Psychological Distress in Palliative Care Early Detection and Management

1. PanatePukrittayakamee Psychological Distress in Palliative CareEarly Detection and Management

2. Outline • Psychological suffering • Depression • Management for psychological distress • Spirituality

3. A 49-year-old women was diagnosed with breast cancer. • She was treated by surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. • Her condition had been stable for 3 years. • She developed shoulder pain and paralysis because of spinal cord metastasis. • When a researcher performed the Thai greeting, she burst into tears. (Nilmanat et al., 2010)

4. Why did she burst into tears? She had severe pain at her shoulder. She was paralyzed. She did not want to talk to a researcher. She felt worthless. She felt hopeless.

5. “There is nothing left for me to live for. I lost the dignity as a human being. I cannot even perform the greeting; arms and legs are completely weak. The disease has eaten my body up nothing is left. Nowadays, my life is worth nothing. I cannot do anything.” (Nilmanat et al., 2010)

6. “I have lost the value of being a mother, I feel sorry for my son. Last night, I woke my son up because I was in pain, asking him to massage my legs. When he woke up to massage me, his eyes remained closed … that really made me feel deep pain. He is so young … only 17 years old, still in the process of growing up, so he needs longer rest. I feel worthless.” (Nilmanat et al., 2010)

7. Why did she burst into tears? She had severe pain at her shoulder. She was paralyzed. She did not want to talk to a researcher. She felt worthless. She felt hopeless.

8. Total Pain • Physical • Pain • Psychological • Depression • Worthlessness • Fear • Loss • Social • Isolation • Stigma • Poverty • Spiritual • Loss of purpose • Loss of hope (Saunders, 1967, Mehta and Chan, 2008)

9. Questions asking about suffering • I know you have pain but are there things even worse than just the pain you want to talk about? • What is the worst thing about this? • How does this symptom affect you?

10. Personal Meaning of Illness • Threat • Loss • Punishment • Gain • Challenge (Lipowski, 1982)

11. Major depressive disorder • Negative view of self, world, and future • Emotion • Depressed mood • Diminished interest or pleasure in activities • Feeling of worthlessness or excessive guilt • Recurrent thought of death • Somatic symptoms • Significant weight loss • Insomnia or hypersomnia • Psychomotor agitation or retardation • Fatigue or loss of energy • Cognitive function • Diminished ability to think or concentrate (Sadock et al. 2015)

12. Screening questions • 1) “คุณเคยรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ รู้สึกแย่หดหู่ไม่แจ่มใส ตลอดทั้งวันหรือเกือบทั้งวันแทบทุกวันเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1 สัปดาห์หรือไม่” • 2) “คุณเคยรู้สึกไม่สนุกหรือไม่เพลิดเพลินในเรื่องต่างๆที่คุณเคยสนุกหรือเคยชอบเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1 สัปดาห์หรือไม่” • For MDD • Sensitivity 81%, Specificity 85% • For all types of depressive disorder • Sensitivity 73%, Specificity 90% (Chantakarn et al., 2014)

13. (Sadock et al., 2015)

14. Active listening • Show that you are listening • Sit down and good eye contact • Paraphrasing and summarizing • Listen to the real meaning and emotion • Assess patient’s verbal, non-verbal reaction • Ask questions to clarify certain points • Responding to their concerns and emotions • Non-verbal response • Verbal response (NURSE)

15. Empathy and emotional support (LeBlanc and Tulsky, 2015)

16. Balance between honesty and not being discouraging Not disputing patient claims of miracles Wish statements ‘Does this mean my cancer is back?’ ‘I wish things had turned out differently’ Hope for the best ‘Let’s hope for the best, while we also prepare for other possible outcomes’ Exploring realistic goals Emphasizing what can be done

17. Asking about patient's life outside of their illness • Love of family and friends • Humor • Uplifting memories • Religious faith and belief (LeBlanc and Tulsky, 2015, Koffman et al., 2013, Buckley and Herth, 2004)

18. Spirituality • Personal beliefs about life, death and illness in terms of • Meaning • Value • Purpose • Hope • Sense of connection to a greater power or God • These beliefs are based on religious concept or personal attitude. (Ellis and Lloyd-Williams, 2012, Swinton, 2012)

19. Spirituality • The meaning and purpose of life are threatened by a dying process. • Spirituality should be discussed with patients in order to • Understand their meaning of life • Searching for a new role and purpose of life • Help them find their hope (Ellis and Lloyd-Williams, 2012, Swinton, 2012, McClement, 2015)

20. Spiritual intervention • Buddhism • Death is a natural process • Impermanence • Focus on the present • Focus on mind rather than physical symptoms • At the end of life, the body cannot be controlled • It is possible for the mind to remain clear until the end • Meditation (Masel et al., 2012)

21. Case • A 49-year-old women was diagnosed with breast cancer. • She developed shoulder pain and paralysis because of spinal metastasis. • She has been depressed.

22. What is the proper management? Ask whether she has suicidal ideation Start antidepressant Consult psychiatrist Ask patient about her suffering Provide spiritual intervention

23. Which one of the followings is the most appropriate conversation? • ไม่ต้องกังวลครับ หมอยืนยันว่าโรคนี้รักษาให้หายขาดได้ • หมอเข้าใจครับว่าคุณรู้สึกเสียใจที่คุณไม่สามารถดูแลลูกได้อย่างที่ตั้งใจไว้ • คุณอยากใช้เวลาที่เหลืออยู่กับครอบครัวที่บ้านหรือไม่ครับ • ถ้าโรคดำเนินถึงระยะสุดท้าย คุณอยากให้หมอปั๊มหัวใจหรือไม่ครับ • ทำใจให้สบายครับ เดี๋ยวปัญหาต่างๆจะค่อยๆดีขึ้น

24. Which one of the followings is included in the screening questions for depression? • คุณเคยรู้สึกไม่สนุกหรือไม่เพลิดเพลินในเรื่องต่างๆที่คุณเคยสนุกหรือเคยชอบเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1 สัปดาห์หรือไม่ • คุณเคยรู้สึกไม่อยากมีชีวิตอยู่เป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1 สัปดาห์หรือไม่ • คุณเคยรู้สึกเศร้าเสียใจ รู้สึกแย่หดหู่ไม่แจ่มใส ตลอดทั้งวันหรือเกือบทั้งวันแทบทุกวันเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1เดือนหรือไม่ • คุณเคยรู้สึกว่าคุณเป็นภาระให้ครอบครัวเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1 สัปดาห์หรือไม่ • คุณเคยรู้สึกท้อแท้สิ้นหวังเป็นเวลาอย่างน้อย 1เดือนหรือไม่

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