Iranian nurses’ perceptions of palliative care for patients with cancer pain

Seyedfatemi, Naimeh; Borimnejad, Leili; Mardani-Hamooleh, Marjan; Tahmasebi, Mamak

doi:10.12968/ijpn.2014.20.2.69

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“…Yet, there is still a need for greater attention to the spiritual aspect of care. 10 About 98% of Iranians are Muslims, and death is a major concept well addressed in Islam. 11 In Iranian Islamic folklore, death is a time for reporting to God and being held accountable for one's own deeds in this world, which has caused death and dying to be considered a frightening experience that people try to avoid.…”

Section: Current Status Of Palliative Care In Iranmentioning

confidence: 99%

Palliative Care in Iran

Rassouli

Sajjadi

2014

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Iran and its incidence has been increasing in recent years. Patients' quality of life is altered rather enormously due to cancer, which doubles the importance of and the need for providing palliative care in Iran. Although many steps have been taken toward the development and providing of palliative care in Iran, there is still a large gap between the status quo and the desirable state. This study presents the current state of palliative care for cancer patients and discusses the barriers, challenges and outlook of palliative care in Iran. If infrastructural projects that have recently been launched prove successful, proper advancement toward the providing of palliative care services in Iran will then not far on the horizon.

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Palliative Care in Iran

Rassouli

Sajjadi

2014

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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“…Instead, they strived to provide follow-up palliative care after patients were discharged from hospital. Seyedfatemi et al (2014) (2) highlighted that maintaining the continuity of palliative care and providing follow-up care are crucial to successful cancer management. In other words, palliative care can be provided to cancer patients both during their hospital stay and at their homes.…”

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“…In Iran, cancer is the third most common cause of death, after heart disease and road accidents. The incidence of cancer in Iran is anticipated to be around 48 -112 and 51 -144 cases per year per million people for women and men (2).…”

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Palliative Care as the Driving Force for Providing Psychological Comfort to Patients with Cancer: A Hermeneutic Study

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Background: Palliative care is an important part of effective cancer care Objectives: The purpose of our study was to explore the lived experiences of nurses providing psychological palliative care for cancer patients in Iran. Methods: A hermeneutic phenomenological study was performed. We interviewed 11 oncology nurses to understand their lived experiences in cancer wards about psychological palliative care. We employed a seven-stage process of data analysis. Results: One constitutive pattern 'palliative care as the driving force for providing psychological comfort to patients with cancer' and three associated themes, namely 'stress management', 'empathetic behavior', and 'all-embracing outlook', were identified. Conclusions:The findings present better understanding of the lived experiences of oncology nurses in Iran regarding the phenomena under study.

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“…In Iran, cancer is the third most common reason of death, after heart disease and road accidents. The incidence of cancer in Iran is anticipated to be around 48–112 and 51–144 cases per year per million people for women and men . Sadly, the cultural ideas about cancer are still present among Iranian people, demonstrating that the cancer taboo has not yet been broken and cancer is a taboo subject.…”

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confidence: 99%