Incidence and relevance of depression among palliative care female inpatients

Slováček, Ladislav; Slováčková, Birgita; Slánská, Iva; Hrstka, Z; Priester, Peter

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01030.x

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“…The term "distress" may include a broad range of emotions, from sorrow to more complex psychological syndromes such as depression and anxiety, involving events with a strong psychological load, which should be addressed by health workers in the same way the patient's disease is (Thekkumpurath, Venkateswaran, Kumar, & Bennett, 2008). High levels of emotional distress were observed by Yennurajalingam et al (2008), not only among cancer patients but also among family members, caregivers and health workers.…”

Section: Caregivers Of Patients With Cancer With No Therapeutic Possimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Discussão de protocolo para cuidadores de pacientes com câncer em cuidados paliativos

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Abstract:The present study evaluated global well-being and distress behavior among caregivers and the diffi culties faced by physicians, as subsidy to the proposition of a new service protocol for an ambulatory of palliative care. In the fi rst phase, the global well-being and distress behavior indicators of ten patients' caregivers were evaluated using the General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) and the Impact of Event Scale -Revised (IES-R), respectively. In the second phase, physicians were interviewed about their opinions concerning palliative care and the diffi culties of referring patients to the ambulatory. The negative Spearman correlation between the results of both instruments applied to caregivers, suggests that higher levels of distress are associated with lower global well-being scores. By physicians the demand for greater integration between curative and palliative ambulatories was verifi ed, what would increase fl uidity amongst the teams and the maintenance of bonds between patients, families and professionals.Keywords: palliative care, cancer in children, suffering Discussão de Protocolo para Cuidadores de Pacientes com Câncer em Cuidados PaliativosResumo: Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar o bem-estar global e o distress behavior de cuidadores de pacientes com câncer em cuidados paliativos e também avaliar as difi culdades de médicos que lidam com estes pacientes, a fi m de subsidiar a proposição de um protocolo de atendimento a um ambulatório de cuidados paliativos. Na primeira fase, indicadores de bemestar e de distress behavior de dez cuidadores de pacientes em cuidados paliativos foram avaliados pelos instrumentos General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) e Impact of Event Scale -Revised (IES-R), respectivamente. Na segunda fase, médicos foram entrevistados sobre a percepção de cuidados paliativos e difi culdades de encaminhamento ao ambulatório. A correlação de Spearman negativa, entre os resultados dos dois instrumentos aplicados aos cuidadores, indica que maiores níveis de distress associam-se a menores escores de bem-estar global. Na perspectiva dos médicos, há demanda por maior integração entre os ambulatórios curativo e paliativo, o que aumentaria a fl uidez entre as equipes e a manutenção de vínculos entre pacientes, famílias e profi ssionais. Palavras-chave: cuidados paliativos, câncer em crianças, sofrimento Discusión de Protocolo para los Cuidadores de Pacientes con Cáncer en Cuidados PaliativosResumen: La fi nalidad de este estudio fue evaluar el bienestar global y el distress behavior de cuidadores de pacientes con cáncer en cuidados paliativos, así como las difi cultades de médicos que tratan con estos pacientes, con vistas a la propuesta de un protocolo de atención a un ambulatorio de cuidados paliativos. En la primera fase, diversos indicadores de bienestar y de distress behavior de diez cuidadores de pacientes en cuidados paliativos fueron evaluados con los instrumentos General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) e Impact of Event Scale -Revised (IES-R), respectivamente. En la segunda fase...

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Section: Caregivers Of Patients With Cancer With No Therapeutic Possimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies indicate that caregivers often experience physical, emotional and social changes, which tend to worsen the closer the patient comes to death, justifying the need to continually measure such changes (Rezende et al, 2005;Slovacek, Slovackova, Slanska, Hrstka, & Priester, 2010).…”

Section: Caregivers Of Patients With Cancer With No Therapeutic Possimentioning

confidence: 99%