Terminal Illness

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The management of terminal illness requires a multi-disciplinary approach.

It requires an effort in supporting symptom management as well as psychological, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Hence, the Chronic Illness and Long-term Care research in NUS Nursing focuses on understanding patient, family and healthcare provider perspectives and experiences in terminal illness management, developing improved service delivery programmes, and supporting professional education initiatives and training. Ultimately, the goal is to provide excellent supportive and palliative care services by returning autonomy and control in terminal illness management to patients and their loved ones.

Core Member: Prof Hong-Gu HE, Dr Darryl ANG

Publications

  • Kim NR, Lee JY, Park J, Lau ST.. Ecological predictors of cultural competence among nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Nurs Health Sci. 2024 Jun;26(2):e13115. doi: 10.1111/nhs.13115.. 10.1111/nhs.13115

  • Yen KY, Cheng JY, Li JQ, Toh ZA, He HG.. The effectiveness of digital psychosocial interventions on psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life in patients with gynaecological cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 21;32(4):240. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08415-4.. 10.1007/s00520-024-08415-4

  • Leo CSY, Cheng LJ, Lam XR, He H.. Global prevalence and factors associated with preoperative depression in women undergoing breast surgery: a meta-analysis and meta-regression. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Mar 16. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07216-3. Online ahead of print.. 10.1007/s10549-023-07216-3

  • Yoong SQ, Bhowmik P, Kapparath S, Porock D.. Palliative prognostic scores for survival prediction of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Feb 15:djae036. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae036. Online ahead of print.. 10.1093/jnci/djae036

  • Li J, Yin YZ, Zhang J, Puts M, Li H, Lyu MM, Wang AN, Chen OY, Zhang JP.. A latent profile analysis of resilience and their relation to differences in sleep quality in patients with lung cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Feb 13;32(3):155. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08337-1.. 10.1007/s00520-024-08337-1

  • Yoong SQ, Schmidt LT, Chao FFT, Devi KM, Wang W, Zhang H.. Nursing students' perspectives and learning experiences of participating in a palliative and end-of-life care simulation programme: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Mar;134:106103. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103. Epub 2024 Jan 24.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103

Relevant Categories
Cardiovascular Diseases
Mental Health
Metabolic Disorders
Terminal Illness
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Related Publications

Wan, S.W., Chen, Y.J.D., Lim, S.H., Chong, C.S., Pikkarainen, M., & He, H.G. (2022). A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of web-based psychosocial interventions on patients with colorectal cancer. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(7), 1883-1896. doi: 10.1111/jan.15258.

Wan, S.W., Chong, C.S., Jee, X.P., Pikkarainen, M., & He, H.G. (2022). Perioperative experiences and needs of patients who undergo colorectal cancer surgery and their family caregivers: a qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30(6), 5401-5410. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-06963-1.

Yoong, S. Q., Goh, H. S., & Zhang, H. (2022). Death doulas as supportive companions in end-of-life care: A scoping review. Palliative medicine, 36(5), 795–809. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221080659