The use of physical, occupational, and speech therapy is a growing trend in hospice. The
purpose of this paper is to define the role of the physical, occupational, and speech therapist …

The role of the physical therapist in hospice care is different from the role the therapist plays
when a member of a rehabilitation team. This article will address the need for a fundamental …

Occupational and physical therapy have several vital roles in hospice care: maximizing
functional ability and comfort to enhance quality of life; assuring patient and caregiver safety; …

Hospice, a concept for dying patients and their families, combines human intervention and
sophisticated medical pharmacological treatment. With careful planning and nurturance …

The hospice philosophy plays an important role in the delivery of health services that focus
on the biopsychological needs of people with a terminal illness and their environment …

Hospice care is about quality of life at a time when a person has an illness for which curative
measures are no longer possible, and for which a physician has determined the patient has …

As hospice care becomes more integrated in the overall health care delivery system, the
profession of occupational therapy needs to analyze further its potential within this unique …

There is mounting evidence of the physical therapist's role in hospice and palliative care
(HPC) for optimizing quality of life and engagement in remaining life activities. The purpose …

Behind the physical disfigurement and emotional ravages of advanced malignancy, it is the
pain of cancer that is most dreaded. Severe biological pain is experienced by fewer than half …

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 …