Background Given the dearth of literature and no clinical practice guidelines written for
speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in paediatric palliative care (PPC), a need …

Background. Speech therapy is important in palliative care and endof-life care of the
geriatric population. Comfort feeding is an option for such patients, but there is no guideline …

Background: Speech and language therapy in palliative care is a developing discipline of
clinical practice. Research literature has highlighted that undergraduate palliative care …

Introdução Muitos dos sintomas apresentados pelos doentes em cuidados paliativos
culminam em disfagia e perturbações da comunicação. Objetivo Analisar a opinião dos …

Background: Among patients seen by palliative care, dysphagia is prevalent and can lead to
disturbing symptoms and challenges in medical decisions for patients and families. Case …

Purpose: Palliative care is regarded as fundamental to human dignity and falls under the
definition of basic human rights. One considerable community of color whose needs are …

Palliative care is specialized medical care offered to persons with serious health conditions,
with the goal to relieve or prevent pain and suffering, to manage burdensome symptoms …

Speech–language pathologists often lack preparation for palliative care practice and this
lack of training can lead to poor outcomes for patients. Lack of training can additionally lead …

La población chilena envejece rápidamente, lo cual se traduce en un incremento en el
número de personas que vive con alguna enfermedad crónica que limita su vida, condición …

Most deaths now occur in medical or skilled nursing settings. This brings speech-language
pathologists, and other professionals, in close contact with clients who face death. While it …