Aim To assess the awareness of palliative care among undergraduate students of medical,
nursing, pharmacy and physiotherapy. Materials and Methods The study population …

Background: Palliative care encompasses holistic management of patients and families
facing life-threatening and life-limiting conditions. There is currently little known about South …

Introduction Palliative care demands a special skill from health care providers which begins
with the right attitude and adequate knowledge during training. Little is known about …

Inadequate knowledge prevents healthcare professionals from providing the best end-of-life
care to dying patients and meeting their needs. To address the unmet need for palliative …

Background Worldwide, over 61 million people suffer from symptoms caused by conditions
which could be helped by Palliative Care. Physiotherapy is increasingly utilised as part of …

According to the guidelines published by the WHO in 2010, palliative care has been defined
as “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the …

Introdução: Os cuidados paliativos são uma abordagem multidisciplinar que visa melhorar a
qualidade de vida dos pacientes que enfrentam uma doença potencialmente fatal. O …

Palyatif bakımda rehabilitasyon kavramı, terminal hastalığı olan bireylerde yaşam kalitesini
artırma, ağrıyı azaltma, fonksiyonu koruma veya iyileştirme potansiyeline sahip olması …

Este relatório reporta ao estágio realizado no âmbito da Prática Clínica 1º Mestrado em
Cuidados Paliativos da Escola Superior de Saúde Dr. Lopes Dias, do Instituto Politécnico …

Breathing retraining alters respiratory muscle recruitment and improves respiratory muscle
performance. However, the effectiveness of Pursed Lip Breathing in reducing dyspnoea is …