Disease, dignity and palliative care.
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This article is published in Indian Journal of Palliative Care.The article was published on 2010-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Palliative care & Curative care.read more
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The Importance of Patient Dignity in Care at the End of Life.
TL;DR: The purpose of this essay is to consider why dignity is important in palliative care and how the concept of dignity can affect one's day-to-day practice.
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History, Culture and Traditions: The Silent Spaces in the Study of Spirituality at the End of Life
TL;DR: The importance of contextual factors in studying spirituality at the end of life and highlighting the growing recognition of the importance of history, culture and traditions as resources to enrich our understanding of spirituality is highlighted in this paper.
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Dignity Therapy for Adults with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Case Report
Amanda V. Espíndula,Ciomara Ribeito S. Benincá,Silvana Alba Scortegagna,Ana Caroline Secco,Ana Paula Monteiro Abreu +4 more
TL;DR: It was concluded that the Dignity Therapy was effective and favored the recovery of positive memories, the possibility to repent and ask for forgiveness and the proximity of the family members at the end of life.
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An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011
Senthil P Kumar,Vaishali Sisodia +1 more
TL;DR: The levels of research evidence for palliative care provided by articles published in IJPC were predominantly level 4 and level 5, and there is scope for more high quality evidence to inform palliatives care decisions in the developing countries.
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Changing wrinkles to smiles with palliative care for the elderly
TL;DR: The World Health Organization has aptly chosen the theme “Ageing and health: Good health adds life to years” for 2012, the focus is how good health throughout life can help older men and women lead full and productive lives and be a resource for their families and communities.