Palliative Care

Perinatal palliative care: a clinical guide

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This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource that comprehensively covers each facet and challenge of providing optimal perinatal palliative care. Designed for a wide and multi-disciplinary audience, the subjects covered range from theoretical to the clinical and the practica…

Perinatal palliative care: a clinical guide

by Denney-Koelsch, Erin M., Côté-Arsenault, Denise

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This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource that comprehensively covers each facet and challenge of providing optimal perinatal palliative care. Designed for a wide and multi-disciplinary audience, the subjects covered range from theoretical to the clinical and the practica…

Medizin des Alterns und des alten Menschen

by Renteln-Kruse, Wolfgang von, Anders, Jennifer

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Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine verständliche, knappe und präzise Einführung in die Grundlagen der Altersmedizin. Die Autoren eröffnen einen praxisorientierten Zugang zur Geriatrie, indem sie die Merkmale und Bedürfnisse alter Patienten an den Ausgangspunkt einer patientenzentrierte…

The purpose of this thesis is to research and compile the five major religions in the United States in order to provide hospice music therapists with informative material on how the philosophies of those religions may affect a patient and family’s quality of care at end-of-life.…

The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of terminally ill patients through the management of pain and other symptoms. Though the term 'palliative care' is well known in the developed world, it is relatively a new term in the developing world. According to W…

We have previously shown that bereavement life review therapy improves the spiritual well-being of a bereaved family, but the factors that influence the efficacy of this therapy have not been determined. Therefore, this study was performed to identify factors associated with imp…

Introdução : A espiritualidade é o aspeto da humanidade que se refere à forma como os indivíduos procuram e expressam sentido e propósito e está frequentemente relacionada com o significante ou sagrado. A espiritualidade torna-se particularmente importante nos cuidados em fim de…

Rates of chronic illness are on the rise with seven out of 10 deaths resulting from chronic disease. A patient’s life expectancy is reduced an average of 1.8 years for each chronic condition the patient has. Having an end of life plan (EOLP) is shown to increase quality of care,…

The purpose of this study was to uncover the lived experience of Lebanese oncology patients receiving palliative care. The study design was based on the Utrecht School of phenomenology based on the Dutch school of phenomenology. This study followed purposeful sampling in which t…

Palliative care for care homes: a practical handbook

by REDDALL, CHRISTINE

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Care home workers increasingly work with people nearing the end of their lives, including people with medically complex conditions. However, many do not have a medical background and find that practical advice on how to address these people's very specific needs is scarce. In th…

Caring for the dying at home: companions on the journey

by Thomas, Keri

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"This book is essential reading for general practitioners; practice, district and Macmillan nurses; social workers and all others involved in terminal care in the community."--Jacket

Caring for the dying at home: companions on the journey

by Thomas, Keri

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"This book is essential reading for general practitioners; practice, district and Macmillan nurses; social workers and all others involved in terminal care in the community."--Jacket.

Advanced practice nursing in the care of older adults

by Kennedy-Malone, Laurie, Plank, Lori Martin, Duffy, Evelyn Groenke

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Explore effective ways to enhance the wellness and independence of older adults across the wellness-illness continuum, including acute, primary, and long-term care. From an overview of the theories of aging and assessment through the treatment of disorders, including complex ill…

Advanced practice nursing in the care of older adults

by Kennedy-Malone, Laurie, Plank, Lori Martin, Duffy, Evelyn Groenke

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"Meet the diverse health care needs of older adults! Explore effective ways to enhance the wellness and independence of older adults across the wellness-illness continuum, including acute, primary, and long-term care. From an overview of the theories of aging and assessment thro…