Open Access“End-of-life care is more than wound care”: Health-care providers' perceptions of psychological and interpersonal needs of patients with terminal cancer
Author(s) -
Nishal Pinto,
Poornima Bhola,
Prabha S. Chandra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_26_19
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , nursing , palliative care , health care , end of life care , medicine , interpersonal communication , focus group , qualitative research , disconnection , psychology , social psychology , sociology , social science , anthropology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
People diagnosed with cancer and in end-of-life care may have a range of needs. These needs may be inadequately expressed, recognized, or responded to by family members and health-care providers. The present study aimed at exploring health-care providers' perceptions of the interpersonal needs, psychological needs, and unfinished business among terminally ill cancer patients during the end-of-life care.