Kirsten Auret
Biographic Data
| ID | 1738127 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Auret |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Auret |
| SIGNATURE | AURET K |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0293-3694 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Validating care and treatment scenarios for measuring decisional conflict regarding future care preferences among older adults
OBJECTIVE: Decisional conflict is used increasingly as an outcome measure in advance care planning (ACP) studies. When the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is used in anticipatory decision-making contexts, the scale is typically tethered to hypothetical scenarios. This study reports preliminary validation data for hypothetical scenarios relating to life-sustaining treatments and care utilisation to inform their broader use in ACP studies. METHODS:…
Healthcare professionals’ views on how palliative care should be delivered in Bhutan
Palliative care aims to relieve serious health-related suffering among patients and families affected by life-limiting illnesses. However, palliative care remains limited or non-existent in most low- and middle- income countries. Bhutan is a tiny kingdom in the Himalayas where palliative care is an emerging concept. This study aimed to explore the views of Bhutanese healthcare professionals on how palliative care should be delivered in Bhutan. It…
Qualitative insights into the palliative care experience of a hospice-based sensory room
Background: The use of multi-sensory rooms as a form of engagement with art in Palliative Care is largely unexplored. Method: This practice-based report discusses a qualitative study exploring the experiences of hospice-based inpatients receiving end-of-life care and their carers who immersed themselves into a multi-sensory room. Results: Findings demonstrate that the room provided a safe space for reflection and reconnection that counteracted ch…
Comparison of end‐of‐life care for people living in home settings versus residential aged care facilities
We have little knowledge of differences in end-of-life care between home settings and residential aged care facilities (RACFs) where people spend most of their last year of life. This study aimed to compare end-of-life care between home settings and RACFs from the perspective of Australian general practitioners (GPs). A descriptive study was conducted with 62 GPs from Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Participants were asked to provide …
Discussing dying in the diaspora
Discussing dying in the diaspora
Qualitative insights into the palliative care experience of a hospice-based sensory room
Background: The use of multi-sensory rooms as a form of engagement with art in Palliative Care is largely unexplored. Method: This practice-based report discusses a qualitative study exploring the experiences of hospice-based inpatients receiving end-of-life care and their carers who immersed themselves into a multi-sensory room. Results: Findings demonstrate that the room provided a safe space for reflection and reconnection that counteracted ch…
Comparison of end‐of‐life care for people living in home settings versus residential aged care facilities
We have little knowledge of differences in end-of-life care between home settings and residential aged care facilities (RACFs) where people spend most of their last year of life. This study aimed to compare end-of-life care between home settings and RACFs from the perspective of Australian general practitioners (GPs). A descriptive study was conducted with 62 GPs from Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Participants were asked to provide …
Healthcare professionals’ views on how palliative care should be delivered in Bhutan
Palliative care aims to relieve serious health-related suffering among patients and families affected by life-limiting illnesses. However, palliative care remains limited or non-existent in most low- and middle- income countries. Bhutan is a tiny kingdom in the Himalayas where palliative care is an emerging concept. This study aimed to explore the views of Bhutanese healthcare professionals on how palliative care should be delivered in Bhutan. It…
Validating care and treatment scenarios for measuring decisional conflict regarding future care preferences among older adults
OBJECTIVE: Decisional conflict is used increasingly as an outcome measure in advance care planning (ACP) studies. When the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) is used in anticipatory decision-making contexts, the scale is typically tethered to hypothetical scenarios. This study reports preliminary validation data for hypothetical scenarios relating to life-sustaining treatments and care utilisation to inform their broader use in ACP studies. METHODS:…
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Palliative care (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Health care (2 works)