Background The involvement of speech and language therapists (SLTs) within paediatric
palliative care (PPC) settings has been recognized within the extant literature. However …

Palliative care is specialized medical care offered to persons with serious health conditions,
with the goal to relieve or prevent pain and suffering, to manage burdensome symptoms …

The client's ability to communicate is key to providing quality palliative end-of-life care. A
speech–language pathologist (SLP) can facilitate the patient's ability to communicate …

Purpose This research explored the role of Australian Speech-Language Pathologists
(SLPs) to identify SLP experiences and practices regarding adult palliative care (PC) …

This article provides guidance on the integral role of physical therapy, occupational therapy
(OT), and speech language pathology (SLP) in palliative care (PC), underlining the …

Communication in palliative nursing Page 73 CHAPTER 8 Communication in Palliative Nursing
Constance M. Dahlin Introduction Mike is a registered nurse in the neurological outpatient clinic …

Effective communication is central to promoting high-quality palliative care. Inadequate
communication may be the source of much distress for patients and their families, and …

Speech-Language Pathology: Enhancing Quality of Life for Individuals Approaching Death |
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Providing quality palliative care services is a national priority, and speech pathologists play
an integral role in this area managing communication and swallowing difficulties. However …

Retrospective research has identified communication impairment in over a quarter of
hospice patients (Jackson et al. 1996) but this field has not been investigated using speech …