6 research outputs found

    Barriers to end-of-life discussions among hematologists: A qualitative study

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    Background: Integrated palliative care is correlated with earlier end-of-life discussion and improved quality of life. Patients with haematological malignancies are far less likely to receive care from specialist palliative or hospice services compared to other cancers. Aim: The main goal of this study was to determine hematologists’ barriers to end-of-life discussions when potentially fatal hematological malignancies recur. Design: Qualitative grounded theory study using individual interviews. Setting/participants: Hematologists (n = 10) from four hematology units were asked about their relationships with their patients and their attitudes toward prognosis and end-of-life discussions at the time of recurrence. Results: As long as there are potential treatments, hematologists fear that end-of-life discussions may undermine their relationship and the patient’s trust. Because of their own representations, hematologists have great difficulty opening up to their patients’ end-oflife wishes. When prognosis is uncertain, negative outcome, that is, death, is not fully anticipated. Persistent hope silences the threat of death. Conclusion: This study reveals some of the barriers clinicians face in initiating early discussion about palliative care or patients’ endof- life care plan. These difficulties may explain why early palliative care is little integrated into the hematology care model

    Home hospitalization for palliative cancer care: factors associated with unplanned hospital admissions and death in hospital

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    International audienceBackground: Home hospitalization at the end of life can sometimes be perturbed by unplanned hospital admissions (UHAs, defined as any admission that is not part of a preplanned care procedure), which increase the likelihood of death in hospital. The objectives were to describe the occurrence and causes of UHAs in cancer patients receiving end-of-life care at home, and to identify factors associated with UHAs and death in hospital. Methods: A retrospective, single-center study (performed at a regional cancer center in the city of Lille, northern France) of advanced cancer patients discharged to home hospitalization between January 2014 and December 2017. We estimated the incidence of UHA over time using Kaplan-Meier method and Kalbfleish and Prentice method. We investigated factors associated with the risk UHA in cause-specific Cox models. We evaluated factors associated with death in hospital in logistic regressions. Results: One hundred and forty-two patients were included in the study. Eighty-two patients (57.7 %) experienced one or more UHAs, a high proportion of which occurred within 1 month after discharge to home. Most UHAs were related to physical symptoms and were initiated by the patient's family physician. A post-discharge palliative care consultation was associated with a significantly lower incidence of UHAs. Sixty-five patients (47.8 % of the deaths) died in hospital. In a multivariate analysis, living alone and the presence of one or more children at home were associated with death in hospital. Conclusions: More than 40 % of cancer patients receiving end of life home hospitalization were not readmitted to hospital, reflecting the effectiveness of this type of palliative care setting. However, over half of the UHAs were due to an acute intercurrent event. Our results suggest that more efforts should be focused on anticipating these events at homeprimarily via better upstream coordination between hospital physicians and family physicians

    Hématologie, soins palliatifs et sciences humaines : une rencontre réflexive qui déplace les représentations

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    La mise en place d’un sĂ©minaire d’éthique clinique, « HĂ©matologie et soins palliatifs » a invitĂ© autour de la table acteurs de sciences humaines et sociales et cliniciens Ă  rĂ©flĂ©chir Ă  l’articulation entre hĂ©matologie et soins palliatifs. MĂ©thodologie : seize participants issus des sciences humaines et sociales et de la mĂ©decine palliative et hĂ©matologique se sont rencontrĂ©s dans une dĂ©marche d’éthique clinique, autour de cas cliniques vĂ©cus et considĂ©rĂ©s comme complexes d’un point de vue clinique et Ă©thique. RĂ©sultats : la rĂ©flexion initiale se basait sur des questions organisationnelles entre mĂ©decine palliative et hĂ©matologie. Elle s’est dĂ©placĂ©e au cours du sĂ©minaire, invitant Ă  un questionnement d’ordre identitaire sur deux types de mĂ©decine, dites curative ou palliative. L’attention Ă  la subjectivitĂ© des cliniciens et l’apport des sciences humaines et sociales dans la rĂ©flexion ont proposĂ© un nouveau paradigme de soin, basĂ© sur l’attention au mouvement de vie du sujet malade. Discussion : la mĂ©thodologie de l’éthique clinique a permis d’élaborer des pistes de transformation des pratiques professionnelles

    Prise en charge palliative des patients allogreffés : recommandations de la Société francophone de greffe de moelle et de thérapie cellulaire (SFGM-TC)

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    International audienceAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), the only curative therapy for numerous hematological malignancies, carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. The patients and families’ expectations regarding the procedure, the prognosis uncertainties, as well as the existence of potential new therapeutic possibilities, lead to frequent use of intensive care. Even though the transplant physicians are highly skilled in acute care, their knowledge of palliative approach is limited, making the use of palliative care insufficient and often late. By promoting reflection on the proportionality of care and the patients’ quality of life, palliative care may contribute to the allo-HCT patients management. Nevertheless, obstacles to this approach remain. The objective of this work is to propose recommendations to promote the implementation of palliative care into transplant units.L’allogreffe de cellules hĂ©matopoĂŻĂ©tiques, seule perspective curative pour certaines hĂ©mopathies malignes, comporte des risques de morbi-mortalitĂ© importants. Les attentes des patients et de leurs proches vis-Ă -vis de la procĂ©dure, les incertitudes pronostiques, ainsi que l’existence de nouvelles possibilitĂ©s thĂ©rapeutiques, engendrent un recours frĂ©quent, onĂ©reux aux soins intensifs. Si les mĂ©decins greffeurs maĂźtrisent parfaitement les soins actifs, leur connaissance en ce qui concerne les soins palliatifs est limitĂ©e, rendant l’accĂšs Ă  ces soins trĂšs restreint et souvent tardif. Favorisant une rĂ©flexion sur la proportionnalitĂ© des soins et sur la qualitĂ© de vie des patients, les soins palliatifs peuvent contribuer Ă  la prise en charge des patients allogreffĂ©s et Ă  l’accompagnement de leurs proches. NĂ©anmoins, des obstacles Ă  cette approche demeurent. Cet article a pour objectif de proposer des recommandations pour favoriser l’intĂ©gration de la dĂ©marche palliative au sein des unitĂ©s d’allogreffe

    Hématologie, soins palliatifs et sciences humaines : une rencontre réflexive qui déplace les représentations

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    INTRODUCTION : la mise en place d’un sĂ©minaire d’éthique clinique, « HĂ©matologie et soins palliatifs » a invitĂ© autour de la table acteurs de sciences humaines et sociales et cliniciens Ă  rĂ©flĂ©chir Ă  l’articulation entre hĂ©matologie et soins palliatifs. MĂ©thodologie : seize participants issus des sciences humaines et sociales et de la mĂ©decine palliative et hĂ©matologique se sont rencontrĂ©s dans une dĂ©marche d’éthique clinique, autour de cas cliniques vĂ©cus et considĂ©rĂ©s comme complexes d’un point de vue clinique et Ă©thique. RÉSULTATS : la rĂ©flexion initiale se basait sur des questions organisationnelles entre mĂ©decine palliative et hĂ©matologie. Elle s’est dĂ©placĂ©e au cours du sĂ©minaire, invitant Ă  un questionnement d’ordre identitaire sur deux types de mĂ©decine, dites curative ou palliative. L’attention a la subjectivitĂ© des cliniciens et l’apport des sciences humaines et sociales dans la rĂ©flexion ont proposĂ© un nouveau paradigme de soin, basĂ© sur l’attention au mouvement de vie du sujet malade. DISCUSSION : la mĂ©thodologie de l’éthique clinique a permis d’élaborer des pistes de transformation des pratiques professionnelles [Titre en angalais : Hematology, palliative care, and human sciences: a dialogue that changes portrayals
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