Your search has found 8 articles in the database for the term 'Comfort in Dying'
Improved end-of-life care for patients with dementia: greater family satisfaction and possibly greater end-of-life comfort
van der Steen, Jenny T.,
van Soest-Poortvliet, Mirjam C.,
Gijsberts, Marie-José H. E.,
Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.,
Achterberg, Wilco P.,
Ribbe, Miel W.,
Deliens, Luc,
de Vet, Henrica C. W.
...Objective: To analyse possible trends in families’ evaluations of the quality of end-of-life care and the quality of dying in dementia.; Design: Analysis of individual patient data from 3...
Long-term metformin usage and cognitive function among older adults with diabetes
Ng, Tze Pin,
Feng, Liang,
Yap, Keng Bee,
Lee, Tih Shih,
Tan, Chay Hoon,
Winblad, Bengt
Evidence strongly supports the important role of insulin resistance in cognitive decline and dementia and suggests that insulin sensitizers may protect against cognitive decline in diabetic and pre-diabetic...
Training needs and evaluation of a neuro-HIV training module for non-physician healthcare workers in western Kenya
Cettomai, Deanna,
Kwasa, Judith,
Birbeck, Gretchen L.,
Price, Richard W.,
Bukusi, Elizabeth A.,
Meyer, Ana-Claire
...55 participants.; Results: Mean age of participants was 29 years, 53% were clinical officers and 40% were nurses. Self-reported comfort was significantly higher for treating medical versus neurologic conditions (p...
Integrative cognitive-behavioral and spiritual counseling for rural dementia caregivers with depression
Glueckauf, Robert L.,
Davis, W. Shuford,
Allen, Kay,
Chipi, Patty,
Schettini, Gabriel,
Tegen, Lance,
Jian, Xu,
Gustafson, David J.,
Maze, Janet,
Mosser, Barbara,
Prescott, Susie,
Robinson, Fay,
Short, Cindy,
Tickel, Sandra,
VanMatre, Joyce,
DiGeronimo, Thomas,
Ramirez, Carmen
...of CBSC on CG problem improvement and depression.; Outcome Measures: For FCN training, we used the FCN Counseling Comfort Scale, FCN Counseling Efficacy Scale, and the FCN Counseling Workshop Satisfaction...
Nursing homes and end-of-life care in Japan
...Objectives: To describe end-of-life care in Japanese nursing homes by comparing facility and characteristics of residents dying in nursing homes with those who had been transferred and had died...
Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study
Teno, Joan M.,
Mitchell, Susan L.,
Kuo, Sylvia K.,
Gozalo, Pedro L.,
Rhodes, Ramona L.,
Lima, Julie C.,
Mor, Vincent
...problems.; Results: Of 486 family members surveyed, representing 9,652 relatives dying from dementia, 10.8% reported that the decedent had a feeding tube, 17.6% made a decision not to use a...