Concepts and definitions for 'actively dying,' 'end of life,' 'terminally ill,' 'terminal care,' and 'transition of care': a systematic review
| Autor: | Christiana Liem, Eduardo Bruera, Zohra I. Nooruddin, Neha Didwaniya, Rony Dev, Maxine de la Cruz, David Hui, Sun Hyun Kim, Ronald D. Hutchins, Jung Hye Kwon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Terminal Care Palliative care business.industry Palliative Care MEDLINE Context (language use) PsycINFO CINAHL Models Theoretical Article Terminology Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Nursing Conceptual framework Acute care Terminology as Topic Medicine Humans Terminally Ill Neurology (clinical) business General Nursing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pain and symptom management. 47(1) |
| ISSN: | 1873-6513 |
| Popis: | Context The terms "actively dying," "end of life," "terminally ill," "terminal care," and "transition of care" are commonly used but rarely and inconsistently defined. Objectives We conducted a systematic review to examine the concepts and definitions for these terms. Methods We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Embase, and CINAHL for published peer-reviewed articles from 1948 to 2012 that conceptualized, defined, or examined these terms. Two researchers independently reviewed each citation for inclusion and then extracted the concepts/definitions when available. We also searched 10 dictionaries, four palliative care textbooks, and 13 organization Web sites, including the U.S. Federal Code. Results One of 16, three of 134, three of 44, two of 93, and four of 17 articles defined or conceptualized actively dying, end of life, terminally ill, terminal care, and transition of care, respectively. Actively dying was defined as "hours or days of survival." We identified two key defining features for end of life, terminally ill, and terminal care: life-limiting disease with irreversible decline and expected survival in terms of months or less. Transition of care was discussed in relation to changes in 1) place of care (e.g., hospital to home), 2) level of professions providing the care (e.g., acute care to hospice), and 3) goals of care (e.g., curative to palliative). Definitions for these five terms were rarely found in dictionaries, textbooks, and organizational Web sites. However, when available, the definitions were generally consistent with the concepts discussed previously. Conclusion We identified unifying concepts for five commonly used terms in palliative care and developed a preliminary conceptual framework toward building standardized definitions. |
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