nutritional Failure, Parents/psychology, Preschool, Psychological/psychology, Q3 Scoping Review Results, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Stress, Tawfik R, Thomas AG, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome
Experiencing transitions: an emerging middle-range theory
Tags: 2000, Adaptation, Advances in Nursing Science, Attitudes, Backlog, Caregivers/psychology, Cultural Diversity, Emigration and Immigration, Family/psychology, Health Care, Health Knowledge, Health Status, Helping Behavior, Hilfinger Messias DK, Humans, Im EO, Journal Article, Life Change Events, Meleis AI, Menopause/psychology, Nursing Care/methods/psychology/standards, nursing theory, Outcome And Process Assessment (health Care), Parenting/psychology, Practice, Psychological, Psychological Theory, Quality Indicators, Quality Of Life, Sawyer LM, Schumacher K
Death in the intensive care nursery: physician practice of withdrawing and withholding life support
Tags: 1997, Backlog, Death and Euthanasia, Decision Making, Empirical Approach, Euthanasia, Humans, ICU Decision Making, Infant, Intensive Care Units, Journal Article, Life Support Care, Life Support Systems, Medical Futility, Newborn, Partridge JC, Passive, Pediatric, Pediatrics, Quality Of Life, San Francisco, University of California, Very Low Birth Weight, Wall SN
Attitudes toward limitation of support in a pediatric intensive care unit
Tags: 2000, Backlog, Caregivers/psychology, Child, Critical Care Medicine, Cummings P, Diekema DS, Ethics, Euthanasia, Female, Humans, ICU Decision Making, Intensive Care Units, Journal Article, Keenan HT, Life Support Care/psychology, Male, Medical, Medical Futility, O'Rourke PP, Passive/psychology, Patient Care Team, Pediatric, Prospective Studies, Quality Of Life, Resuscitation Orders/psychology, Woodrum DE
The long-term effects of later life spousal and parental bereavement on personal functioning
Tags: 1995, Adaptation, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Arbuckle NW, Backlog, Bereavement, Bereavement Leave Policy Paper, de Vries B, Family/psychology, Female, Humans, Journal Article, Life Change Events, Male, Psychological, Quality Of Life, Regression Analysis, Sampling Studies, Sex Factors, The Gerontologist, Time Factors, Widowhood/psychology
Research agenda for developing measures to examine quality of care and quality of life of patients diagnosed with life-limiting illness
The attitude of young adults with chronic disease or handicaps towards enforced treatment and euthanasia
Tags: 1999, Adolescent, Adolescent Psychology, Attitude To Death, Attitude To Health, Backlog, Brook U, Case-Control Studies, Chronic Disease/psychology, Decision Making, Disabled Persons/psychology, Euthanasia/psychology, Family/psychology, Female, Humans, Informed Consent, Israel, Journal Article, Male, Medical Futility, Patient Education and Counseling, Physician's Role, Prognosis, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Terminal Care/psychology, Treatment Refusal/psychology
Living with cerebral palsy and tube feeding: A population-based follow-up study
Tags: 1999, Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Adolescent, Adult, Attitude To Health, Backlog, Camfield C, Camfield P, Caregivers/psychology, Cerebral Palsy/mortality/psychology/therapy, Child, Community Health Planning, Enteral Nutrition/adverse effects/psychology, Follow-up Studies, Gastrostomy/adverse effects/psychology, Humans, Infant, Jejunostomy/adverse effects/psychology, Journal Article, Nova Scotia/epidemiology, Nutritional Failure, Parents/psychology, Precipitating Factors, Preschool, Psychological, Quality Of Life, Questionnaires, Smith SW, Survival Analysis, The Journal Of Pediatrics
The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale: an instrument for the evaluation of symptom prevalence, characteristics and distress
Tags: 1994, 80 And Over, Adult, Aged, Analysis of Variance, Backlog, Coyle N, et al, European Journal Of Cancer, Female, Friedlander-Klar H, Humans, Journal Article, Karnofsky Performance Status, Kemeny N, Kiyasu E, Kornblith AB, Lepore JM, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms/complications, Norton L, Pain Measurement, Portenoy RK, Prevalence, Psychological, Quality Of Life, Reproducibility of Results, Severity Of Illness Index, Sobel K, Stress, Thaler HT