End of life decisions (geriatric medicine)

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Qualitative
Loss of continuity and lack of closure in therapeutic relationships were associated with feelings of abandonment at the transition to end of life care

Marlene Z Cohen
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 128-a. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Dying patients with cancer reflected on implications of euthanasia

Daniel Kelly
Evid. Based Nurs. 2009; 12: 63. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Patients with terminal illness and their healthcare providers preferred a dosed and gradual process of truth-telling

Helen Roberts
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 128. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
A potential barrier to discussing deactivation of implantable cardioverter defibrillators was patients’ lack of knowledge

Sandra L Carroll
Evid. Based Nurs. 2008; 11: 95. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment
A proactive communication strategy reduced post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in relatives of patients dying in the ICU

Tina Jones
Evid. Based Nurs. 2007; 10: 85. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Facilitated advance care planning in end stage renal disease positively enhanced patients’ hope

Rebecca P Winsett
Evid. Based Nurs. 2007; 10: 64. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Patients and their primary care providers identified 4 goals of life sustaining treatment

Britt-Marie Ternestedt
Evid. Based Nurs. 2006; 9: 95. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
Expressed desire for hastened death by patients with advanced cancer had several meanings and uses

Britt-Marie Ternestedt
Evid. Based Nurs. 2005; 8: 96. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Qualitative
5 themes described the views of older people on advance care statements and their role in end of life care

Judith A Lever
Evid. Based Nurs. 2005; 8: 64. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quality improvement
An evidence based algorithm for nutritional support accompanied by a multifaceted implementation strategy improved some outcomes in critically ill patients

Jan M Binnekade
Evid. Based Nurs. 2004; 7: 89. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]