Journal of palliative medicine
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We built a web-based, interactive, self-directed learning module about end-of-life care. ⋯ A web-based education module improved surgical and medical provider attitudes and knowledge about end-of-life care.
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This case report describes a patient whose persistent hiccups significantly improved with the use of vinegar. ⋯ Hypotheses have been developed for the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying sour compounds' effectiveness in relieving hiccups. Further studies should explore the potential role of vinegar in relieving hiccups in advanced heavily treated cancer patients.
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The loss of a child is associated with an increased risk for developing psychological problems. However, studies investigating the impact of parents' faith and hope for a cure during the palliative phase on long-term parental psychological functioning are limited. ⋯ Faith was important for a minority of parents and was not associated with less long-term traumatic grief or symptoms of depression. The majority of parents remained hopeful. Hope for a cure was not associated with more long-term traumatic grief or symptoms of depression.
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Older adults grieving the death of a spouse have been found to have a higher risk of complicated grief compared with younger adults. ⋯ Our results suggest that complicated grief in older adults is not clearly related to the circumstances of dying of the deceased partner. Preexisting conditions such as depression seem to be more important in explaining the occurrence of complicated grief.