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October 26, 2020
Goals of care conversations don’t fit in a box – hospice staff experiences and perceptions of advance care planning quality measurement
https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(20)30793-4/fulltextWith rising concerns about quality of care in hospice, federal agencies recently began mandating quality measurement in hospice, including measures of Advance Care Planning (ACP).
October 26, 2020
Extent and predictors of decision regret among informal caregivers making decisions for a loved one – a systematic review
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0272989X20963038Informal caregivers often serve as decision makers for dependent or vulnerable individuals facing health care decisions. Decision regret is one of the most prevalent outcomes reported […]
October 26, 2020
November 17th observes National Bereavement Day 2020 in Canada
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/november-17th-observes-national-bereavement-day-2020-in-canada-grief-is-a-shared-journey-that-fosters-compassion-and-honours-our-loved-ones--846193208.htmlGrief and bereavement support is an essential element of all care at the end of one’s life.
October 20, 2020
Prognostic value of the Surprise Question for one-year mortality in older patients: a prospective multicenter study in acute geriatric and cardiology units
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33044915/To determine the prognostic value of the Surprise Question (SQ) in older persons.
October 20, 2020
Experience of caring for a loved one linked to valuable end-of-life discussions
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uot-eoc101420.phpResearch from Japan finds the experience of caring for a loved one may facilitate necessary end-of-life discussions, while the experience of a loved one’s death may […]
October 20, 2020
Do we get happier as we near the end of our lives?
https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/blog/happier-near-end-of-our-lives/282770A new study suggests that people receiving end of life care might be happier than we expect.