Patients' Needs Regarding Anxiety Management in Palliative Cancer Care: A Qualitative Study in a Hospice Setting.

Daniëlle ZweersAlexander de GraeffJette DuijnEverlien de GraafPetronella O WitteveenSaskia C C M Teunissen

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2019)

Assessing patients' needs regarding anxiety provided important angles where health-care professionals can make a difference in order to support anxious patients in their final stage of life to realize tailored palliative care. Future research should focus on the development of a systematic approach for health-care professionals to manage anxiety in daily care of terminal patients.

Keyphrases

palliative care
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
advanced cancer
patient reported
affordable care act
smoking cessation
health insurance