{"id":4236,"date":"2020-12-09T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal-ene.gr\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:51:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:51:20","slug":"the-contribution-of-healthcare-services-to-quality-at-the-end-of-a-patients-life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/periodiko.yaba.gr\/en\/the-contribution-of-healthcare-services-to-quality-at-the-end-of-a-patients-life-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"The contribution of healthcare services to quality at the end of a patient&#8217;s life cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 44\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Introduction:<\/strong> Over the last decade it has been highlighted that palliative care is important for all life- threatening diseases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of end-of-life patients and their carers about existing health care structures and healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Methods:<\/strong> This study adopted a mixed research methodology using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The population of this study was end-of-life patients and their caregivers. For data collection and interviews, a questionnaire was used which was created within the research part of the project &#8220;Development of a model of quality model in health education, self-care and rehabilitation of patients with neoplasms&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Results:<\/strong> The study sample consisted of 46 patients. Relatively limited activity, but ambulatory, were the 32.6% of patients. About half of the patients (56.5%) had access to home care services. Patients argued that healthcare professionals can guide them to better control their pain (93.5%) and symptoms (89.1%). Most carers were women (69.6%). Emotional disturbances were recorded in 23.9% and 53.3% rated good health. To improve care, most caregivers reported psychological support, more frequent contact with the family environment, and knowledge of the existence of specific structures\/services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong> It is important to develop healthcare policies, which will include the development of palliative care, especially for family caregivers of end-of-life cancer patients.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Key words:<\/strong> Carers, end of life, need, palliative care, patients<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABSTRACT Introduction: Over the last decade it has been highlighted that palliative care is important for all life- threatening diseases. 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