Context Spiritual, existential, and psychological issues represent central components of
quality of life (QOL) in palliative care. A better understanding of the dynamic nature …

ABSTRACT Take-Away Points: 1. Geriatric palliative care requires integrating the disciplines
of hospital medicine and palliative care in pursuit of delivering comprehensive, whole …

Background In the pursuit to provide the highest quality of person centered palliative care,
client preferences, needs, and wishes surrounding end of life should be used to inform the …

Patients with oncological diseases are very vulnerable to the action of psychological,
physical and toxic stressors, requiring active monitoring by a multidisciplinary team. Quality …

Abstract “'Suicide'is not the same as 'physician aid in dying'” proclaims the American
Association of Suicidology 2017 statement. 1 Nevertheless, I argue that (1) this pragmatic …

El paciente en la fase final de la vida, es una persona vulnerable a diversos síntomas
psicológicos y psiquiátricos, desencadenados por la afectación psíquica del paciente …

Purpose: The purpose of this DNP quality improvement project was to expand
hospice/palliative care nursing knowledge and screening for depression in patients with a …

Low mood and depression can be treated with many non-pharmacological means.
However, in terminally ill these means are sometimes insufficient and the doctors need to …

Discussion: Prevalence of depression in palliative care: Mood disorders are common among
patients receiving palliative care. Up to 50% of patients with incurable conditions have a …

Introduction: Depression often affects people suffering from serious illnesses, including
oncological and palliative patients. It reduces their quality of life and worsens their …