How short is too short? A randomised controlled trial evaluating short-term existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of palliative patients

Existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of palliative patients: a randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND Existential behavioural therapy (EBT) was developed to support informal caregivers of palliative patients in the last stage of life and during bereavement as a manualised group psychotherapy comprising six sessions. We tested the effectiveness of EBT on mental stress and quality of life (QOL). METHODS Informal caregivers were randomly assigned (1:1) to EBT or a treatment-as-usual c...

The feasibility and acceptability of short-term, individual existential behavioural therapy for informal caregivers of patients recruited in a specialist palliative care unit

BACKGROUND Existential behavioural therapy (EBT) is a recently developed intervention to support informal caregivers of patients in a specialist palliative care unit and was initially established as a six-session group programme. This pilot study aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted short-term, individual approach of EBT in preparation for a randomized controlled trial ...

QT syndrome presenting as syncope : How short is too short ?

Short QT syndrome presenting as syncope: how short is too short?

We report the case of a 52-year-old man who presented to our emergency department (ED) after three episodes of syncope in the seven hours before admission. During his stay in the ED he had recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring external electrical cardioversion. A 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a short QT (SQT) interval (270 ms, QTc 327 ms), with frequent R-on-T extrasystoles ...

Kirkpatrick’s Model: a Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Short-term and In-service Training Programs

Introduction: One of the common models for evaluation in the organization and in-service training model is four-level Kirkpatrick’s model. Users must be aware of strengths and areas of application of this model. The aim of this paper is to clarify the characteristics of this model according to Kirkpatrick and to summarize the critics of scholars to this model. At the end, the reforms that have ...