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Practice Considerations for Trauma-Informed Care at End of Life
- Source :
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 16:313-329
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2020.
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Abstract
- Trauma is widespread, and its symptoms can adversely impact wellbeing at end of life, a time when hospice seeks to maximize quality of life. This article reviews research on trauma at end of life, provides an overview of trauma-informed principles, and explores possibilities for applying trauma-informed care through an illustrative case study of a patient at end of life. The case discussion applies findings from the literature using Feldman's Stepwise Psychosocial Palliative Care model as a roadmap. As shown in the case study, trauma-related symptoms may complicate care, making it an important subject of clinical attention for interdisciplinary hospice team members. As part of this team, social workers are particularly well suited to provide more targeted interventions where indicated, though all members of the team should take a trauma-informed approach. Lastly, this article reflects on the need for organizations to take a systems-level approach when implementing trauma-informed care and suggests implications for practice through a universal approach to trauma and the need for trauma-specific assessments and interventions at end-of-life, along with areas for future research.
- Subjects :
- Health (social science)
Palliative care
Social work
Palliative Care
Hospices
Subject (philosophy)
Psychological intervention
Targeted interventions
Death
03 medical and health sciences
Hospice Care
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life (healthcare)
Nursing
030502 gerontology
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Quality of Life
Humans
0305 other medical science
Life-span and Life-course Studies
Psychology
Psychosocial
Case discussion
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15524264 and 15524256
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3aa52ce14627a8779d069e43eee64476