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BMJ Open ; 10(7): e035634, 2020 07 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32611740

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Hospice care (HC) is seen as a comprehensive approach, that enhances quality of end-of-life (EOL) care, for terminally ill patients. Despite its positive aspects, HC enrolment is disproportionate for rural patients, who are less likely to use HC in comparison to their urban counterparts. The purpose of this study was to explore decision-making experiences, related to utilisation of HC programmes from a retrospective perspective, with family caregivers (FCGs) in a rural US-Mexico border region. DESIGN: This qualitative study was conducted from May 2017 to January 2018 using semistructured face to face interviews with FCGs. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING: The HC programme was situated at a local home health agency, located in rural Southern California, USA. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight informal FCGs of patients who were actively enrolled in the HC programme agreed to participate in the study. RESULTS: Conversation about HC as an option was initiated by home healthcare staff (39.3%), followed by physicians (32.1%). Emerging themes related to challenges in utilisation of HC and decision-making included: (1) communication barriers; (2) lack of knowledge/misperception about HC; (3) emotional difficulties, including fear of losing their patient, doubt and uncertainty about the decision, denial and (4) patients are not ready for HC. Facilitators included: (1) patient's known EOL wishes; (2) FCG-physician EOL communication; (3) the patient's deteriorating health and (4) home as the place for death. CONCLUSIONS: HC patients' FCGs in this rural region reported a lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of HC. It is recommended that healthcare providers need to actively engage family members in patient's EOL care planning. Optimal transition to an HC programme can be facilitated when FCGs are informed and have a clear understanding about patients' medical status along with information about HC.


Subject(s)
Caregivers/psychology , Decision Making , Emigration and Immigration/statistics & numerical data , Hospices/methods , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , California , Caregivers/statistics & numerical data , Female , Hospices/trends , Humans , Interviews as Topic/methods , Male , Mexico , Middle Aged , Qualitative Research , Retrospective Studies , Rural Population/statistics & numerical data
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Omega (Westport) ; 82(2): 278-293, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30426829

ABSTRACT

Ecuador, located in South America, has a population of 16 million people. According to the National Institution of Statistics in Ecuador, every year 8 out of a 1000 individuals die due to various causes. Palliative care and hospice are relatively new concepts for the Ecuadorian society. In Ecuador people usually die at home, in hospitals, or in nursing homes. In 2012, the first Ecuadorian hospice was created. According to symbolic interactionism theory, research needs to study participants' world in order to understand the dynamic nature of human behavior. Symbolic interactionism proposes that human beings cannot be understood without the context of their interactions. Through an ethnomethodological approach, the following research aims to understand the way that individuals understand and describe death while in the local hospice in Ecuador. Results emerge from the introspection of real stories, field notes, participant observation, and informal conversations at the hospice. Based on a thematic analysis, the following study presents major themes that emphasize the dynamic process of creating meaning of death.


Subject(s)
Hospice Care/methods , Hospice Care/psychology , Hospices/methods , Symbolic Interactionism , Ecuador , Humans
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Rev. fac. cienc. méd. (Impr.) ; 9(1): 34-41, ene.-jun. 2012. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-699540

ABSTRACT

La satisfacción del paciente al recibir atención médica depende del cumplimiento de sus necesidades, expectativas y deseos con respecto al establecimiento de la relación médico-paciente, calidad y cantidad de información recibida y apoyo psicológico. Para conocer aspectos en el paciente oncológico, se realizó un estudio tipo transversal en 276 pacientes con cáncer atendidos en consulta externa y salas de hospitalización de Oncología en el Hospital General San Felipe (HGSF) y Hospital Escuela (HE). Objetivo: Medir el nivel de satisfacción de pacientes con cáncer al ser atendidos por médicos en los departamentos de Oncología. Material y Métodos: Previo consentimiento informado se aplicó a los pacientes un cuestionario por escrito de ocho preguntas relacionadas a la calidad de atención brindada a ellos por los oncólogos que laboran en los departamentos respectivos en el HGSF y HE. Resultados: El 44.9% de los pacientes tenía antecedentes de cáncer en su familia, 90.9% admitió tener una relación con su médico de buena a excelente, la calidad de información brindada fue satisfactoria en 82.7%, sin embargo, a los pacientes les gustaría que su médico fuera más amistoso, al 41.7% se le brinda apoyo psicológico y el 85.9% desean saber su pronóstico y que su familia esté enterada de éste; en caso de exámenes o tratamientos no disponibles desean se les informe al respecto y tratarían de obtenerlos. Conclusión: En este estudio los pacientes no están satisfechos con el nivel de atención médica brindada ya que desean cambiar algún aspecto en la relación con el médico, desean que dicha relación sea mejorada y la mayoría piensa que no se les brinda apoyo psicológico, con respecto a su pronóstico de vida la mayoría quieren enterarse del mismo y que sus familiares se enteren, por tanto el médico debería de explicar con detalle este aspecto...


Subject(s)
Humans , Quality of Health Care/economics , Hospices/methods , Physician-Nurse Relations , Neoplasms/psychology , Oncology Service, Hospital
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Buenos Aires; Científica Interamericana; 1994. 359 p. (66944).
Monography in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: bin-66944

ABSTRACT

Muestra que la persona tiene elecciones: decisiones sobre la vida y la muerte. Se trata, la necesidad de mantener una comunicación abierta entre la familia y el equipo médico, ante situaciones de dolor y duelo. Aborda, el miedo al dolor y al deterioro físico, asesoramiento para el paciente y su familia y documentos donde se dejen expresados los últimos deseos del paciente


Subject(s)
Humans , Death , Attitude to Death , Right to Die , Euthanasia/psychology , Euthanasia/classification , Euthanasia/legislation & jurisprudence , Living Wills/psychology , Living Wills/legislation & jurisprudence , Living Wills/trends , Terminal Care/methods , Terminal Care/psychology , Terminal Care/standards , Tissue Donors/legislation & jurisprudence , Tissue Donors/education , Euthanasia, Passive/legislation & jurisprudence , Euthanasia, Passive/psychology , Euthanasia, Passive/trends , Hospices/organization & administration , Hospices/methods
5.
Buenos Aires; Científica Interamericana; 1994. 359 p.
Monography in Spanish | BINACIS | ID: biblio-1193426

ABSTRACT

Muestra que la persona tiene elecciones: decisiones sobre la vida y la muerte. Se trata, la necesidad de mantener una comunicación abierta entre la familia y el equipo médico, ante situaciones de dolor y duelo. Aborda, el miedo al dolor y al deterioro físico, asesoramiento para el paciente y su familia y documentos donde se dejen expresados los últimos deseos del paciente


Subject(s)
Humans , Attitude to Death , Right to Die , Death , Terminal Care/methods , Terminal Care/standards , Terminal Care/psychology , Tissue Donors/education , Tissue Donors/legislation & jurisprudence , Euthanasia, Passive/legislation & jurisprudence , Euthanasia, Passive/psychology , Euthanasia, Passive/trends , Euthanasia/classification , Euthanasia/legislation & jurisprudence , Euthanasia/psychology , Hospices/methods , Hospices/organization & administration , Living Wills/legislation & jurisprudence , Living Wills/psychology , Living Wills/trends
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