Training an infectious disease unit in palliative care during and post COVID-19: a qualitative longitudinal study.

Background: To understand palliative care needs and their changes perceived by health professionals (HPs) of the Infectious Diseases Unit who participated in palliative care (PC) intensive training during the pandemic and behind/during the pandemic and one year after the outbreak.

Methods: A longitudinal qualitative study. Thematic analysis and meaning shift were two months after training to one year.

Negotiating the Beginning of Care: A Grounded Theory Study of Health Services for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

A range of professional figures are needed to preserve the quality of life of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This study aimed to explore the beginning of the care process as negotiated by people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals. We designed the study according to the constructivist Grounded Theory method, collecting data through open-ended, semi-structured interviews, employing theoretical sampling and constant comparison, and performing conceptual coding as data analysis.

Dignity Therapy Training for the Healthcare Professionals: Lessons Learned From an Italian Experience.

Introduction: Dignity therapy (DT) is brief psychotherapy targeting psychological and existential suffering among patients with a life-limiting illness. Studies have been conducted on the use of DT by healthcare professionals. In Italy, the current legislation defines that any form of psychotherapy may be performed exclusively by psychotherapists.

Lesson Learned From Hospital Palliative Care Service in a Cancer Research Center in Italy: Results of 5 Years of Experience.

Background: International studies have documented that over a third of all hospital beds are occupied by patients with palliative care needs in their last year of life. Experiences of Palliative Care Services that take place prevalently or exclusively in hospital settings are very few in Italy.

Objective: Describe clinical, educational and research activities performed by a hospital PCS and discussing opportunities and critical issues encountered in an Italian Cancer Center.