Compassion can be enhanced through diverse methodologies at the organizational,
professional, and community levels. This enhancement of compassion has the potential to …

In the last decade, we have seen a growth of Compassionate Communities and Cities
(CCC) at the end of life. There has been an evolution of organizations that help construct …

Background A compassionate community approach to palliative care provides important
rationale for building community-based hospice volunteer capacity. In this project, we piloted …

Background: New public health approaches to palliative care such as compassionate
communities aim to increase capacity in serious illness, death, and loss by involving civic …

Objectives: This pilot project aimed to develop, implement and evaluate a model of care
delivered by community volunteers, called Compassionate Communities Connectors. The …

The objectives of this study were to explore the goodness of fit between the bereaved
peoples' needs and the support offered by their social networks; to ascertain whether this …

Individuals managing the challenges of life‐limiting illness require adequate social support
to maintain quality of life. Qualitative research reports that patients value highly the social …

Background: Public health palliative care interventions are increasingly implemented, with
growing recognition of the importance of building evidence to support their utility in end-of …

Currently, the dying process in Spain is moving to the home environment where
responsibility for care falls largely on the family, thereby challenging and testing the stability …

Background: There is an international drive towards increasing provision of community-led
models of social and practical support for people living with advanced illness. Aim: This …