Drawing from studies in elder spirituality, contemporary sources in the spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and methods of participatory research, this doctoral project sought to fill a gap for laity ministering to elder religious. The research culminated in suggestions f…
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Purpose: Uncertainty is unavoidable and can be distressing to patients, yet little is known about (a) the frequency and domains of uncertainty expressed by patients with advanced cancer when communicating with a palliative care team or (b) whether that uncertainty changes over t…
Background: Family Members (FM) of individuals with advanced cancer have been found to be active participants in the care of patients. Palliative Care (PC) consults are often requested during a hospitalization to help facilitate goals of care discussion/decision-making and aid i…
Quality of care is conceptualised by professionals and in policy documents as: compliance with ‘best practice’ guidelines; improving satisfaction rates; fiscal efficiency; and ethical care. ‘Quality’ in palliative and supportive district nursing care has been conceptualised in a…
Introduction This thesis describes a research study designed to examine the consequences of disability arising out of spinal cord compression secondary to cancer, and to examine the rehabilitation services available to patients. Research aims and questions The study was intended…
The aim of this study was to explore the experience of carers of family members dying at home with particular reference to their expectations and preparedness for the dying process. It was a qualitative, longitudinal study which initially followed a grounded theory approach. How…
This study focuses on the current issues regarding the provision of clinical supervision for palliative care nurses. NICE (2004) recommendations stated that the task of supervision should be undertaken by „Level 4‟ practitioners such as clinical psychologists or psychiatrists. P…
The purpose of this thesis is to research and compile the five major religions in the United States in order to provide hospice music therapists with informative material on how the philosophies of those religions may affect a patient and family’s quality of care at end-of-life.…
The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of terminally ill patients through the management of pain and other symptoms. Though the term 'palliative care' is well known in the developed world, it is relatively a new term in the developing world. According to W…
We have previously shown that bereavement life review therapy improves the spiritual well-being of a bereaved family, but the factors that influence the efficacy of this therapy have not been determined. Therefore, this study was performed to identify factors associated with imp…
Introdução : A espiritualidade é o aspeto da humanidade que se refere à forma como os indivíduos procuram e expressam sentido e propósito e está frequentemente relacionada com o significante ou sagrado. A espiritualidade torna-se particularmente importante nos cuidados em fim de…
Rates of chronic illness are on the rise with seven out of 10 deaths resulting from chronic disease. A patient’s life expectancy is reduced an average of 1.8 years for each chronic condition the patient has. Having an end of life plan (EOLP) is shown to increase quality of care,…