A5070997884- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health, Medicine and Society
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Ethics in medical practice
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Religion, Theology, and Education
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Renal and Vascular Pathologies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
University of Lausanne
2015-2023
Centre universitaire de médecine générale et santé publique, Lausanne
2021
Médecins Sans Frontières
2019
University Hospital of Lausanne
2017
Spirit AeroSystems (United Kingdom)
2016
Positive attitudes towards end-of-life care are essential among nursing students to adequately support terminally ill patients and enable feel confident about providing care. This study aimed determine students' caring for patients, as well the associations between these year of study, exposure people, self-perceived skills subjective impact instruction.Cross-sectional study.A health sciences school in Switzerland.All preparatory students, first-year third-year were invited participate; 178...
Objectives We investigated whether biopsychosocial and spiritual factors satisfaction with care were associated patients’ perceived quality of life. Design This was a cross-sectional analytical study. Setting Data collected from inpatients at postacute geriatric rehabilitation centre in university hospital Switzerland. Participants aged 65 years over consecutively recruited October 2014 to January 2016. Exclusion criteria included significant cognitive disorder terminal illness. Of 227...
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Positive attitudes and a sense of competence toward end-of-life care are the key to adequately support terminally ill patients. This qualitative study aims explore healthcare students’ caring for Eleven students from University Applied Health Sciences in Switzerland participated focus groups. Attitudes were overall positive. Most participants felt that supporting dying patients was way achieve professional fulfillment. However, most not competent palliative lacking experience. They wanted...
ABSTARCTObjective: Although affective and spiritual states may share some common clinical features, the precise nature of relationship between depression spirituality is still unclear. We tested hypothesis that two instruments measure depressive symptoms distress describe similar dimensions.Methods: Patients admitted to geriatric rehabilitation (N = 185; mean age 81.3 ± 6.9 years) had assessed with 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) evaluated Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool...
ContextThe will to live (WTL) is an important indicator of subjective well-being. It may enable a deeper understanding the well-being nursing home residents.ObjectivesTo evaluate intensity WTL, its association with various factors, and temporal evolution among residents ≥ 65 years old; we also aimed compare it proxy assessments WTL.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted in five homes Switzerland. Participants decisional capacity were asked rate their WTL on single-item numerical rating...
Elderly people frequently express the wish to die: this ranges from a simple for natural death more explicit request death. The frequency of die and its associated factors have not been assessed in acute hospitalization settings. This study aimed investigate prevalence determinants elderly (≥65 years) patients hospitalized an internal medicine ward.
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Vaccines providing protection against COVID-19 are a core tool for ending the pandemic. Though international organisations created guidance in 2020 vaccine deployment, this had to be adapted each country’s situation and values. We aimed assist public health decision makers by identifying areas of consensus among Swiss experts deployment one or more novel vaccines. METHODS: An electronic, modified Delphi process between September November 2020. recruited convenience sample...
Abstract Objectives While there is a growing body of literature on the wish to die in older patients, little research about their will live. Exploring subjective live (WTL) offers valuable insights into patients’ resources and motivations, which could help improving geriatric palliative care. The aim this study was examine, long-term care facilities (LTCF), residents’ definitions factors influencing WTL. Methods Twenty residents (mean age 85.8 ± 10.3 years, 70% women) 3 Swiss LTCFs gave...
Eine 57-jahrige Frau mit vorbekannter arterieller Hypertonie und nicht insulinpflichtigem Typ-2-Diabetes leidet zusatzlich an einer Protein-Energie-Unterernahrung.
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