Background and Purpose: In comparison with the volume of patients living with a chronic
disease or life-threatening illness, there remains insufficient availability and affordability of …

Background: In the supportive oncology and palliative care settings, rehabilitation
interventions are often overlooked and underutilized, despite high levels of functional …

Purpose: Physical therapists (PT) are described as integral members of hospice and
palliative care teams; however, the degree that hospice administrators use PT in these …

Background: Multiple agencies have recognized the increasing care demands and the
associated costs of a growing aging population with incurable or life-threatening conditions …

Physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) have a unique and crucial
role in the lives of persons living with end-stage cancer, as well as in the lives of their family …

In the management of patients with a life-threatening illness or late-stage chronic disease,
increased side effects and ineffective or unnecessary treatment may be encountered if …

Physiotherapy is concerned with identifying and maximizing movement potential, within the
spheres of promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. Physical therapists practice …

Purpose: Physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) treatment utilization in
palliative care (PC) is not well documented. This study analyzed which hospitalized patients …

Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
while facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. This is achieved through the …

Purpose: Little is known regarding the extent to which physical therapy is integrated into
Hospice and Palliative Care (HPC). The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of …