Articles: caregivers.
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Palliative medicine · Oct 1995
Dying from cancer: results of a national population-based investigation.
To describe the quality of care received in the last year of life by people who die from cancer, focusing particularly on symptom control, communication with health professionals, and care in the community. ⋯ There is still some way to go before all dying cancer patients receive high quality care. Education in the principles of palliative care is needed at all levels of the NHS if high standards are to be reached. In addition, adequate resources are required to meet the social and health care needs of cancer patients at home. There is, as yet, no room for complacency about the care of dying cancer patients.
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To determine the prevalence of physical pathology (morbidity felt) and psychological unease (anxiety-depression) in crucial carers for disabled patients, and so establish a profile of them. ⋯ The crucial carer has a greater prevalence of physical and psychological morbidity. A high IEC and a perception of low social support create the conditions for higher anxiety and depression. Caring for the carer needs to be integrated into care for the disabled patient.
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Oncology nursing forum · Sep 1995
Differences in pain knowledge and perception of the pain experience between outpatients with cancer and their family caregivers.
To determine if knowledge about pain and the perception of the pain experience differ when comparing outpatients experiencing cancer-related pain with their family caregivers. ⋯ Outpatients and their family caregivers need to be better educated about how to manage cancer-related pain. In addition, to reduce patient and caregiver distress, oncology nurses need to facilitate communication between patients and family caregivers about the pain experience.
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Pediatric emergency care · Aug 1995
The relationship between grandmothers' involvement in child care and emergency department utilization.
This study examines the relationship between involvement of grandmothers in child care and poor urban mothers' use of the emergency department (ED) for nonurgent care. Mothers with an index child between one and two years old were interviewed in the waiting room of a pediatric continuity clinic. ⋯ Results showed that mothers who frequently used the ED for nonemergent pediatric care were more likely to have the child's grandmother or great-grandmother living in close proximity or involved in care of the child than infrequent users (80 vs 45%, P < 0.05). This study suggests that proximity and involvement of the grandmother may influence health care decisions.