Rehabilitation in palliative care is often overlooked. Settings that do consider occupational
or physical therapy for palliative care patients often consult to therapists with competing …

Background: Palliative care patients have numerous rehabilitation needs that increase with
disease progression. Palliative rehabilitation practices and perceptions of palliative …

The objective of this paper is to identify an outcome measure for occupational therapy
interventions with palliative clients, in particular Home Assessments. Several possibilities …

Background: Physical decline is experienced by all palliative care patients and affects most
aspects of life. Physical functioning (PF) is therefore a crucial domain for quality of life (Qol) …

Objective: Occupational and physical therapists can have a significant impact on the quality
of life of terminally ill cancer patients. In the critical care setting, rehabilitation is often …

Background: Physiotherapists, as essential members of the multidisciplinary palliative care
team, are key to the successful rehabilitation of palliative patients. There is, however, a …

Background: The research conducted in palliative care is often medically oriented. There are
few studies clarifying the patient's preferences, priorities and desires in palliative care. The …

Background Activity participation may support clients in palliative care to maintain dignity
and quality of life. Literature and policy documents state that occupational therapists should …

In all areas of health care, including palliative care, there is an increasing demand to
demonstrate the effectiveness of interventions using outcome measures. Occupational …

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 …