Publications by authors named "Gabriel Allotey"
Background: Although mortality rates associated with burns have decreased, there is still a significant number of persons who may not survive severe forms of the injury and thus, undergo comfort/end of life care. The experiences of family members of persons whose injuries are deemed unsurvivable remain minimally explored and there is a general lack of practice guidelines and recommendations to support them at the end-of-life period.
Aim: To explore the experiences of family members whose relatives died in the burn unit to inform the development of practice recommendations.
Background: Although the culture in burns/critical care units is gradually evolving to support the delivery of palliative/end of life care, how clinicians experience the end of life phase in the burn unit remains minimally explored with a general lack of guidelines to support them.
Aim: To explore the end of life care experiences of burn care staff and ascertain how their experiences can facilitate the development of clinical guidelines.
Design: Interpretive-descriptive qualitative approach with a sequential two phased multiple data collection strategies was employed (face to face semi-structured in-depth interviews and follow-up consultative meeting).
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the role of palliative care in managing severe burn patients, highlighting its unclear integration into treatment plans.
- A scoping review of 39 papers revealed that palliative care is often viewed only in terms of comfort and end-of-life care, leading to limited benefits for patients and families.
- The findings suggest a need for evidence-based guidelines to better incorporate palliative care throughout the burn management process, rather than just at the end of life.
Aim: To build a comparative understanding of nurses' experiences with caring for burned patients with the goal of eliciting possible support strategies.
Background: Considering the stressful nature of burns nursing, there is a need to develop support strategies for burn care nurses.
Design: This meta-ethnographic study used Noblit and Hare's approach and followed PRISMA guidelines.