Background: Recent international documents have highlighted the importance of preparing
the nursing workforce for end of life care. However, these documents do not make clear what …

Background: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient ('LCP') was an integrated
care pathway (ICP) recommended by successive governments in England and Wales to …

Compassion is an emotional response to the suffering of others. Once felt, it entails
subsequent action to ameliorate their suffering. Recently,'compassion'has become the …

Background: The community form of palliative care first constructed in Kerala, India has
gained recognition worldwide. Although it is the subject of important claims about its …

Objectives Recent movements in end-of-life care emphasise community care for the dying;
however, integrating community with medical care continues to be a work in progress …

ةكرتشملا ميقلا نم اًددع د ّسجت يتلاو، اًيبسن ةثيدحلا ةيبطلا تاصصختلا دحأ ةيفيطلتلا ةياعرلا
ّدعت،) سفنتلا قيض لثم (قلقلل ةببسملا ضارعلأا نم اهريغو ملالآا فيفخت ىلع لمعلا اهمهأو، اًيملاع …‎

Palliative care is an internationally acknowledged concept focusing on patients with life-
threatening diseases and their caregivers. It aims to meet individual physical, psychosocial …

Many ethical issues arise for individuals near the end of life, their healthcare providers, and
their families. Preeminent ethical issues concern the balance of patient autonomy and …

Background Kerala, India has gained recognition worldwide. Although it is the subject of
important claims about its replicability elsewhere, little effort has gone into studying how this …

Clinical social workers have roles in providing end-of-life care in the United States. Although
clinical social workers are present in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting and have expertise …