Purpose: The volume of research on end-of-life care, death, and dying has exploded during
the past decade. This article reviews the conceptual and methodological adequacy of end-of …

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 …

Providing an overview of the myriad ways that we are touched by death and dying, both as
an individual and as a member of society, this book will help readers understand our …

Physicians providing end-of-life care are subject to a variety of stresses that may lead to
burnout and compassion fatigue at both individual and team levels. Through the story of an …

Participatory Action Research in Healthcare provides a guide to participatory action
research in the community health setting. It draws upon the authors' experiences working …

Contemporary bioethics has been somewhat skewed by its focus on high-tech medicine and
the resulting development of ethical frameworks based on an acute-care model of …

Physicians often deal with hope as something to embrace or negate completely. But this
exclusive focus on hope constricts options for discussing how a patient, family, and …

Patients with life-threatening illnesses face great psychological challenges and frequently
experience emotional distress. Yet, the end of life also offers opportunities for personal …

Background The nature of medical care at the end of life and, in particular, the way in which
caring is learned remain problematic for medical educators and the profession. Recent work …

Japan and the United States are both post-industrial societies, characterised by distinct
trajectories of dying. Both contain multiple “cultural scripts” of the good death. Seale …