Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

IMPORTANCE: There are inconsistencies in concept, criteria, practice, and documentation of brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) both internationally and within countries. OBJECTIVE: To formulate a consensus statement of recommendations on determination of BD/DNC based on review of the literature and exper…

• MEHMET AKİF TOPÇUOĞLU

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of early versus delayed initiation of a palliative care intervention for family caregivers (CGs) of patients with advanced cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Between October 2010 and March 2013, CGs of patients with advanced cancer were randomly assigned to receive three structured weekly t…

• İMATULLAH AKYAR

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• MEHMET KIZILKAYA

BACKGROUND: Caring of the dying patients and facing the death can be a stressful and difficult experience for nurses. Besides personal and professional experiences, nurses' own attitudes toward death may affect the care given to dying individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine Turkish nurses' attitud…

• BANU ÇEVİK

BACKGROUND: Caring of the dying patients and facing the death can be a stressful and difficult experience for nurses. Besides personal and professional experiences, nurses' own attitudes toward death may affect the care given to dying individuals. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine Turkish nurses' attitud…

• SULTAN KAV

With improvements in cancer treatment and supportive care, a growing population of survivors of childhood cancer at risk for significant and potentially life-threatening late effects has been identified. To provide a current snapshot of the models of care from countries with varying levels of resources and health care…

• NURDAN TAÇYILDIZ

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• REZZAN GÜNAYDIN

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• BEKİR DURMUŞ

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• MÜYESSER ARAS
• SİBEL EYİGÖR

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• PINAR BORMAN

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The purpose of this study was, conducted with experimental design, to investigate the effect of reminiscence therapy on cognition, depression, activities of daily living of institutionalized mild and moderate Alzheimer patients. The study was conducted with a total of 62 patients (31 intervention group and 31 control…

• SEVGİSUN KAPUCU