DEFINITION AND EXAMINATION OF END-OF-LIFE APNEA (EOLA) AND VERBAL RESPONSIVENESS
| dc.contributor.author | Al-Chokhachy, Elissa | |
| dc.contributor.department | Hood College Psychology & Counseling | en_US |
| dc.contributor.program | Hood College Thanatology | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-27T12:31:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-27T12:31:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Verbal responsiveness during apnea has never been scientifically measured in the terminally ill patient. A descriptive, hospice study examined any possible relationship between apnea and lack of verbal responsiveness. Study steps included the operational defining of end-of-life apnea (EOLA), the development and utilization of a scientific tool to measure end-of-life apnea, and the development and implementation of an Apnea Training Module to ensure interobserver reliability. Only one patient met EOLA study criteria. Although findings suggested a powerful relationship, results were clinically insignificant due to the limited number of study subjects. Also, a separate survey of fifteen metTopolitan hospice nurses revealed 56% were unaware of any relationship between apnea and verbal responsiveness. More extensive hospice research is necessary to determine if a significant relationship exists between apnea and lack of verbal responsiveness in the terminally ill. If so, EOLA education would be indicated for hospice staff and caregivers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.13016/m2g92s-dtxq | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11603/27127 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Hood College | en_US |
| dc.rights | en_US | |
| dc.title | DEFINITION AND EXAMINATION OF END-OF-LIFE APNEA (EOLA) AND VERBAL RESPONSIVENESS | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |