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... interventions in progressive life-limiting illness, it is usually helpful to consider the hoped-for goals and whether the intervention is expected to achieve them. With feeding, there are various goals...

Talking about death and dying is difficult for many patients, families and health care providers. Death is not often talked about openly in society, so when faced with having to start that difficult discussion,...

... falls within the purview of palliative care professionals in accordance with their training and comfort level. [1] The report on the 2009 Consensus Conference on Spiritual Care in Palliative Care refers...

... palliative care philosophy and practice. Clearly, you have spirituality on your radar as you care for patients and have integrated it into your practice. Your comfort in opening up conversations with...

When patients are uncomfortable or in distress, even though their physical symptoms are well controlled, they may be experiencing spiritual pain. Spiritual pain is often experienced in the midst of a...