Dying and Death in Canada provides a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of dying,
death, and bereavement from a Canadian perspective. The fourth edition covers current …

OBJECTIVE: To provide a clinical review of issues surrounding reduced fluid intake in
palliative care patients and a practical approach to care for these patients. DATA SOURCES …

Although the care of individuals who are dying and of their families has greatly expanded
during the past decade, issues related to the needs of seniors who are dying have not been …

We identified issues that are important to family caregivers when deciding whether or not
artificial hydration should be provided to patients with advanced cancer. A qualitative study …

As Canada's elderly population grows, an increasing number of seniors will require care as
they face the end of life. Relatively little research attention, however, has been given to end …

In 1992, 82.2% of deaths in Alberta occurred in acute care hospitals or continuing care
facilities. This paper outlines the end-of-life care of adult in patients who died that year in …

Background Artificial nutrition and hydration (AN&H) may be provided to individuals in the
home environment, and family caregivers are often involved in the management of this …

Die Flüssigkeitsgabe am Lebensende ist ein sehr kontrovers diskutiertes Thema. Da keine
international gültigen Leitlinien bestehen und die Evidenz nicht eindeutig ist, wird die …

Background: Decisions about potentially life-sustaining treatment are often not raised with
patients and families until end of life (if at all), and are influenced by their many relationships …

Healthcare Providers advising patient surrogates on the appropriateness of continued care
for comatose patients have often been sharply criticized for coercive behavior toward patient …