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 …

THE INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM is the foundation and core method of palliative care
programs. Ideally, the different professional disciplines pool their training, skills and …

270 Editorial has to ascend in any country or region (not necessarily in the same order) until
full coverage with high-quality palliative care is available for all those who need it. For the …

Palliative care was officially recognized by the World Health Organization in 1990 as a
distinct specialty dedicated to relieving suffering and improving quality of life for patients with …

The heterogeneity of the palliative care population represents challenges to research
methodology, including study design, informed consent (and ethical issues in general) …

Objectives: Describe how the World Health Organization defines palliative care. Explain the
signs and symptoms addressed by palliative care. Describe the healthcare team members …

Palliative care is developed primarily outside academic institutions and with a primary focus
upon service development. Initiatives to formalise the research structure were taken in …

Proper defining of palliative care is crucial because it 1) sets its goals, 2) defines the
population of patients requiring this care, 3) determines the procedures, 4) is the basis for …

Palliative care is the holistic approach to provide relief to patients suffering from life
threatening diseases and their families throughout the disease. This is mainly through the …

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 …