Executive summary The story of dying in the 21st century is a story of paradox. While many
people are overtreated in hospitals with families and communities relegated to the margins …

Background: Volunteers make a major contribution to palliative care but little is known
specifically about hospital palliative care volunteers. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

Background: End-of-life doulas are emerging as a potentially important new form of
community-based caregiving in the global North, yet we know little about this form of care …

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 …

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 …

Abstract 'Death Doulas' have emerged as a relatively new role supporting dying people and
their family members; however there is a lack of clarity around how the role is enacted, and …

Western society is in an era of death awareness, its most recent salience: A Positive Death
Movement. This article traces the evolution of American death culture by describing key …

Background: End-of-life doulas are an emerging, non-medical support and advocacy role for
the dying and their caregivers. As more and more people are dying at home, research …

Death doulas (DD) are working with people at the end of life in varied roles with more clarity
needed around their role and place within the health and social care systems. The aim of …

Background: Patients have reported a broad range of unmet needs in their receipt of clinical
care at the end of life. Therefore, enhancing the quality of end-of-life care through patient …