Death doulas as supportive companions in end-of-life care: A scoping review

SQ Yoong, HS Goh, H Zhang - Palliative Medicine, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Death doulas have gained greater attention recently by offering psychosocial,
spiritual and other non-clinical support for patients with time-limiting diseases, including their …

The doula model in American health care in the 21st century: a narrative literature review

J Lentz - Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The doula model has been used in American health care for the past 50 years. The model
dates back to biblical times—a woman who serves—the model that has passed the test of …

An international survey of Death Doula training organizations: the views of those driving Death Doula training and role enactment

D Rawlings, L Miller-Lewis, J Tieman… - Palliative Care and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Death Doulas are working globally to provide non-medical end-of-life care. They
have different training experiences and views on the role and whether it should be …

Experiences of engaging a death doula: qualitative interviews with bereaved family members

D Rawlings, K Van Dinther… - Palliative Care and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: There has been an emerging trend of adopting a death doula, a non-medical
advocate and guide for people at the end of life and their families. While there has been …

Protocol for a scalable storylistening intervention for grief-related loneliness during COVID-19

FL Arnoldy, M Garrido, A Wong, S Pratt… - Palliative Medicine …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic limited how family, friends,
and clinicians physically interacted with people who were dying and decreased communal …

[HTML][HTML] Death doula working practices and models of care: the views of death doula training organisations

D Rawlings, L Miller-Lewis, J Tieman… - BMC Palliative Care, 2023 - Springer
Background The role of death doula has emerged in recent years, arguably as a result of
overwhelming demands on carers, healthcare professionals and service providers in end-of …

End-of-life doulas: international reflections on a transnational movement

M Krawczyk, E Clare, E Collins, S Farr… - Palliative Care and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This review article summarizes the findings from the first virtual International End-of-Life
Doula Symposium, held over 3 days on 25–27 April 2022. More than 40 people attended …

Exploring the role of palliative care occupational therapists in supporting compassionate communities in end‐of‐life care

S Smith, D Lowrie, N Dawes - Australian Occupational Therapy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The compassionate communities' movement is a public health approach to end‐
of‐life care that emphasises the integral role of communities in supporting and caring for …

[HTML][HTML] Doulas da morte: uma revisao de escopo

G Agra, KJ Gomes Rafael, MH de Lima Monteiro… - Revista …, 2023 - scielo.org.co
Introdujo: O profissional doula da morte é considerado um colaborador solidário, cujo
objetivo é melhorar a qualidade de morte no processo de terminalidade de pacientes, de …

'I'm very interested in learning more': What health care professionals in the Dying2Learn Massive Open Online Course think of the death doula role

D Rawlings, JJ Tieman, L Miller-Lewis - Progress in Palliative Care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The role of the death doula became apparent during the first Dying2Learn Massive Open
Online Course in 2016. A death doula is a non-medical guide and advocate, who provides …