Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and health-related quality of life: a qualitative investigation.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to arrive at an accurate description of health-related quality of life of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients.

Methods: Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.

Results: Qualitative grounded theory analyses were performed using the participants' transcripts and revealed the following six categories: Impact of physical symptoms on daily life, Quality of family and social life, Emotional and psychological outcomes related to the disease, Knowledge having a severe disease and coping strategies to manage such disease, Recognition of the disease by professional colleagues and superiors, and Knowledge and understanding from health professionals in medical care.

Barriers to venipuncture-induced pain prevention in cancer patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Procedural pain reduces the quality of life of cancer patients. Although there are recommendations for its prevention, there are some obstacles for its management. The purpose of this study was to analyze the barriers to procedural pain prophylaxis in cancer patients reflecting the views of the nurses.

Perception of naturopathy for female patients with metastatic gynecological cancer: A qualitative study.

Objective: Women with gynecological cancer have been reported as very high users of complementary medicine. The goal of our study was to explore the perceptions of patients with an advanced gynecological cancer who use naturopathy as complementary medicine. We were looking more specifically at patients' opinions on the effect of naturopathy on their quality of life and its relation to conventional oncological treatments.

Nurses' perceptions of depression in patients with cancer.

Objective: Our study aimed at examining nurses' perceptions of depression in cancer patients and their role in its management.

Method: We employed questionnaire-based semi-directed interviews. Participants were asked to classify 22 symptoms (related and specific to depression in cancer patients, related but not specific, and unrelated) as "very important," "important," "less important," or "not important" for the diagnosis of depression in cancer patients at two different timepoints (baseline and after a video education program).

Family conferences in palliative care: a survey of health care providers in France.

Context: Family conferences are conducted to assist with end-of-life discussions and discharge planning.

Objectives: This study describes the current practices of family conferences in palliative care units (PCUs) in France.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was sent to each PCU in France (n = 113).

[Depression and advanced cancer: agreement between different screening strategies].

Depression is a frequent problem in advanced cancer patients. However, there is no systematic screening for depression in the majority of cancer center resulting in underdiagnosed depression among cancer patients. The main objective of this study was to assess the level of agreement between self-reported depression by the patient and the physician and nurse assessment using the same tools.

[Audit: medical record documentation among advanced cancer patients].

Medical record documentation of cancer inpatients is a core component of continuity of care. The main goal of the study was an assessment of medical record documentation in a palliative care unit (PCU) using a targeted clinical audit based on deceased inpatients' charts. Stage 1 (2010): a clinical audit of medical record documentation assessed by a list of items (diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, power of attorney directive, advance directives).

Family caregivers' perceptions of depression in patients with advanced cancer: a qualitative study.

Objective: Depression is a serious issue for cancer patients, resulting in impaired quality of life and probably shorter survival. However, many cancer patients with depression are not treated because of the difficulties in identifying depression within this population. Our study aimed to examine caregivers' perceptions of depression among advanced cancer patients.