Background Community-based and home-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC)
services, often underpinned by primary care provision, are becoming increasingly popular …

Objetivo Analisar a evolução histórica do conceito de cuidados paliativos e identificar seus
elementos essenciais. Métodos Revisão de escopo fundamentada no manual do Joanna …

Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) are the main cause of morbidity and
mortality globally. Demographic aging has resulted in older populations with more complex …

Background Modern palliative care focuses on enabling patients to spend their remaining
time at home, and dying comfortably at home, for those patients who want it. Compared to …

Background Primary care providers play a critical role in providing early palliative care to
their patients. Despite the availability of clinical education on best practices in palliative care …

Background: General practitioners (GPs) are important providers and coordinators of
palliative home care (PHC). Through this double role, their perspectives and their treatment …

Background: Palliative care demands in the United States are growing amid a comparatively
small workforce of palliative care clinicians and researchers. Therefore, determining …

Introduction Progressive chronic, non-malignant diseases (CNMD) like congestive heart
failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and dementia are of growing …

Objective: To map the scientific evidence related to the organization of palliative care
practices provided for the elderly in the Healthcare System. Materials and methods: This is a …

Introduction/Objectives: Systematic identification of persons with palliative care needs
constitutes a major challenge for promoting palliative care in all levels of the health system …