M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
To learn about your feelings as a caregiver about the level of discomfort of patients who have hypoactive delirium (loss of contact and response to reality) and who are at the end of life
Primary Objective: To assess the caregiver's perception of the level of discomfort of patients who have a hypoactive delirium and who are considered actively dying. The caregiver's perception will be based upon the Caregiver Survey of Patient Discomfort. Secondary Objective: To compare the perception of discomfort between the caregiver and bedside nurse. The caregiver's perception will be based upon the Caregiver Survey of Patient Discomfort, and the nurse's perception will be based upon the Healthcare Provider Survey of Patient Discomfort. Exploratory Objective: To assess associations be…
Patient Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with advanced cancer. Advanced cancer is defined as locally invasive, metastatic or recurrent cancer. Hematologic malignancies will also be included. 2. Patients who are admitted to the acute palliative care unit (APCU) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. 3. Patients who are unable to respond to questioning in the past 24 hours as determined by the attending physician, fellow physicians, or nursing staff of the APCU. 4. Patients who are considered to be actively dying, as defined as likely to die during the admission and not regain consciousness. The physical…
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