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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 42
Published: 29 November 2016
10.1159/000448566
EISBN: 978-3-318-05946-5
... ]. This approach is taken by way of prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual [ 1 ]. Palliative care includes, in particular: (1) relief from pain and other distressing symptoms; (2) affirmation...
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Series: World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics
Volume: 111
Published: 18 November 2014
10.1159/000362303
EISBN: 978-3-318-02667-2
... Religion Culture Ethnicity Traditional dietary practices Medical and spiritual care Key Messages • Health professionals (HPs) should be aware, sensitive and respectfully support differences in religion, cultural values and dietary practices of clients and patients. • HPs should...
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Series: Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume: 34
Published: 24 March 2015
10.1159/000369050
EISBN: 978-3-318-02967-3
... to each patient's needs as a way to improve his/her experience and increase satisfaction with health care [ 9 ]. Besides spiritual and existential needs, a huge amount of psychosocial literature in medicine has indicated that at least 30-40% of patients with serious medical illness present symptoms...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 41
Published: 22 July 2015
10.1159/000381232
EISBN: 978-3-318-05457-6
... Abstract The increasing prevalence of frailty within the aging population poses challenges to current models of chronic disease management and end-of-life care delivery. As frailty progresses, individuals face an increasing frequency of acute health issues requiring medical attention...
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Series: Progress in Neurological Surgery
Volume: 31
Published: 06 February 2018
10.1159/000467383
EISBN: 978-3-318-06059-1
... to use oral medications, insufficient hydration, malnutrition, and pulmonary aspiration, thus requiring appropriate strategies of palliative care. Particularly, oral administration of the required medications (as was mentioned for AED) should be changed to parenteral or rectal routes in advance [ 21...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 42
Published: 29 November 2016
EISBN: 978-3-318-05946-5
... to medical care: does it matter? J Health Soc Behav 1995;36:1-10. 11. Andersen R, Newman JF: Societal and individual determinants of medical care utilization in the United States. Milbank Q 2005;83:1-28. 12. Whipple B, Scura KW: The overlooked epidemic: HIV in older adults. Am J Nurs 1996;96:23-28...
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Series: Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology
Volume: 42
Published: 07 December 2009
EISBN: 978-3-8055-9299-4
... since 1700- SO. Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality 2007;139-155 24. Sloan RP: Religion, medical science, and the rise of subjectivity. Eur J Integ Med 2009;1:1-7 25. Micke O, Büntzel J, Mücke R, Glatzel M: Spirituality in radiation oncology - from belief to bedside: a new focus...
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Series: Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology
Volume: 42
Published: 07 December 2009
10.1159/000262477
EISBN: 978-3-8055-9299-4
... and essential to recognize [ 8 ], because it can have far-reaching consequences for the patient. Complementary and alternative medicine was defined by the US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) as diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 42
Published: 29 November 2016
10.1159/000448563
EISBN: 978-3-318-05946-5
... Abstract Older people living with HIV are increasingly requiring formal supportive community-based services. Supportive services are essential to medical care and treatment for older people living with HIV/AIDS. This chapter considers Andersen's behavioral model of health services, and explores...
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Series: Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume: 34
Published: 24 March 2015
EISBN: 978-3-318-02967-3
.... Supportive Care Review Group. Cancer 2000;88:226-237. 7. Moadel A, Morgan C, Fatone A, Grennan J, Carter J, Laruffa G, Skummy A, Dutcher J: Seeking meaning and hope: self-reported spiritual and existential needs among an ethnically-diverse cancer patient population. Psychooncology 1999;8:378-385. 8...
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Series: Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume: 33
Published: 26 June 2013
10.1159/000348735
EISBN: 978-3-318-02395-4
...-179 45. Donabedian A: Evaluating the quality of medical care. Milbank Q 1966;44:166-203 46. Mishne J: Multiculturalism and the Therapeutic Process. New York, Guilford Press, 2002; 47. Manson SM: Culture and major depression: current challenges in the diagnosis of mood disorders. Psychiatr...
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Series: Contributions to Human Development
Volume: 24
Published: 14 November 2011
10.1159/000331029
EISBN: 978-3-8055-9799-9
... their examination of religion-related child abuse cases, authors confirm cases involving parents' withholding of medical care for religious reasons, or abuse perpetrated by religious authority figures. Furthermore, children and youth who experience cognitive dissonance between the actual reality and the ideals...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 42
Published: 29 November 2016
10.1159/000448549
EISBN: 978-3-318-05946-5
... outcomes , such as care preferences, function, symptom burden, and quality of life. Coordination of care is also crucial, since aging HIV-infected patients may use medical and social services from both HIV and geriatric service networks. Care should be provided through integrated, multilevel systems...
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Published: 19 July 2002
10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-00869-2
EISBN: 978-3-318-00869-2
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Series: Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume: 32
Published: 20 October 2011
10.1159/000330037
EISBN: 978-3-8055-9854-5
... and spiritual orientation [ 5 ] ( table 2 ). Most patients prefer that physicians involve their family in their medical care. Family members can provide valuable information about the patient's functioning at home and can help patients to comply with treatment recommendations [ 1 ]. Families can also help...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 42
Published: 29 November 2016
10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-05946-5
EISBN: 978-3-318-05946-5
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Series: Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine
Volume: 33
Published: 26 June 2013
10.1159/000348722
EISBN: 978-3-318-02395-4
... models of illness and idiosyncratic patterns of management, including the fostering of resiliency. The impact of cultural factors on physical health and as a factor in the subsequent deployment and use of multidisciplinary approaches to primary medical care are urgent topics of study [ 16 , 78 , 98...
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Series: Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics
Volume: 41
Published: 22 July 2015
10.1159/000381204
EISBN: 978-3-318-05457-6
.... Frail older adults are defined by their multiple, interacting medical and social problems. A range of skills is often required to meet their many complex needs and offer meaningful care. These skills typically are shared by many team members, where ‘team' expertise evolves through the interdependent...
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Series: Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience
Volume: 42
Published: 06 December 2017
10.1159/000475694
EISBN: 978-3-318-06089-8
... communication act associated with religious spiritual thoughts, although it has also been described in mental disorders. Glossolalia state is a special mental state, completely different from aphasia. Aphasia is characterized by some phonological and grammatical rules; however, these are related...