Background More than ever, the current increasing need for palliative care leads to health
professionals providing this type of care which further leads to multiple challenges, and …

Spirituality and spiritual care are gaining increasing attention but their potential contribution
to palliative care remains unclear. The aim of this study was to synthesize qualitative …

For more than 30 years, the term “palliative care” has been used. From the outset, the term
has undergone a series of transformations in its definitions and consequently in its tasks and …

The objective of the study was to determine whether teams providing specialist palliative
care improve the health outcomes of patients with advanced cancer and their families or …

Pain is one of the most common and distressing symptoms described by palliative cancer
patients. Despite the fact that pain can be controlled, poor pain relief continues to be a …

Objective To explore the experiences of, and impact on, staff working in palliative care
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Qualitative multiple case study using semi …

" This textbook has... introduced concepts and methods of education which [help] to move
palliative nursing forward as an evidenced based practice of whole person care.--Betty …

Esta é a definição mais recente da Organização Mundial de Saúde, publicada em 2002. Só
se entendem os Cuidados Paliativos quando realizados por equipe multiprofissional em …

Development of a theoretical framework describing relatives' involvement in palliative care
Background. The present study is based on four earlier studies in which the authors …

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SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 21 May 2007 …