Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Background Extensive evidence shows that well over 50% of people prefer to be cared for
and to die at home provided circumstances allow choice. Despite best efforts and policies …

Abstract Background The EAPC White Paper addresses the issue of spiritual care education
for all palliative care professionals. It is to guide health care professionals involved in …

This study presents a micro‐level investigation that provides new insights into how
employees' knowledge sharing affects their own innovative work behaviours (IWB s). Our …

Methods We searched our own database of papers, conducted a Medline search, and
approached experts for additional published references (further details available from SAM) …

This book is a resource that can stand on its own as a primary text for undergraduate and
graduate courses in death, dying, and bereavement, and can be used to good effect as a …

Palliative care aims to prevent and relieve suffering by controlling symptoms and to provide
other support to patients and families in order to maintain and improve their quality of living …

An 85-year-old man with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, hypertension,
and moderate Alzheimer's disease, who lives at home with his 84-year-old wife, is admitted …

Delirium is a neurocognitive syndrome arising from acute global brain dysfunction, and is
prevalent in up to 42% of patients admitted to palliative care inpatient units. The symptoms of …

Background: Alleviating the problems faced by dying persons and their families has drawn
substantial public attention, but little is known about the experience of dying. Objective: To …