1. End-of-Life Care in Hematology: Update From Australia.
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McGrath, Pam
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CANCER patients , *CONFIDENCE , *DECISION making , *FOCUS groups , *HEALTH attitudes , *HEALTH services accessibility , *INTERVIEWING , *LEUKEMIA , *LYMPHOMAS , *MULTIPLE myeloma , *PALLIATIVE treatment , *PATIENTS , *RESEARCH funding , *PSYCHOLOGY of the sick , *QUALITATIVE research , *JUDGMENT sampling , *ATTITUDES toward death , *SOCIAL support , *THEMATIC analysis , *HEALTH literacy , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *HEMATOLOGIC malignancies - Abstract
The purpose of this article is to provide recent findings on the perceptions and experiences about end-of-life care for individuals with a hematological malignancy. A qualitative design based on a series of open-ended interviews and one focus group was utilized to explore and document the experience of survivorship from the perspective of adult patients diagnosed with a hematological malignancy. Fifty participants (n = 26 male;n = 24 female) were interviewed representing the major hematological diagnostic groups: Multiple Myeloma, Lymphoma, and Leukemia. The interviews and focus group were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded, and thematically analyzed. The findings presented are from the participants' experiences with end-of-life care. The findings indicated that those fortunate enough to know about the benefits of palliative care are more likely to access palliative care during end-of-life care. However, for many hematology patients there are still problems with timely referrals to the palliative system. Within the context of an Australian research program, the findings provide a useful “snapshot” of current issues for Australian hematology patients and their families. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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