Background Hospital admissions for end-of-life care are increasing exponentially across the
world. Significant numbers of health professionals are now required to provide end-of-life …

Background: Palliative care and rehabilitation professionals caring for seriously ill people
and their families face barriers to effective, timely collaboration. Barriers such as ineffective …

Abstract Introduction While Singapore is rapidly ageing and the need for palliative care
services is projected to rise, there has been limited exploration of the occupations of …

Introduction Death is inevitable, yet hospitals and health services continue to focus on life-
sustaining practices despite clients presenting with clear decline related to life-limiting …

Introducción La intervención de terapia ocupacional con personas mayores en procesos de
fin de vida en contextos hospitalarios presenta escasa documentación científica en Chile …

End-of-life care in long-term care facilities for older adults requires numerous skills.
However, many professionals, including occupational therapists, feel unprepared to deal …

Introduction: The intervention of occupational therapy with elderly people in endof-life
processes in hospital contexts presents short scientific documentation in Chile. Given the …

Patients at the end-of-life (EoL) experience functional decline in response to terminal illness
and the active dying process, inhibiting participation and engagement in meaningful daily …

Nas últimas décadas, observou-se o envelhecimento populacional no Brasil e no mundo. O
aumento da longevidade reflete mudanças culturais e avanços na área da saúde. Nesse …

Based on the literature reviewed for this critically appraised topic (CAT), end-of-life care has
become a more popular setting, and healthcare workers are beginning to see the need for …