Implementing the Hospice Shared Care Model to Support a Patient with Advanced Colon Cancer: A Case Report.

Background: Compared to Western countries, palliative and hospice care services are used less often in Asian countries. While both types have been implemented in mainland China in recent years, their utilization rates have not increased satisfactorily. Moreover, few hospitals in mainland China implement hospice care using the hospice shared care model.

Death-coping self-efficacy and its influencing factors among Chinese nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses are the main caregivers of dying patients. Facing or dealing with death-related events is inevitable. Death-coping self-efficacy (DCS) is very important, as it can reduce the risk of nursing staff to adverse emotional distress, help them participate in end-of-life care and improve the quality of care of patients.

Effect of Solution-Focused Therapy on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) has gained increased attention in the past decade but remains difficult to treat. It is a predictor of patients' overall health and quality of life (QoL). Therefore, controlling fatigue is important for patients with cancer.

Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: Specific personality traits may affect the ability of nurses to deal with patient death. The relationship between personality and death coping self-efficacy (DCS) has rarely been investigated in the palliative care setting. In this study, we explored the associations between different personality profiles and DCS in clinical nurses from general wards and ICU.

Factors associated with the attitudes of oncology nurses toward hospice care in China.

Objective: To examine factors that are associated with the apprehension levels of oncology nurses toward hospice care. Factors examined in this study included demographics, nursing experience, education levels, title and post, personal experiences, and attitudes toward end-of-life care.

Methods: Questionnaires were provided to nurses (n=201) from three first-tier hospitals in China.