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PURPOSE: We investigated the safety and efficacy of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) in terminally ill cancer patients.
METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted on patients who underwent PICC at the...
PURPOSE: Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric complication among terminally ill cancer patients. We investigated risk factors related to the development of delirium among hospice care patients.
METHODS: Between May...
The major symptoms of terminally ill cancer patients are fatigue, loss of energy, feeling of helplessness, poor appetite and pain as well as general weakness, which are very similar to...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to comprehensively investigate nursing students' experience of their first encounter with death of a patient during clinical practice.
METHODS: This study took place from January 27...
PURPOSE: This study was to identify the attitude of Korean HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) -positive men toward death.
METHODS: A Q-methodology was performed with 20 HIV-positive male individuals. Participants were asked...
PURPOSE: We conducted a descriptive correlational study to determine a relationship between nurses' awareness of good death and attitudes toward terminal care, which in turn could be used as basic...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the current status of studies of bereaved families in Korea.
METHODS: We reviewed 97 studies of bereaved families, which were published between 1994 and...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to investigate perception of good death among the community-dwelling elderly and identify factors related to the perception.
METHODS: A questionnaire survey was carried out using a...