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- Psychological Aspects of Care in Cancer Patients in the Last Weeks/Days of Life
- Sujin Ann-Yi, Eduardo Bruera
- Cancer Res Treat. 2022;54(3):651-660. Published online June 28, 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2022.116
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ePub - Palliative care is comprised of an interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach with members from different disciplines who collaboratively work together to reduce multidimensional components of pain and suffering and improve quality of life for patients coping with a terminal illness. Psychosocial team members are integral to the palliative care IDT and provide expertise in assessment and empirically validated interventions to address psychological distress. The following paper will provide a review of different facets of psychological distress experienced by advanced cancer patients such as psychological disorders, existential distress, spiritual distress, caregiver distress, parental distress, and grief. Finally, an overview of commonly used screening and assessment tools as well as psychological interventions relevant for the palliative care population is presented.
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- Palliative Sedation in End-of-Life Patients in Eastern Asia: A Narrative Review
- Seung Hun Lee, Jung Hye Kwon, Young-Woong Won, Jung Hun Kang
- Cancer Res Treat. 2022;54(3):644-650. Published online April 19, 2022
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2022.187
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- Although palliative sedation (PS) is a common practice in the palliative care of cancer patients in Western countries, there is little related research on the practice in Korea. PS can be classified into several categories according to sedation level and continuity. PS is clearly distinct from euthanasia. While euthanasia is illegal and regarded as unethical in Korea, there is little ethical and legal controversy about PS in terms of the doctrine of double effect. Most studies have asserted that PS does not shorten the survival of terminal cancer patients. Since preference for PS heavily depends on stakeholder value, it should be preceded by shared decision-making through full communication among the patient, family members, and medical team. This is a narrative review article analyzing previous studies, especially from the three Eastern Asian countries, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, which share similar cultures compared with Western countries. Practical issues concerning PS—for example, prevalence, type and dosage of medications, salvage medication, timing of its initiation, and assessment—are described in detail.
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