Patients receiving palliative and hospice care experience high levels of functional loss,
dependency on activities of daily living, and impairment in mobility. Physical disability affects …

Context In end-of-life care, rehabilitation for patients with cancer is considered to be an
important means for improving patients' quality of death and dying. Objectives To determine …

Disability is a common problem among hospice and palliative care patients. It leads to
depression, poor quality of life, increased caregiver needs, health care resource utilization …

Disability in patients with advanced cancer often results from bed rest, deconditioning, and
neurologic and musculoskeletal complications of cancer or cancer treatment. Terminally ill …

Palliative care requires an interdisciplinary team approach to provide the best care for
patients with life-threatening illnesses. Like palliative medicine, rehabilitation also uses an …

Social• family support• financial status• home care availability• community palliative care
professionals• availability of re-admission cupational therapists, social workers …

Background: Rehabilitation medicine is a multidisciplinary field aimed at improving patients'
quality of life by improving function. Patients receiving palliative care frequently share …

Advances in medical care are resulting in more and more people surviving, living, and aging
with disabilities, including cancer. Due to the progressive nature of some disabilities …

Although rehabilitation for cancer patients is being practiced in clinical settings, it has not
been very well recognized in cancer care. However, interest has been turning to cancer …

While quality of life is the focus of care in hospices, limited research has been conducted on
the quality of life of cancer patients in hospice home care. The purpose of this study was to …