Background With the growing aging population, continual increase of the number of the old,
and increase of cancer survival rate, palliative care is being considered a global public …

In the midst of COVID-19, radical change in the work environment further exacerbated the
detrimental effects of critical illness in the intensive care unit (ICU). This may be heightened …

Background While palliative care for patients with heart failure has gained global attention,
in Iran most palliative care interventions have focused only on cancer patients. The purpose …

BACKGROUND: Terminally, illnesses such as cancer, AIDS, dementia, and advanced heart
disease will require special supportive and palliative care, although a few numbers of these …

Background: Addressing the palliative care needs requires clinicians to have sufficient
knowledge of and positive attitudes toward palliative care. The study aimed to determine …

Materials and Methods: In this qualitative study, the required data was collected using semi
structured interviews and was analyzed using thematic analysis. Totally 65 participants from …

Background: Changes in the course of diseases, their treatment, and care provision result in
the need for a specific type of care known as palliative care. Medical staff's knowledge and …

Introduction The provision of palliative end-of-life care (P/EOLc) for patients, wherever they
live, is an increasingly important service, particularly given the increasing rates of cancer …

Purpose: The study purpose was to describe critical care nurses' attitudes toward hospice
and palliative care and their related factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive …

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of diabetes makes considerable costs for health-care
organizations. The increase of patient's self-care abilities by use of personalizing health …