Education, implementation, and policy barriers to greater integration of palliative care: a literature review

MD Aldridge, J Hasselaar, E Garralda… - Palliative …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Early integration of palliative care into the management of patients with serious
disease has the potential to both improve quality of life of patients and families and reduce …

The nature of suffering and the goals of nursing

B Ferrell, N Coyle - 2008 - jamanetwork.com
takes the reader on a scholarly journey into the nature of suffering and the unique and
profound role played by the nursing profession in recognizing, alleviating, and bearing …

The emotional labor of personal grief in palliative care: Balancing caring and professional identities

LM Funk, S Peters, KS Roger - Qualitative health research, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The paid provision of care for dying persons and their families blends commodified emotion
work and attachments to two often-conflicting role identities: the caring person and the …

[HTML][HTML] Caring for dying patients in the nursing home: Voices from frontline nursing home staff

JG Cagle, KT Unroe, M Bunting, BL Bernard… - Journal of pain and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Nursing homes are an important site for end-of-life care, yet little is known about the
perspectives of the frontline staff who provide a majority of this care. Objective To describe …

Conversations about end of life: perspectives of nursing home residents, family, and staff

GL Towsley, KB Hirschman… - Journal of palliative …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Background: Care in nursing homes (NHs) often overlooks individual values and
preferences. Residents' voices are critical to discussions about preferences, yet there …

Dying in times of COVID-19: Experiences in different care settings–An online questionnaire study among bereaved relatives (the CO-LIVE study)

B Yildiz, IJ Korfage, EFE Witkamp… - Palliative …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and restricting measures have affected end-of-life
care across different settings. Aim: To compare experiences of bereaved relatives with end …

Knowledge and perceived competence among nurses caring for the dying in long-term care homes

K Brazil, S Kaasalainen, C McAiney… - … journal of palliative …, 2012 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: The quality of care provided to dying long-term care (LTC) residents is often
inadequate, which may be due to the lack of formal training that LTC staff receive in …

Terminal care: the last weeks of life

WM Plonk Jr, RM Arnold - Journal of palliative medicine, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Background: The care of patients in their last weeks of life is a fundamental palliative care
skill, but few evidence-based reviews have focused on this critical period. Method: A …

Sources of stress for family members of nursing home residents with advanced dementia

JL Givens, RP Lopez, KM Mazor… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The sources of stress for families of nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia
have not been well described. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 16 family …

Physicians “missing in action”: Family perspectives on physician and staffing problems in end‐of‐life care in the nursing home

RR Shield, T Wetle, J Teno, SC Miller… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To understand the roles of physicians and staff in nursing homes in relation to
end‐of‐life care through narrative interviews with family members close to a decedent …