Search for dissertations about: "end-of-life communication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words end-of-life communication.

2. 1. Breakpoint communication about transition to end-of-life care : context, content and consequences

   Author : Gunilla Lundquist; Bertil Axelsson; Peter Strang; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; communication; end-of-life care; cancer; transition; medical record study; register study; onkologi; Oncology;

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4. 2. End of Life Stroke Care : perspectives of health-care professionals and family members

   Author : Heléne Eriksson; Maria Friedrichsen; Katarina Hjelm; Anna Milberg; Anette Alvariza; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : IntroductionEven though medical improvements have reduced the mortality rates for patients afflicted by stroke, mortality during the first few days at hospital is significant. Today, there is an increasing recognition that the principles of palliative and supportive care are important components of meeting the needs of patients severely afflicted by stroke even in acute settings. READ MORE

5. 3. Dignity in the end of life care : what does it mean to older people and staff in nursing homes?

   Author : Lise-Lotte Dwyer; Britt-Marie Ternestedt; Lennart Nordenfelt; Ingegerd Fagerberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

   Abstract : The discussion of a palliative care and a dignified death has almost exclusively been applied to people dying of cancer. As people are getting older and are living longer, nursing homes have become an important place for end-of-life care and death. Dignity is a concept often used in health care documents but their meaning is rarely clarified. READ MORE

6. 4. Communication about the Heart Failure Trajectory in Patients, their Families and Health Care Professionals

   Author : Lisa Hjelmfors; Tiny Jaarsma; Anna Strömberg; Maria Friedrichsen; Jan Mårtensson; Åsa Hörnsten; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart failure; nurse attitudes; prognosis; end-of-life care; communication; palliative care; end- of- life care education; simulation; undergraduate nursing students; co-design;

   Abstract : Introduction: There is an increasing awareness in the field of cardiology regarding the need for improved delivery of palliative care in patients with heart failure (HF). Professional guidelines have drawn attention to the importance of discussing the heart failure trajectory with patients and their families. READ MORE

7. 5. COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION : Do Not Resuscitate Decisions in Cancer Care

   Author : Mona Pettersson; Anna T Höglund; Mariann Hedström; Birgitta Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DNR decisions; do not resuscitate; end-of-life; hematology; oncology; cancer care; medical ethics; nursing ethics; ethical conflicts of interest; communicative ethics; ethical values; ethical competence; palliative care; nurses; physicians; moral distress.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : Within cancer care, do not resuscitate (DNR) decisions are frequently made. DNR decisions can be ethically difficult and lead to conflicts of interest and disagreements within the medical team. READ MORE