Palliative care is patient and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by
anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering when “curative” therapies are futile. In the …

Background: Interdisciplinary team involvement is commonplace in many palliative care
settings across the world. Teamwork is perceived by many experts as an indispensable …

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 …

Background: Patients with serious respiratory illness and their caregivers suffer
considerable burdens, and palliative care is a fundamental right for anyone who needs it …

Abstract Background Dignity Therapy (DT), an intervention for people facing serious illness,
focuses on dignity conservation tasks such as settling relationships, sharing words of love …

Context The environment in which end-of-life (EOL) care is delivered can support or detract
from the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients, their families, and …

Of the advances in medicine in the past half century, the development of hospice and the
integration of palliative medicine into health systems have been among the most impactful …

COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients suffer from refractory
breathlessness, unrecognized anxiety and depression, and decreased quality of life …

Grief is frequently thought of as an ordeal we must simply survive. This book offers a fresh
approach to the negotiation of death and grief. It is founded in principles of constructive …

Objective Synthesize research about patients' and relatives' expectations and experiences
on how doctors can improve end-of-life care in nursing homes. Methods We systematically …