Abstract Context The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a
consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), palliative care is concerned with the
physical, psychosocial, and spiritual problems of patients with life-threatening illnesses and …

CONTEXT: Throughout Europe, there are major differences in the stages of development
and in the types of service delivery of palliative care. Consensus on standards and norms for …

Palliative medicine is a young specialty that is officially recognized in relatively few
countries. The W orld H ealth O rganization published an adapted definition in 2002 …

Context Palliative care continues to be a rapidly growing field aimed at improving quality of
life for patients and their caregivers. Objectives The purpose of this review was to provide a …

CONTEXT: In some countries (the United States in particular), quality indicators for palliative
care have already been developed. However, these quality indicators often cover one …

The recent development of palliative care inpatient units in Germany has been impressive.
As a first step for quality assurance, a core documentation form was developed in 1996. The …

Abstract The Open Society Foundation's International Palliative Care Initiative (IPCI) began
to support palliative care development in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet …

Catalonia (Spain) has a total population of 7.3 million citizens for whom the National Health
Service (NHS) provides health care that is free at the point of access. The prevalence of …

The quality of life of at least 100 million people would have improved—if today's knowledge
of palliative care was accessible to everyone. A Public Health Strategy (PHS) offers the best …