Disability is a common problem among hospice and palliative care patients. It leads to
depression, poor quality of life, increased caregiver needs, health care resource utilization …

PURPOSE Cancer-related fatigue contributes to negative outcomes relative to psychosocial
and symptom distress, functional status, and quality of life, and yet it is often underdiagnosed …

Patients receiving palliative and hospice care experience high levels of functional loss,
dependency on activities of daily living, and impairment in mobility. Physical disability affects …

Rehabilitation in palliative care is often overlooked. Settings that do consider occupational
or physical therapy for palliative care patients often consult to therapists with competing …

Physical therapists often treat cancer patients. Cancer treatment includes chemotherapy,
radiotherapy, and surgery, which are being continuously developed and thus increase …

A presente investigação objetivou identificar as publicações existentes sobre bioética e
cuidados paliativos em idosos no período entre 2002 e 2013, descrevendo os casos …

Mary Waldron, W George Kernohan, Felicity Hasson, Susan Foster, Barbara Cochrane,
Cathy Payne Aims: Allied health professionals (AHPs) have a key role in the delivery of …

INTRODUCTION: Cancer patients are living longer with deficiencies and functional
impairments requiring often typically a care in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) …

Background Occupational therapy aims to maximize patients' independence and is thus
particularly relevant in palliative care where a loss of function is both common and …

Formål: REHPA har gennemført et studie af den internationale litteratur med det formål at
undersøge og diskutere argumenterne og evidensen for at koordinere rehabilitering og …