End of Life Resources

End of Life Resources

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Welcome to the End-of-Life Resources page; a library of information meant to assist physicians, caregivers, and patients find the information they need to better carry out end-of-life care.  Can't find what you're looking for?  Check back in soon becuse we are adding resources daily to continue populating the end-of-life resource categories. 

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# 001: Diagnosis and Treatment of Terminal Delirium, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Background:  Some degree of loss of cognitive function occurs in most patients in the week or two before death. The...
# 007 Depression in Advanced Cancer, 2nd ed Medical College of Wisconsin (EPERC)
Background:  Diagnosing and providing treatment for a major depressive episode in patients with advanced cancer can...
Churning: The Association between Health Care Transitions and Feeding Tube Insertion for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Cognitive Impairment Journal of Palliative Medicine
Abstract:  There is a tenfold variation across U.S. states in the prevalence of feeding tube use among elderly nursing...
Depression in palliative care settings: The need for training for nurses and other health professionals to improve patients' pathways to care. Journal: Nursing Education Today
In my current nursing education at NYU we talk a lot about depression in the older adult, the close relationship it has with...
Dignity Therapy for people with advanced cancer BMC Palliative Care
This is an interesting article (PDF) about a study on the effectiveness of dignity therapy for people with advanced cancer...
Positive and Negative Religious Coping and Well-Being in Women with Breast Cancer Journal of Palliative Medicine
  Abstract:  Although religions is important to many people with cancer, few studies have explored the...
Support Needs of Informal Hospice Caregivers: A Qualitative Study Journal of Palliative Medicine
This article is about the needs of informal caregivers (family, friends) as they care for hospice patients.  As of...