CONTEXT: Individuals from low socioeconomic (SE) groups have less resources and poorer
health outcomes. Understanding the nature of access to appropriate end-of-life care …

Advancing the science of end-of-life care requires a foundation of clear domains and
variables to guide research and clinical practice. Palliative care and hospice programs have …

This book is a resource that can stand on its own as a primary text for undergraduate and
graduate courses in death, dying, and bereavement, and can be used to good effect as a …

Nearly half of Americans who die in hospitals spend time in the intensive care unit (ICU) in
the last 3 days of life. Minority patients who die in the ICU are less likely to formalize …

Hospice use in the United States is growing, but little is known about barriers that terminally
ill patients may face when trying to access hospice care. This article reports the results of the …

It is estimated that a quarter of all women will be stalked in their lifetime. Stalkers put their
victims in danger of losing their jobs, their support system, even their lives; and subject them …

In 1998, Hallmark unveiled their new" One-Hundredth-Birthday" cards, and by 2007 annual
sales were at 85,000. America is rapidly graying: between now and 2030, the number of …

Research suggests persistent deficiencies in end-of-life nursing care practice and the
education to support that care. Inadequate numbers of nurses have received this education …

In May 2014, the World Health Assembly, of the World Health Organization (WHO),
unanimously adopted a palliative care (PC) resolution, which outlines clear …

Dieses Buch stellt ein umfassendes Kompendium relevanter Aspekte in der Arbeit mit
älteren Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung dar. Vor dem Hintergrund der Zunahme dieser …