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About this entry Cite this entry (2021). Caring for People with Terminal Illness. In: Gu, D., Dupre, M.E. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22009-9_300340 Download citation .RIS .ENW .BIB DOIhttps://doi.org/...
The two groups will only provide their services to people with a terminal illness, those living with extreme pain or "unbearable" symptoms, or with an unendurable disability, said Keystone SDA. A person who wishes to die must know what they are doing, not be acting on impulse, have a per...
When people have a terminal illness and are journeying through their final days, they need lots of love and support from friends and family. Sometimes this isn’t enough, though. Loved ones don’t necessarily have the skills or time to help someone come to terms with mortality. They might ...
Freezing people with terminal illness in the hope of resurrection and a future cure has been going on for decades. It's not as far fetched as you might think. In the lab, we freeze cultured cells all the time and revive them. There are some species that can tolerate being frozen solid...
⑴Usually a Chinese medicine practitioner approaches the illness from a broader perspective, emphasizing its entirety and dialectical implications. ⑵A Western doctor deals directly with symptoms. For instance, if someone has a sore throat, a Western doctor will treat it as a throat problem, while ...
OBJECTIVE: To explore the experiences of people with a "terminal illness", focusing on the patients' perspective of euthanasia and assisted suicide. METHOD... A Chapple,S Ziebland,MP Herxheimer - 《Journal of Medical Ethics》 被引量: 82发表: 2007年 60 Can the 'surprise question' be used ...
disease, type 2 diabetes or BMI > 45; people who were pregnant or cur- rently using weight loss drugs; people not fluent in English; people with terminal illness and anyone who, in their General Practitioner's opinion had other co-morbidities which would prevent engagement with the ...
Dignity therapy offers people with terminal illness the opportunity to create a generativity document. In a recorded interview guided by a counsellor or health care professional, the participant is invited to recount aspects of their life they want remembered, find meaning and purpose to their life...
A person with chronic pain or a terminal illness can feel like a burden to others. They might worry that they are creating a hardship for people they love by asking for another ride to a medical appointment, more help with household duties, or assistance paying for hospital bills. ...