"This ... guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the death of …
This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the deat…
1. Community development and hospices : a national UK perspective / Libby Sallnow, Antonia Bunnin and Heather Richardson -- 2. Developing community support networks at the end of life in Weston-super-Mare, UK / Julian Abel and Ditch Townsend -- 3. Compassionate community in Shro…
Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for the dying and their families. This ground-breaking work takes end-of-life care beyond these …
"This is a book for practitioners who want to include end-of-life care issues or community development and health promotion ideas in their practices, and for anyone interested in social sciences, public health and end-of-life care. It argues that the integration of death, loss a…
"About 30 percent of hospice patients report to their palliative caretakers a "visitation" by someone who is not there: a phenomenon known in end-of-life care as a death-bed vision. These visions can be of dead friends or family members, and typically occur on average three days…
"About 30 percent of hospice patients report to their palliative caretakers a "visitation" by someone who is not there: a phenomenon known in end-of-life care as a death-bed vision. These visions can be of dead friends or family members, and typically occur on average three days…