... health care workers of the decision to withdraw life support from the critically ill JAMA 1995, 273:703-708 Vincent JL: Forgoing life support in western European intensive care units: results of ... Crit Care Med 1999, 16:1626-1633 American Thoracic Society Withholding and withdrawing lifesustaining therapy Ann Intern Med 1991, 115:478-485 The Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care ... Siegler M: The illusion of futility in clinical practice Am J Med 1989, 87: 81-84 10 Burt RA: The medical futility debate: patient choice, physician obligation, and end- of- lifecare J Palliat Med...
... RG, Piva JP: End- of- lifecare in Brazil Intensive Care Med 2007, 33:1014-1017 10 Lisboa T, Friedman G: Forgoing life support in Intensive care units of South Brazil: the results ofand ethical ... Critical Care Medicine: Recommendations for end- of- lifecare in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine Crit Care Med 2008, 36:953-963 Soares ... Duvaldestin P; Page of French RESSENTI Group: Discrepancies between perceptions by physicians and nursing staff of intensive care unit end- of- life decisions Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003, 167:1310-1315...
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... of individualization (i.e the definition of all elements that constitute individuality) has most likely driven the cultural elaboration of individual death, and consequently, of end- of- lifeand ... term: "death" Images oflifeand images of death (What makes you think oflifeand death?) The presence of death in your history: when, on what occasion, did it occur in your life? On these occasions ... 'believers' Loss of individuality Endof subjective life Being aware of dying Not losing control of the situation Attention given to scene of death Importance of living well in the "here and now" Little...
... Critical Care February 2003 Vol No Rubenfeld and Curtis helping families weigh the burdens and benefits of ongoing intensive care, are essential to excellent end- of- lifecare These communication and ... consensus on many aspects of end- of- lifecare in the ICU exist and have been written about at great length We should not let the exciting challenge of resolving areas of disagreement dissuade ... the ICU and critical illness, and making lay or professional counselors available to families [19] 12 Great strides have been made in defining ethical principles to guide end- of- lifecare in...
... January 2003 and December 2003, a total of 164 patients were included in the study Sixty-six of the patients were admitted because of sepsis (severe sepsis and septic shock), and 98 of the patients ... for the assessment of survival, but 50% were lost to follow up for the assessment of quality oflife at years Why did we lose so many patients? In our assessment of quality oflife we used telephone ... Studying outcomes of intensive care unit survivors: measuring exposures and outcomes Intensive Care Med 2005, 31:1153-1160 American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine:...
... intensivist in charge without any explicit standard ofcare beyond the normal institutional standards and guidelines Neither careof the patients nor endof -life decision making was influenced by the ... purpose of this study, CPR was defined as at least one cycle of chest compression and ventilation in patients with signs and/ or symptoms of cardiac arrest Patient care was at the discretion of the ... lower expenditures In patients with sudden cardiac arrest, ICU and hospital lengths of stay are often protracted and incurred health care costs are high Despite high short-term mortality and significant...
... values, and goals Encourage the presence of family and friends at the patient's bedside near the end- of- life, if desired by the patient Protect the privacy of patients and families near the endoflife ... for education in palliativeand end- of- lifecare in emergency medicine Acad Emerg Med 2009, 16(2):181-183 Michelson KN, Steinhorn DM: Pediatric end- of- life issues andpalliativecare Clin Pediatr ... element ofpalliativecare is advanced care planning in which the patient and their family discuss and finalize their wishes regarding end- of- lifecare Ideally this would involve the completion of...
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... American Academy of Critical Care Medicine recommendations for end- of- lifecare in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College of Critical Care Medicine Crit Care Med 2008, ... considerations, difficulties and documentation of end- of- life decisions in European intensive care units: the ETHICUS Study Intensive Care Med 2008, 34:271-277 Hall RI, Rocker GM: End- of- lifecare in the ICU: ... Study Group: End- of- life practices in European intensive care units: the Ethicus Study JAMA 2003, 290:790-797 Prendergast TJ, Claessens MT, Luce JM: A national survey of end- of- lifecare for critically...
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... the way of realizing quality oflife Success in improving physical and social functioning and quality oflife will be determined by measures taken to improve Access and quality of medical care Assisted ... prevention and health promotion for healthy and long life expectancy Wide range of research topics and issues relevant to public health, primary care, and hospital and nursing home care Population-based ... Increase burden ofcare for family and caregivers QUALITY OFCARE is now a critical factor that determines whether the current cohort of Singaporean seniors faces the prospect of better functional...
... degrees of functional limitation and reduced quality oflife It is the most common form of arthritis and one of the leading causes of pain and disability worldwide Knees, hips and small hand joints ... and Professor of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds Ms Jo Cumming Patient and Carer Representative, London Professor Paul Dieppe Professor of Health Services Research, University of ... summary of the recommendations for healthcare professionals • ‘Understanding NICE guidance’ – information for patients and carers • The full guideline – all the recommendations, details of how...
... income, work status, place of residence and number of chronic conditions component of quality of life, and smokers showed poorer quality oflife than never-smokers The results of the present study ... reduces the risk of disease, increases life expectancy of those with illnesses and improves quality of life, though the harmful effects of smoking lasts for a certain amount of time depending on the ... risk and promotes the prevention and control of most chronic diseases.4,25 Excess consumption of alcohol increases the risk of several diseases and is associated with increased risk of injuries and...
... members of the primary health care team and professionals involved in palliative care, on the role of the community palliativecare clinical nurse specialist Palliativecare is the active, total care ... Noble B (2004) Systematic review of the problems and issues of accessing specialist palliativecare by patients, carers and health and social care professionals Palliative Medicine 18 (6), 525–542 ... control and assessment of symptoms or endoflifecare Their admission and ongoing care within the hospital may necessitate referral to the hospital palliativecare team The core members of the...
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... support and discussion of end- of- life issues Home visits were an Promoting Excellence in End- of- Life Care, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation “Symptom control and quality oflife ... implications of integrating palliativecare with curative care, see the recent Promoting Excellence in End- of- LifeCare monograph, “Financial Implications of Promoting Excellence in End- of- Life Care, ” ... Promoting Excellence in End- of- Life Care, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has worked to advance the agenda for better end- of- lifecare through an array of innovative projects...
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... to Non-exercisers, p < 0.05 Page of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality ofLife Outcomes 2009, 7:68 Fatigue, depression and quality oflife scores Exercisers had significantly ... between Exercisers and Non-exercisers on the cognitive component of the MFIS The impact of disease severity on fatigue, depression and quality oflife Univariate analysis of variance between ... aspects of this study She was involved in the concept and design, data collection and collation, data analysis, writing and editing of the manuscript CM was involved in the conception and design of...
... Vallerand AH, Payne JK: Theories and conceptual models to guide quality oflife research Quality ofLife From Nursing and Patient Perspectives: Theory, Sawatzky et al Health and Quality ofLife ... Health and other aspects of the quality oflifeof older people Soc Indic Res 2001, 54:239-274 Michalos AC, Thommasen HV, Read R, Anderson N, Zumbo BD: Determinants of health and the quality oflife ... Perceived quality of life: a neglected component of adolescent health assessment and intervention J Adolesc Health 2004, 34:270-278 Koot HM, Wallander JL: Quality ofLife in Child and Adolescent...