Finding Dignity at the End of Life: A Spiritual Reflection on Palliative Care

ISBN-13: 9780367206598 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 210 str.

Kathleen D. Benton; Renzo Pegoraro

Opis

Finding Dignity at the End of Life discusses the need for palliative care as a human right and explores a whole-person methodology for use in treatment.

Spis treści

Part I. 1. Defining Death Through Individual-Level Determinants Denisha Allicock, Kathleen Benton, Sara Plaspohl  2. Finding Dignity at the End of Life Through Palliative Care Everywhere Srivieng Pairojkul  3. Cultural Factors Enriching Palliative Care in the Middle East Azar Naveen Saleem and Azza Adel Hassan  4. A Jewish Understanding of Palliative Care Nadia Siritsky 5. Palliative Care: The Hindu Perspective Vidya Viswanath and Seema Rajesh Rao  6. Palliative Care: A Christian Perspective Mark E. Murphy 7. A Nontraditional Spirituality Perspective on Palliative Care and End of Life Denise C. Thompson Part II. 8. Pain, Suffering, and Palliative Sedation Carlo Casalone  9. Compassionate Presence: The Accompaniment of Patients and Families in the Midst of Their Suffering Christina Puchalski 10. Evidenced-based Communication in the Palliative Conversation Kimberson Tanco and Eduardo Bruera 11. Holy Name Meditation: A Spiritual Intervention to Conserve Dignity of Patients and Nurses Sr. Jinsun Yong and Hun Lee 12. Disclosure of Diagnosis to Patients  Emmanuel Luyirika Part III. 13. Challenges to Dignity from Medically Assisted Death Nuala Patricia Kenny 14. Health Policy Considerations for Spiritual Care in the United States Howard K. Koh and Eric Coles 15. Pediatrics and Aging: Palliative Care Franca Benini and Ferdinando Cancelli  16. International Palliative Care Advocacy Katherine Irene Pettus  17. Dignity Redefined: Mindfulness in Suffering Kathleen Benton, Ursula Bates, David Shannon, Michael DeLoach, Julia DeLoach 18. Conclusion Renzo Pegoraro