Blar i Fakultet for helsevitenskap (HV) på emneord "Palliative care"
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Anticancer therapy at end-of-life: A retrospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: A significant proportion of patients with incurable cancer receive systemic anticancer therapy (SACT) within their last 30 days of life (DOL). The treatment has questionable benefit, nevertheless is considered ... -
Dignity of older home-dwelling women nearing end-of-life: Informal caregivers’ perception
(Nursing Ethics;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-28)Background: Most older people wish to live in the familiar surroundings of their own home until they die. Knowledge concerning dignity and dignity loss of home-dwelling older women living with incurable cancer should be ... -
Fanget i en "fremmed kropp". Sykepleiers erfaringer med kroppslige endringer hos pasienter i palliativ fase
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Hensikten med denne studien er å belyse hvilken betydning kroppslige endringer har for pasienter i den palliative fase ut fra sykepleiers perspektiv, og på hvilken måte sykepleier kan bidra til at pasienter om mulig forsoner ... -
Hospice nurses’ emotional challenges in their encounters with the dying
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-01)The purpose of this study was to explore nurses’ emotional challenges when caring for the dying in hospices. The study has a qualitative design, and knowledge was developed through a dialectical exchange between theory ... -
Hospital and home care nurses' experiences and perspectives on collaborative discharge planning when cancer patients receiving palliative care are discharged home from hospitals
(Master thesis, 2019)Aims and objectives: To explore nurses’ experiences and perspectives on discharge collaboration when cancer patients receiving palliative care are sent home from hospitals. Background: Cancer patients receiving palliative ... -
Hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations at the end-of-life among cancer patients; a retrospective register data study.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Patients with incurable cancer are frequently hospitalized within their last 30 days of life (DOL) due to numerous symptoms and concerns. These hospitalizations can be burdensome for the patient and the caregivers ... -
Impact of palliative care simulation on nursing students’ learning outcomes and reported use in hospital placement
(Nursing Open;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-18)Aim: Nursing students report emotional distress and feelings of inadequacy to the complexity of palliative care. This study aimed to examine nursing students’ attainment of learning outcomes in palliative care through ... -
Implementing welfare technology in palliative homecare for patients with cancer: a qualitative study of health-care professionals’ experiences
(BMC Palliative Care;20, Article number: 146 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-17)Background Introducing welfare technology in home-based palliative care has been suggested to be beneficial for improving access to health care at home and enhancing patients’ feelings of security and safety. However, ... -
Making room for life and death at the same time – a qualitative study of health and social care professionals’ understanding and use of the concept of paediatric palliative care
(BMC Palliative Care;21, Article number: 50 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-04-11)Background: The concept of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is applied diferently within the healthcare system and among healthcare professionals (HCPs). To our knowledge, no studies have investigated how multidisciplinary ... -
The meaning of dignity when the patients' bodies are falling apart
(Nursing Open;Volume 6, Issue 3, July 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-02)Background People with advanced cancer disease experience great bodily changes due to disease or treatment. They tend to feel ashamed when their bodies are subjected to such changes and they feel their dignity is ... -
Non-invasive ventilation in the palliative care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a scoping review protocol
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 12, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-02)Introduction: Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience a great symptom burden. Breathlessness is a very frequently reported symptom that negatively affects all aspects of daily life ... -
“Non-palliative care” – a qualitative study of older cancer patients’ and their family members’ experiences with the health care system
(BMC Health Services Research;18:745, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-29)Background: Among all cancer patients in the palliative phase, ¾ have reached the age of 65. An aging population will increase the number of people afflicted with cancer, and create challenges for patients, family members ... -
Nursing students' perception on transferring experiences in palliative caresimulation to practice
(Nurse Education Today;Volume 77, June 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-27)Background: Learning palliative care is challenging for nursing students. Simulation is recommended as a learning approach. Whether experiences from simulation transfer into clinical practice must be investigated. Objective: ... -
Palliative care in Norwegian nursing education: A document analysis of the integration of learning outcomes
(Nordic journal of nursing research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-16)Large variations in palliative care education across and within countries are reported. Nursing students report that they feel unprepared for palliative care. The present study identified and outlined whether universities ... -
Patients experiences with a welfare technology application for remote home care: A longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)To explore the longitudinal experiences using an application named remote home care for remote palliative care among patients with cancer living at home. Background: Introducing welfare technology in home-based care for ... -
Practice Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit
(Critical Care Nurse;Volume 40, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-01)Topic: A substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies because of lack of knowledge of ... -
Utvikling av palliasjonstilbudet til barn og unge i Norge
(Omsorg: Nordisk tidsskrift for Palliativ Medisin;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Det er anslagsvis 8000 barn og unge med behov for palliasjon i Norge. Barnepalliasjon handler om oppfølging av barnet og familien fra diagnosetidspunkt og gjennom hele sykdomsforløpet, men forbindes fremdeles med livets ...