“…The majority worried a lot about the health system being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients (92%), the health of their loved ones (90%) and losing someone due to COVID-19 (89%). …”
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“…Participants described the devastating effects of the pandemic on themselves, loved ones, and their community. Their experiences were marked by fear, illness, loss, and separation. …”
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“…This study produced six key themes to guide the ethical implementation of interventional HIV cure-related research at the EOL: 1) all stakeholder groups supported this research conditioned upon a clearly delineated respect for participant contribution and autonomy, participant understanding and comprehension of the risks associated with the specific intervention(s) to be tested, and broad community support for testing of the proposed intervention(s); 2) to ensure acceptable benefit-risk profiles, researchers should focus on limiting the risks of unintended effects and minimizing undue pain and suffering at the EOL; 3) only well-vetted interventions that are supported by solid pre-clinical data should be tested in the EOL translational research model; 4) the informed consent process must be robust and include process consent; 5) research protocols should be flexible and adopt a patient/participant centered approach to minimize burdens and ensure their overall comfort and safety; and 6) a participant’s next-of-kin/loved ones should be a major focus of EOL research but only if the participant consents to such involvement. …”
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“…They reported a lower frequency of sexual activity (P < .001) and a lower libido level (P < .001) during the pandemic then before it. 57.5% of the study group (n = 944) strongly agreed or agreed that fear of the health condition of loved ones was a source of stress and depressed mood. …”
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“…MATERIAL AND METHODS: “Rak Kao” (English translation: Love-Your-Knee) mobile application was designed to analyze the questionnaire data to assess the stage of knee OA and generate a personalized recommendation of treatment and exercise type using rule-based and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. …”
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“…At T-2, she no longer felt punished by God, nor questioned God's love for her. She also “somewhat wondered” whether her church had abandoned them. …”
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“…The most difficult mission is when having to deal with families whose loved one is denied access to a hemodialysis session due to suspected COVID-19 while waiting for PCR test results. …”
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“…Negative life events, such as the death of a loved one, are an unavoidable part of life. These events can be overwhelmingly stressful and may lead to the development of mental health disorders. …”
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“…In response, YACC often formed caregiver teams consisting of family, friends, and community members to care for their loved one. In the second theme YACC most commonly reported receiving emotional and instrumental support from their social network. …”
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“…Network ties were constructed based on users’ reactions to posts (eg, “like” and “love”) and comments to characterize political mobilization networks. …”
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“…The most common dream themes were centered around the topics of 1) inefficacy (e.g., trying again and again, arriving late), 2) human threat (e.g., being chased, attacked); 3) death; and 4) pandemic imagery (e.g., being separated from loved ones, being sick). Dream, bad dream and nightmare frequency was highest in individuals with moderate to severe stress levels. …”
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“…Given the limited number of NFs serving linguistic minorities in Canadian populations, families and loved ones often live far from these facilities, sometimes even in other provinces. …”
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“…Service users reported that relationships with loved ones in the community had suffered from lack of contact and missing significant life events, however several participants felt that their relationships with peers had strengthened. 3) Delivery of care Responses were split on the increased reliance on technology to replace face-to-face interaction between patients and team members, with some respondents reporting this as 'less intimidating', while others found this ‘isolating’. …”
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“…Among tweets about ACP, most contained personal experiences related to the death of loved ones (27%) or discussed discrimination through do-not-resuscitate orders directed at the elderly and disabled (19%). …”
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“…Results: The most frequently chosen personal values were: good health; physical and mental fitness; love and friendship; knowledge and wisdom. The most frequently chosen symbols of happiness were: good health, successful family life, being needed by others. …”
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“…Caregivers struggled with a lack of information about their loved ones’ overall psychological state. Although video visits were helpful, many caregivers either were not offered this option or did not have the technological literacy necessary to benefit. …”
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“…Conversations between healthcare providers, patients, and loved ones are needed to reflect a patient's values, goals, and choices for life-sustaining treatments (LSTs). …”
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“…BACKGROUND: Many refugees have experienced the death of a loved one under traumatic circumstances. Accordingly, the prevalence of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) among refugees is high. …”
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“…Describe the role of the family liaison in supporting medical teams and patients’ families around end-of-life care communication IMPORTANCE: Due to visitor restrictions across hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, many families of critically ill patients could not be physically present with loved ones who were near the end of life (EOL). Clinicians also struggled with relying on telecommunication to deliver prognosis and offer support to grieving families. …”
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“…The suicide notes revealed themes of self-guilt and blame, apology, bereavement, hopelessness and advice/prayers for loved ones. Their unmet needs were mainly lack of audience, increased social demands, lack of awareness about mental-health resources, loneliness, somatic complaints and loss of self-autonomy. …”
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