Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 127-133 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1368/2022
Lluis Admella1, Diana Carolina Forero2, Luis Renato May2, Concepción Palomar3, Blanca Bosch3, Pilar Blanco2, María Nabal3
1Universidad de Lleida, Lleida. 2Equipo de Soporte de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital Universitario Santa María, Lleida. 3Equipo de soporte de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida
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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of constipation in oncological patients under follow-up by a palliative care team. To describe the treatments used for constipation, comparing the frequency of constipation according to opioid therapy status.
Material and methods: An epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional study. It was completely carried out at the Arnau de Vilanova...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 134-145 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1390/2022
Ángeles del Carmen López-Tarrida1, José María Galán González-Serna2, Rocío de Diego-Cordero3
1Servicio de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias. Hospital San Juan de Dios Aljarafe, Bormujos. 2Centro de Enfermería San Juan de Dios. Universidad de Sevilla, Bormujos. 3Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad de Sevilla, Bormujos
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Introduction: Spiritual care has been shown to have a positive impact on health, but how do the values and attitudes of professionals influence spiritual care?
Aim: The aim of our study was to describe the cross-cultural adaptation to the Spanish context of the NERSH questionnaire, which explores the values, spirituality, and religiosity of professionals in their approach to these...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 146-152 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1394/2023
Daniel Ramos Pollo1, Natalia Santamarta Solla1, María José Vázquez Abruña1, Carmen Rodríguez Fernández1, Resurrección Vacas Carbonero1, Martín Lorenzo Vargas Aragón2, Pablo del Villar Guerra3, Pilar Rodríguez Javez4
1Equipo de Cuidados Paliativos. Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid. 2Programa de Neuropsiquiatría. Unidad del Dolor. Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid. 3Equipo de Cuidados Paliativos Pediátricos. Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid. 4Unidad de Calidad. Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid
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Objectives: To know the degree of satisfaction of the main caregivers of deceased patients in relation to the health care received from a support team in home palliative care.
Patients and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, observational study. Analysis of satisfaction surveys (August 2019 to June 2022). Total number of patients attended: 1157, and total number of surveys...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 153-163 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1408/2023
Estela Hernández Bello1, Ángel Gasch Gallén2
1UCI. Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza. 2Departamento de Fisiatría y Enfermería. Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza
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Objective: Approximately 5-18 % of patients with advanced disease receive transfusions according to criteria based on symptoms and on hemoglobin and hematocrit figures. The objective was to determine the relationship between the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients and their subjective and objective improvement after transfusion of blood products.
Material...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 164-170 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1359/2022
Esteban Quirola Amaya1, Leandro Montenegro Guama1, Jenny Almagro Sangucho2
1Universidad Técnica del Norte, Ibarra. 2Servicio de Nefrología. Hospital del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS-Ibarra), Ibarra
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Introduction: The imminent progression of impairment and functional loss in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease calls for palliative care as part of comprehensive medical care. Objective: To identify the need for, and complexity of, palliative care and the prognostic estimation of survival in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Methods: An observational, cross-sectional,...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 171-178 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2023.1354/2022
Juan Fernando Velasquez1, Nidia Mantilla-Manosalva2, Laura Cuéllar-Valencia2, Sara Giraldo-Moreno3, María Alejandra Maya-Róldan4, Juan Esteban Correa-Morales2
1Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación, Medellin. 2Universidad de La Sabana. Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá. 3Universidad CES, Medellin. 4Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin
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Background and goals: Patients in palliative care often experience emotional distress at the end of life, which creates suffering and poses challenges for health professionals, since conventional treatments have limited benefits. Our goal was to systematically review the evidence about the psychedelic substances that have emerged as an alternative for the management of emotional distress...
Med Paliat. 2023; 30(3): 179-187 / DOI: 10.20986/medpal.2024.1484/2024
Daniel García-Gil1, Lina Nitola-Mendoza2, Alfredo L. Díaz-Gómez1, Jaume Canal-Sotelo3, Manuel Castillo-Padrós4
1Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital San Carlos. Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía Clínica de la SEMI, San Fernando. 2Servei de Cures Pal·liatives. Institut Catalá d'Oncología. Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía clínica de la SCBCP, Badalona. 3Servei de Cures Pal·liatives. Hospital Hestia Balaguer. Grupo de Trabajo de Ecografía clínica de la SCBCP, Lleida. 4Servicio de Cuidados Paliativos. Complejo Hospital Universitario Nuestra Sra. de Candelaria,
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People with advanced cancer suffer from intercurrent clinical conditions and other tumor progression-related manifestations that can have a great impact on their quality of life. Professionals working in this field need to incorporate new knowledge, as well as diagnostic and treatment tools to facilitate the management of these highly complex patients in the least invasive way possible1....