scholarly journals From Plastered Skulls to Palliative Care: What the Past Can Teach Us About Dealing with Death

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Büster ◽  
Karina Croucher ◽  
Jennifer Dayes ◽  
Laura Green ◽  
Christina Faull
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Mortuary Practices ◽  
Continuing Bonds ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
The Past

Modern, advanced healthcare detects and monitors long-term and life-limiting illness more comprehensively than ever before. Death is now, however, often considered as medical failure, and is a virtually taboo topic of conversation in daily life. At a time when the relevance of archaeology is under scrutiny, the AHRC-funded ‘Continuing Bonds’ project – a collaboration between archaeology and palliative care – explores the potential of the past to promote discussion. Not only does archaeology illuminate the diversity of practice surrounding death, the past provides a safe, distanced platform for considering death, dying and bereavement today. Through archaeological and ethnographic case studies, healthcare professionals explore topics such as place, choice and identity, in both personal and professional life. This paper explores some of the most thought-provoking materials and participant responses, and discusses the implications for contemporary society and for the ways in which archaeologists interpret mortuary practices of the past.

Prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals providing palliative care and the effect of interventions to reduce symptoms: A systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
pp. 026921632095682
Author(s):  
Anne-Floor Q Dijxhoorn ◽  
Linda Brom ◽  
Yvette M van der Linden ◽  
Carlo Leget ◽  
Natasja JH Raijmakers
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Peer Coaching ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Prisma Statement

Background: In recent years there has been increasing attention for the prevalence and prevention of burnout among healthcare professionals. There is unclarity about prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals providing palliative care and little is known about effective interventions in this area. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of (symptoms of) burnout in healthcare professionals providing palliative care and what interventions may reduce symptoms of burnout in this population. Design: A systematic literature review based on criteria of the PRISMA statement was performed on prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals providing palliative care and interventions aimed at preventing burnout. Data sources: PubMed, PsycInfo and Cinahl were searched for studies published from 2008 to 2020. Quality of the studies was assessed using the method of Hawkers for systematically reviewing research. Results: In total 59 studies were included. Burnout among healthcare professionals providing palliative care ranged from 3% to 66%. No major differences in prevalence were found between nurses and physicians. Healthcare professionals providing palliative care in general settings experience more symptoms of burnout than those in specialised palliative care settings. Ten studies reported on the effects of interventions aimed at preventing burnout. Reduction of one or more symptoms of burnout after the intervention was reported in six studies which were aimed at learning meditation, improving communication skills, peer-coaching and art-therapy based supervision. Conclusion: The range of burnout among healthcare professionals providing palliative care varies widely. Interventions based on meditation, communication training, peer-coaching and art-therapy based supervision have positive effects but long-term outcomes are not known yet.

scholarly journals The Heritage-Making Conundrum in Asian Cities: Real, Transformed and Imagined Legacies

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ocón
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Communication Channels ◽  
Cultural Patrimony ◽  
The Past ◽  
Asian Cities ◽  
Willingness To Cooperate

The process of heritage-making is far from straightforward. Defining the meaning of heritage in young nations and cities where land availability is limited is a challenging exercise. It often crosses the paths of history, religion, memory-shaping, development, and identity-building. It requires fluent communication channels between civil society, local organisations and governments. Willingness to cooperate from all the parties involved is essential; dialogue a must. In land-scarce or densely populated Asian cities, expansion and growth is colliding with the preservation of legacies, the past and memory. This paper examines regional case studies from Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore, where preservation of cultural patrimony, development and daily life follow conflicting paths. It sheds light on the policies behind heritage-making, where the interaction with concepts such as memory, identity, urban planning, progress, and nature, creates complex situations and requires imaginative resolutions.

Exploring the experience of returning to work after personal bereavement

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 525-530
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Reed ◽  
Melanie Waghorn ◽  
Amanda Gregory ◽  
Jo Vriens ◽  
Emily Sills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
The Face ◽  
Returning To Work ◽  
Ongoing Support

Background: The ability of nurses with experience of personal bereavement to work with patients can have immediate and/or long-term repercussions on their personal and professional life. Aims: To explore the experience of a personal bereavement, through the death of a significant relative or friend, for nurses working in palliative care. Methods: A multicentre qualitative study interviewed nurses working in palliative care who experienced a significant bereavement within the last 24 months. Findings: Key themes: circumstances surrounding bereavement; conflict between the personal and professional; returning to work; grief as a continuum. Advice to bereaved nurses was for them to be open and honest and that work can be grounding; that they should take time off; that grief does not stop on returning to work; and that they should do what feels right for them. Conclusions: Bereaved palliative care nurses strive to maintain their roles in the face of bereavement. Hospices have a significant part to play in offering ongoing support and flexibility.

scholarly journals Long-term nurse–parent relationships in paediatric palliative care: a narrative literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 542-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy J Brimble ◽  
Sally Anstey ◽  
Jane Davies
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Paediatric Palliative Care ◽  
The Face ◽  
Narrative Literature ◽  
Narrative Literature Review

Background: Paediatric palliative care (PPC) is an active, total approach to the holistic care of the child and family. Close, long-lasting relationships between healthcare professionals and parents in paediatric palliative care enhance quality, provide emotional support and can influence how parents manage their role in the face of uncertainty. Aim: To present a narrative literature review of long-term relationships between children's nurses and parents in PPC settings. Methods: Six databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, ASSIA, Scopus, Medline and BNI) were searched, identifying 35 articles. A grey literature search produced seven additional relevant items. Findings: Four themes were identified: bonds; attachments and trust; sharing the journey; going the extra mile; and boundaries and integrity. All themes revealed an element of tension between closeness and professionalism. Conclusion: Gaining a greater understanding of how closeness and professionalism are successfully managed by children's palliative care nurses could positively influence pre- and post-registration nurse education.

COViD-19 "Long-Haulers": Caring for Older People in the Aftermath of a Global Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 361-362
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Sibicky
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Care For Older People

The coronavirus pandemic raised many questions about how to optimally care for older people as evidenced by the vulnerability of this population to the virus over the past eighteen months. Not only are older people at a higher risk for contracting the disease but also for experiencing the severest forms of COVID-19. Unfortunately, many have succumbed to this relentless and devastating virus. Those who survive may encounter added challenges including the long-term sequelae of COVID-19. In the aftermath of this pandemic, how can healthcare professionals effectively care for older people experiencing long-term complications of this disease?

Globalization Processes in Architecture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadjla Fellahi
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Global Cities ◽  
New Materials ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The 19Th Century

The beginning of globalization according to Karl Marx’s anticipation when the Bourgeoisie class were expending their products to reach the whole globe starting from the mid of the 19th century, other scholars assume that globalization can be seen as a thread run through all the past humanities starting from our ancestors and their migration across the world which makes no fixed beginning nor an expected end of it. Globalization changed the relations between producers and consumers, also it broken various links between labor with family, daily life, as well as national attachments. The objective of this article is to discuss the progress of the globalization in the field of architecture, its signs, and its processes. The article also demonstrates how the aspect of localities has been affected by the global forces which will be done through two case studies: Algiers and Istanbul. The results expose that Globalization approach can be defined from various perspectives, but what common in these viewpoints is the "Mobility" of thoughts, objects, people, and ideas between regions, nations, and continents. The stereotype aspect of global cities which characterized by tall-sized buildings, the new materials, the sophisticated facades, new technologies etc., has impacted on the priorities of people and authorities of various countries like Algeria, and Turkey.

scholarly journals Introduction: The Making of Sámi Religion in Contemporary Society

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
Trude Fonneland ◽  
Tiina Äikäs
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Past ◽  
Museum Displays ◽  
Revival Movement ◽  
The 19Th Century

This Special Issue of Religions approaches “Sámi religion” from a long-term perspective seeing both the past religious practices and contemporary religious expressions as aspects of the same phenomena. This does not refer, however, to a focus on continuity or to a static or uniform understanding of Sámi religion. Sámi religion is an ambiguous concept that has to be understood as a pluralistic phenomenon consisting of multiple applications and associations and widely differing interpretations, and that highlights the complexities of processes of religion-making. In a historical perspective and in many contemporary contexts (such as museum displays, media stories, as well as educational programs) the term Sámi religion is mostly used as a reference to Sámi pre-Christian religious practices, to Laestadianism, a Lutheran revival movement that spread among the Sámi during the 19th Century, and last but not least to shamanism. In this issue, we particularly aim to look into contemporary contexts where Sámi religion is expressed, consumed, and promoted. We ask what role it plays in identity politics and heritagization processes, and how different actors connect with distant local religious pasts—in other words, in which contexts is Sámi religion activated, by whom, and for what?

The Role of Wearable Monitor for Healthcare

2016 ◽  
Vol 100 ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Toshiyo Tamura ◽  
Yuka Maeda ◽  
Masaki Sekine ◽  
Ming Huang
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Monitoring ◽  
Wearable Monitoring Systems ◽  
Term Data

Wearable monitor for healthcare was proposed in the late 1990s. Physiological monitoring in daily life has considerable potential for preventing and predicting diseases, without significant discomfort or inconvenience to the user. Over the past 25 years, wearable monitoring systems have been developed for health monitoring in daily life. In this presentation we will 1) review the devices used in wearable monitoring, including home use and clinical practice; 2) consider the evidence for their benefit in terms of healthcare outcomes; and 3) discuss long-term data collection and analysis using Big Data techniques. Furthermore, issues relating to the popularization of these devices are discussed, including regulation and business models. There are many promising devices available for wearable healthcare monitoring, and we propose ideas to popularize these devices.

Paediatric pain control

2021 ◽  
pp. 506-522
Author(s):  
Renee McCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Pain Control ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Current Understanding ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Dying Children ◽  
Palliative Care Needs

Our understanding of pain management in children has grown significantly in the past few decades; however, we still find reluctance to acknowledge and treat pain in children. Many myths prevail which, coupled with poor understanding, can undermine the effective treatment of pain in children. Understandably, many healthcare professionals are apprehensive and fearful about working with very sick and dying children; perhaps there is a sense of failure for being unable to ‘cure’. However, as pain is one of the most common symptoms in this group of children, relieving pain and distress can be an extremely rewarding experience. This chapter outlines the background and principles of understanding, evaluating, and treating pain in children with palliative care needs. It offers a basic overview of current understanding and practice and hopes to support healthcare professionals working in this challenging discipline.

Patterns in the Data across England

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-104
Author(s):  
Letty ten Harkel ◽  
Anwen Cooper ◽  
Victoria Donnelly ◽  
Chris Gosden ◽  
Chris Green ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
The South ◽  
Regional Variability ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Ways Of Life

We look at regional variability in the manner in which archaeologists have worked, regional differences in the types of evidence found, and how we can understand different ways of life across England in the past with some long-term continuities to these differences. Overall, we see a broad distinction between the south and east and the north and west, with fewer artefacts in the latter region and perhaps also more mobile ways of life in many periods. We also present a series of case studies, designed to give more detailed insights into a large number of contrasting areas across England, adding nuance to the broad distinctions identified above.

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