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“Death is inevitable – a bad death is not” report from an international workshop.

Palliative care is an approach meant to improve the quality of life of patients facing life-threatening illness and to support their families. An international workshop on palliative care took place in Caesarea, Israel under the auspices of the National Institute for Health Policy Research on July 4-5th, 2018, with the goal of discussing challenges to …

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Pain in Patients with Newly Diagnosed or Relapsed Acute Leukemia.

Purpose: Acute leukemia (AL) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of pain in patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed AL. Methods: Patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed AL admitted to a comprehensive cancer center completed the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), which assesses prevalence, severity, and distress associated …

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Preparedness for End of Life – a Survey of Jerusalem District Nursing Homes.

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care in nursing homes. Design: Survey and semistructured interviews. Setting: Jerusalem district nursing homes. Participants: Staff members of 28 long-term care and skilled nursing facilities in the Jerusalem area in Israel of various ethnic, religious, and administrative affiliations (N = 207). Measurements: Qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews …

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The results of a cross-over placebo-controlled study of the effect of lavender oil on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Studies of the effect of aromatherapy on patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) have yielded contradictory results. One possible explanation for this lack of consistent results is the site of application of the oil. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of lavender oil on the rate of BPSD …

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