Objective The main concern of caring for an advanced cancer patient is to fulfill the physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual needs to reduce the patient's suffering for a dignified …

Patients are continually denied health care due to the shortages of hospital beds. Others are
unnecessarily referred resulting in delays of care and the development of complications. In …

Objetivou-se compreender o sofrimento que emana do processo de terminalidade e suas
conseque? ncias na vida de quem o vivencia. Pesquisa fenomenolo? gica, embasada no …

The ability to care for patients, families, and communities is predicated on the theories and
evidence-based research that provide a framework for practice (Meleis, 2007). The …

Objetivo: Traducir, adaptar y validar el Hospice Comfort Questionnaire para su utilización en
el ámbito de los cuidados paliativos españoles. Método: Han participado en este estudio un …

Objetivou-se compreender o sofrimento que emana do processo de terminalidade e suas
consequências na vida de quem o vivencia. Pesquisa fenomenológica, embasada no …

The terms serious or life-threatening illness now included in current palliative care literature
indicate the broadened scope of palliative care. However, the change in defining …

The goal of the study was to find out whether there was a relationship between hospice
patients' comfort level and family members' self-reported satisfaction. The study was …

Background: A problem for seriously ill-hospitalized patients is that palliative care
conversations are not considered early in hospital stays. Early effective provider-patient …

Objetivo: identificar, na produção científica, como os cuidados paliativos são ofertados sob a
percepção dos pacientes que necessitam dessa terapia. Método: trata-se de estudo …