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van den Bosch G, van Schaik M, Pasman HR, Janssens R, Widdershoven G, Metselaar S. Moral Challenges of Nurses and Volunteers in Dutch Palliative Care. A Qualitative Study. J Palliat Care 2023; 38:364-371. [PMID: 35612868 PMCID: PMC10350729 DOI: 10.1177/08258597221098129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective: To identify moral challenges experienced by nurses and volunteers in palliative care. Methods: A qualitative hermeneutic research design was used. Interviews with nurses (N = 10) and volunteers (N = 4) working in palliative care, in-home care, and hospice setting. Participants were recruited through maximum variation, a purposive sampling technique. Transcriptions were analyzed using qualitative thematic content analysis and open coding. Results: Two themes were identified, each with three subthemes: theme (A) Moral challenges regarding organizational and professional aspects contained the subthemes (1) dealing with protocols and regulations, (2) different professional perspectives on good care, and (3) limits of professionalism. Theme (B) Moral challenges regarding the patient and their family members contained the subthemes (1) dealing with the patient's wishes, (2) the patient's wish to die, and (3) dealing with family members. Conclusion: Nurses and volunteers working in palliative care are confronted with a wide range of moral challenges. Insight into 'real-world ethical challenges' of healthcare providers is important to provide adequate support to nurses and volunteers working in palliative care.
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- Ethics, Law and Humanities, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Fernandes CS, Vale MB, Magalhães B, Castro JP, Azevedo MD, Lourenço M. Developing a Card Game for Assessment and Intervention in the Person and the Family in Palliative Care: " Pallium Game". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1449. [PMID: 36674205 PMCID: PMC9859236 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Communication between the multidisciplinary team, the person, and the family in palliative and end-of-life situations implies, in most situations, a high negative emotional burden. Therefore, innovative strategies are needed to reduce it. The goal of this study is to describe the various stages of development and validation of a collaborative card game for people in palliative care and their families. Phase one is an exploratory study, Phase two is a Delphi study, and Phase three is a multiple case study. Participants for phases 2 and 3 were recruited using a convenience sampling method. The results demonstrate in an organized and structured way the different phases required to build a collaborative card game. The use of the game was found to be useful and effective. Four categories emerged from the content analysis of the open-ended responses: usability, evaluation tool, communication and therapeutic relationship, and meaning when using the game. A collaborative game in palliative care helps to create a space for individuals and families to express feelings and experiences, meeting the myriad of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. The "Pallium game" is a useful and impactful approach to discussing sensitive topics in palliative care.
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- Carla Sílvia Fernandes
- Nursing School of Porto, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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- Nursing in Hospital da Luz-Póvoa de Varzim, 4490-592 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
- Oncology Nursing Research Unit IPO Porto Research Center (CI-IPOP), Portuguese (IPO Porto) Comprehensive Cancer Centre (Porto. CCC) & RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
- School of Health, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Wecare Saúde—Continuous Integrated and Palliative Care Unit, 4490-492 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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- Wecare Saúde—Continuous Integrated and Palliative Care Unit, 4490-492 Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
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- Nursing School of Porto, Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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Croker A, Fisher K, Hungerford P, Gourlay J, May J, Lees S, Chapman J. Developing a meta-understanding of 'human aspects' of providing palliative care. Palliat Care Soc Pract 2022; 16:26323524221083679. [PMID: 35281714 PMCID: PMC8915236 DOI: 10.1177/26323524221083679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Objectives: Our intention was to develop a meta-understanding of the ‘human aspects’ of providing palliative care. Integral to developing this meta-understanding was recognising the individuality of people, their varied involvements, situations, understandings, and responses, and the difficulty in stepping back to get a whole view of this while being in the midst of providing palliative care. We intended for this meta-understanding to inform reflections and sense-making conversations related to people’s changing situations and diverse needs. Methods: Using collaborative inquiry, this qualitative research was undertaken ‘with’ clinicians rather than ‘on’ them. Our team (n = 7) was composed of palliative care clinicians and researchers from a co-located rural health service and university. We explored our personal perceptions and experiences through a series of 12 meetings over 8 months. In addition, through five focus groups, we acccessed perceptions and experiences of 13 purposively sampled participants with a range of roles as carers and/or healthcare providers. Data were dialogically and iteratively interpreted. Findings: Our meta-understanding of ‘human aspects’ of providing palliative care, represented diagrammatically in a model, is composed of ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY and ACTIONS OF CARING. ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY are death’s inevitability, suffering’s variability, compassion’s dynamic nature, and hope’s precariousness. ACTIONS OF CARING include recognising and responding, aligning expectations, valuing relationships, and using resources wisely. The meta-understanding is a framework to keep multiple complex concepts ‘in view’ as they interrelate with each other. Significance of findings: Our meta-understanding, highlighting ‘human aspects’ of providing palliative care, has scope to embrace complexity, uncertainty, and the interrelatedness of people in the midst of resourcing, requiring, and engaging in palliative care. Questions are posed for this purpose. The non-linear diagrammatic representation of ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY and ACTIONS OF CARING facilitates multiple ways of engaging and revisiting palliative care situations or navigating changes within and across them.
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- Anne Croker
- Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), The University of Newcastle, 114 - 148 Johnston Street, Tamworth, NSW 2340, Australia
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- Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), The University of Newcastle, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
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- Hunter New England Local Health District, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), The University of Newcastle, Tamworth, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Smith F, Hellström A, Gunnarsdóttir KÁ, Genell A, Eriksson E, Mannefred C, Björk-Eriksson T, Vaughn L. Exploring the meaning, role and experiences of a patient-led social innovation for people affected by cancer: a new collaborative care model complementing traditional cancer rehabilitation in Sweden. BMJ Open Qual 2021; 10:bmjoq-2021-001400. [PMID: 34686486 PMCID: PMC8543647 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Objective Kraftens Hus is the first support centre in Sweden designed by and for people affected by cancer, including patients, family, friends, staff members and local community representatives (collectively ‘stakeholders’). The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning, role and experiences of Kraftens Hus stakeholders using a patient and public involved methodology. Methods To understand and map the experiences of visitors to Kraftens Hus, we applied concept mapping (CM), a mixed methods approach where data are collected and analysed in four structured steps designed to capture the diverse perspectives of multiple stakeholders. Qualitative interviews with relevant stakeholders supplemented the CM findings. Results The final concept map contained six clusters of ideas. Within the clusters, there was a recurring theme that cancer-affected people value accessible and long-term psychosocial support (PSS). The intended emotional, social and practical needs identified in a previous design process seem to have been addressed and appreciated by Kraftens Hus visitors. Conclusion Kraftens Hus is an example of a new patient-led social innovation based on a life-event perspective and integration of resources from different sectors in society. By focusing on life, not the disease, the care continuum expands, and long-term PSS is provided alongside cancer treatment. The evaluation confirms that PSS should focus on health and well-being in the broadest sense.
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- Frida Smith
- Regional Cancer Centre West, Western Sweden Healthcare Region, Goteborg, Sweden .,Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Centre for Healthcare Improvement, Center for Healthcare Improvement, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Centre West, Western Sweden Healthcare Region, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Centre West, Western Sweden Healthcare Region, Goteborg, Sweden
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- Regional Cancer Centre West, Western Sweden Healthcare Region, Goteborg, Sweden.,Department of Oncology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Collage of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.,Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Sandgren A, Axelsson L, Bylund-Grenklo T, Benzein E. Family members' expressions of dignity in palliative care: a qualitative study. Scand J Caring Sci 2020; 35:937-944. [PMID: 33022762 PMCID: PMC8451814 DOI: 10.1111/scs.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Living and dying with dignity are fundamental values in palliative care, not only for the patient but also for family members. Although dignity has been studied from the different perspectives of patients in need of palliative care and their family members, family members' thoughts and feelings of dignity have not been given sufficient attention. Therefore, the aim was to describe family members' expressions of dignity in palliative care. The study had a qualitative design; semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with 15 family members of patients in palliative care in a county with a specialist palliative advisory team. Data were analysed using inductive content analysis. The results showed that family members' expressions of dignity are multifaceted and complex. For family members in palliative care, dignity means living as a respected human being in relation to oneself and others. Dignity also includes being able to maintain one's identity, feeling connected to significant others, and being comfortable with the new situation. Two contextual aspects affect family members' dignity: the two-headed paradox and reciprocal impact. The two-headed paradox means that family members want to stay close to and care for the ill person, at the same time want to escape the situation, but when they escape, they want to be close again. Reciprocal impact means that family members' feelings and experiences of the situation are closely intertwined with those of the ill person. These results may increase healthcare professionals' understanding and be used in dignified care practices that do not threaten, but instead aim to preserve family members' sense of dignity.
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- Anna Sandgren
- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.,Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.,Department of Nursing Science, Sophiahemmet University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.,Department of Caring Science, University of Gävle & Department of Oncology Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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The purposes of this study were to describe the coping processes and support needs of patients with incurable cancer. The study was conducted as a qualitative study. The research data were gathered by conducting thematic interviews with outpatients with incurable cancer (n = 16) and analyzed by means of inductive content analysis. The results of the study indicate that the lives of patients were temporarily interrupted by the incurable illness. A sympathetic family was perceived as strength, and after the initial shock, the patients began to rebuild their lives. They had conflicting thoughts about cancer treatment. The patients felt that they were courageous, but fragile, in the face of their illness. They prepared for the approaching death by discussing the issue with their family members and friends and planning their own palliative care. The patients expected to be approached holistically. The results of this study are applicable in circumstances in which health care professionals are preparing to approach an incurable cancer patient as an individual, instead of simply as a medical case. The results can also be utilized to develop evidence-based, family-oriented palliative nursing for cancer patients and to better identify the expectations and needs of the patients while receiving treatment.
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Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the short version of Family Sense of Coherence Scale in a sample of persons with cancer in the palliative stage and their family members. Palliat Support Care 2019; 18:24-32. [PMID: 31495345 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951519000592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES For patients' entire families, it can be challenging to live with cancer during the palliative stage. However, a sense of coherence buffers stress and could help health professionals identify families that require support. Therefore, the short version of the Family Sense of Coherence Scale (FSOC-S) was translated, culturally adapted, and validated in a Swedish sample. METHODS Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the FSOC-S into Swedish was conducted in accordance with the World Health Organization's Process for Translation and Adaptation of Research Instruments guidelines. Participants were recruited from two oncology clinics and two palliative centers in Sweden. RESULTS Content validity was supported by experts (n = 7), persons with cancer (n = 179), and family members (n = 165). Homogeneity among items was satisfactory for persons with cancer and family members (item-total correlations were 0.45‒0.70 and 0.55‒0.72, respectively) as well as internal consistency (ordinal alpha = 0.91 and 0.91, respectively). Factor analyses supported unidimensionality. FSOC-S correlated (rs > 0.3) with hope, anxiety, and symptoms of depression, which supported convergent validity. The test-retest reliability for items ranged between fair and good (kw = 0.37‒0.61). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS The FSOC-S has satisfactory measurement properties to assess family sense of coherence in persons with cancer and their family members. FSOC-S could be used to identify family members who experience low levels of perceived family sense of coherence which provides health care professionals with insight into families' needs and ability to live with cancer in the palliative stage.
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Reigada C, Martín-Utrilla S, Pérez-Ros P, Centeno C, Sandgren A, Gómez-Baceiredo B. Understanding illnesses through a film festival: An observational study. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02196. [PMID: 31453393 PMCID: PMC6704338 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Audio-visual materials play a fundamental role in the context of education, care and clinical treatment, as they seem to have a high impact on public awareness. This study aims to describe what messages are perceived by the society at an International Festival of Short Films and Art on Diseases that may help to understand difficult topics, such as illness, dying and suffering. Through an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, using full participant observation and an open, self-administered questionnaire, 32 short films were analysed during a healthcare art festival. Categories were developed using inductive content analysis. The message perceived by the participants, after the viewing of the shorts and reflection of the debates among the attendees, were considered in four categories: i) creative and positive education is possible; ii) awareness of preconception and practical duties; iii) meaning of life changes the experience of illness; iv) family and caregivers also experienced suffering. The short films are considered as an excellent tool to generate social dialogue and debate. Public events can be understood as an opportunity to acquire, in an emotional and critical manner, other competencies for public awareness. Together, they are capable of communicating difficult messages through a fast, positive, and creative way.
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- Carla Reigada
- University of Navarra, Institute for Culture and Society, ATLANTES Research Programme, Pamplona, Spain.,Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, GRICPAL Research Group, Valencia, Spain.,Palliative Care Unit, Valencia Institute of Oncology, Valencia, Spain
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- Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Martir, Valencia, Spain
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- University of Navarra, Institute for Culture and Society, ATLANTES Research Programme, Pamplona, Spain.,Institute of Health Research of Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain.,Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Palliative Care Department, Spain
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- Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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