INTRODUCTION: There is a growing interest in the involvement of family members of older patients with cancer in decision-making processes. The aim of this study is to identify how and to what extent family members, together with patients and physicians, are involved in triadic decision-making processes …

Background Specialist palliative care teams are consulted during hospital admission for advice on complex palliative care. These consultations need to be timely to prevent symptom burden and maintain quality of life. Insight into specialist palliative care teams may help improve the outcomes of palliative …

Background Hospital admissions are common in the last phase of life. However, palliative care and advance care planning (ACP) are provided late or not at all during hospital admission. Aim To provide insight into the perceptions of in-hospital healthcare professionals concerning current and ideal practice …

Objectives The objective of this study is to better understand how the COVID-19 outbreak impacted the different domains of the palliative care approach to end-of-life care from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) from different professions, working in different settings during the first …

Background To improve transmural palliative care for older adults acutely admitted to hospital, the PalliSupport intervention, comprising an educational programme and transmural palliative care pathway, was developed. This care pathway involves timely identification of palliative care needs, advance …

Wat zijn de specifieke taken van (wijk)verpleegkundigen in de palliatieve thuiszorg binnen verschillende stappen van Advance Care Planning?’.

De pilot ‘Toekomstige Zorgplanning (TZP) bij patiënten met Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)’ is ingezet om TZP op een meer tijdige, structurele en passende wijze te introduceren en te bespreken met patiënten met COPD en hun naasten, in tegenstelling tot het huidige beleid. Het Centrum Ondersteunende …

Deze handreiking ‘Triage, Advance Care Planning en symptomatische behandeling bij een ernstig verloop van corona binnen de GGZ-instelling of thuis’ hoort bij de Richtlijn GGZ en corona. Bji het maken van de afweging om een patiënt wel/niet in het ziekenhuis te laten opnemen, dan wel of de patiënt wel/niet …

Inleiding: Verpleegkundigen en artsen bespreken palliatieve zorg nauwelijks met patiënten en hun naasten. Er wordt niet routinematig gevraagd naar wensen en behoeften van patiënten. Ook geven patiënten aan dat de communicatie niet optimaal is. Er is nog weinig bekend over communicatie met patiënten en …

Ongoing demographic changes are challenging health systems worldwide especially in relation to increasing longevity and the resultant rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). To meet these challenges, a paradigm shift to a more proactive approach to health promotion, and maintenance is needed. This …