U of S Researchers Produce Video about Hope in Palliative Care Patients
Posted September 09, 2004
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - September 9, 2004 2004-09-05-OTHER
U of S Researchers Produce Video about Hope in Palliative Care Patients
The University of Saskatchewan has launched a new video with the goal of
fostering hope among palliative care patients and their caregivers.
Living with Hope, shown at a special screening September 9, is based on a
research study conducted in the Sunrise Health Region.
"In this video, we see palliative patients, their families and health care
professionals describing the experience of hope," says Wendy Duggleby, an
associate professor in nursing.
"We learn how people refocus their hope at the end of life. When someone is
no longer focusing on a cure, they might focus on other things - a good
future for their loved ones, on living their remaining days to the fullest,
on not suffering and having a peaceful death. The fact is that hope is still
there, it never goes away."
The Living with Hope video will now become part of a current study where it
will be used as one of several tools for encouraging hope in terminally ill
patients receiving palliative care. The study is being undertaken by Wendy
Duggleby, Karen Wright, Lesley Degner and Allison Williams, and is funded
through the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation.
The research team is also studying hope in family caregivers, and will soon
be looking at the experience among health professionals who care for
palliative patients.
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For more information contact:
Wendy Duggleby, DSN, RN, AOCN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-6237 or (306) 220-0296
duggleby@sask.usask.ca
Dale Worobec
U of S Research Communications
(306) 966-1474
dale.worobec@usask.ca
www.usask.ca/research
