Pattern of referral of noncancer patients to palliative care in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Ghanem, Hafez; Shaikh, Rawabi M; Alia, Ahmad M Abou; Al-Zayir, Amani S; Alsirafy, Samy A.

doi:10.4103/0973-1075.92342

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“…Thus we had a final list of 90 articles for our analysis. [1112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100]…”

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An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

Kumar¹,

Sisodia²

2013

Indian J Palliat Care

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Context:Indian Journal of Palliative Care (IJPC) provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary evidence base for an evidence-informed clinical decision making.Aims:To analyze the levels of evidence of articles published in IJPC in the years 2010-2011.Settings and Design:Systematic review of palliative care journals.Materials and Methods:Systematic review of articles was done and was scored according to Center for Evidence-Based Medicine levels of evidence into any of the five grades. The articles were categorized based upon article type, number of authors, study approach, age focus, population focus, disease focus, goals of care, domains of care, models of care, and year of publication.Statistical Analysis Used:All descriptive analysis was done using frequencies and percentiles, and association between all categorical variables was done using Chi-square test at 95% confidence interval (CI) using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 for Windows (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL).Results:There was a greater prevalence of low level evidence (level 4: n = 46, 51%; level 5: n = 35, 39%) among the 90 selected articles, and article type (original articles with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000), article approach (analytical studies with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000), domains of palliative care (practice-related studies with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000) and models of care (biological or psychosocial model with higher level of evidence, P = 0.044) had a significant association with the grade of levels of evidence. Association with other factors was not statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusions:The levels of research evidence for palliative care provided by articles published in IJPC were predominantly level 4 and level 5, and there is scope for more high quality evidence to inform palliative care decisions in the developing countries.

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An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

Kumar¹,

Sisodia²

2013

Indian J Palliat Care

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“…(2011). [ 4 11 ] Cardiac cases requiring palliative care make up only 1.5% of the total cases. In a study by Gadoud et al .…”

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Estimation of need for palliative care among noncancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital

Prasad

Sarkar

Dubashi

et al. 2017

Indian J Palliat Care

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Context:Palliative care services, until recently, were mainly restricted to cancer patients with incurable diseases. Hence, evaluative studies of palliative care are sparse in areas other than oncology.Aims:To estimate what proportion of patients attending the Departments of Neurology, Cardiology, and Nephrology of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, required palliative care and to identify the palliative care needs of those patients.Settings and Design:This was an exploratory descriptive study conducted in the three departments of JIPMER.Materials and Method:There was no predetermined sample size for the study. The participants were all adult inpatients and outpatients who were in need of palliative care in the departments of Cardiology, Nephrology, and Neurology on the day of study.Statistical Analysis:Percentage distribution was used to analyze the categorical variables such as education, gender, age, patients in need of palliative care, and their needs.Results:The study showed that one in ten non-cancer patients in tertiary care hospitals may require palliative care services. Apart from issues in physical domain, a substantial proportion of participants also had issues in the psychological, emotional, and financial domains.Conclusion:This study highlights the need for incorporation and initiation of palliative care services in other non-cancer specialties in tertiary care hospitals to ensure holistic management of such cases. Counseling service has also to be rendered as part of palliative care since a good share of the patients had psychological and emotional issues.

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Caring for terminally ill Muslim patients: Lived experiences of non-Muslim nurses

2016

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Provision of culturally competent care at the end of life for Muslim patients in Saudi Arabia requires a thoughtful understanding of religious and cultural practices as well as knowledge of the role of the family throughout the care process. The introduction of a cultural care nursing delivery model that incorporates a cultural education program with Islamic teachings and practices at its core is recommended.

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Pattern of referral of noncancer patients to palliative care in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia

Cited by 8 publications

References 14 publications

An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

Estimation of need for palliative care among noncancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital

Caring for terminally ill Muslim patients: Lived experiences of non-Muslim nurses

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