A new study has found that more people would want to improve the quality of their life if they were terminally ill rather than lengthen it.
Caring for Terminally Ill Patients: Healthcare and Spirituality for Holistic Care
Palliative care experts, oncologists and social scientists explored the role of spirituality in improving the quality of palliative care at a seminar in the University of Madras
Palliative care experts, oncologists and social scientists explored the role of spirituality in improving the quality of palliative care at a seminar in the University of Madras
Irene Higginson, Professor of Palliative Care and Policy at King's College London, said: "There needs to be a fundamental shift in the approach to delivering end-of-life care across Europe. Although individuals' priorities and needs will differ, it is absolutely clear that people value highly the quality of the time they have left.
"What we need to see is a step-change in the way policy-makers and clinicians across Europe look at end-of-life care, and ensure that people's priorities and needs inform planning and delivery of these services."
Hospice Care Not Adequately Used by Terminally Ill Patients
Hospices have enabled many older individuals to spend their last days in relative comfort and also die with dignity
Hospices have enabled many older individuals to spend their last days in relative comfort and also die with dignity
Euthanasia Legal for the Terminally Ill In S.Korea Now
South Korean doctors will be allowed to remove life support from terminally ill patients after confirming their wish to die, under new medical guidelines on mercy killing, officials said Wednesday.
South Korean doctors will be allowed to remove life support from terminally ill patients after confirming their wish to die, under new medical guidelines on mercy killing, officials said Wednesday.
Retired IT Director to Prevent Death and Decay of Terminally Ill Through Pranayam
A retired Director General of Income Tax of India says that give him your terminally ill and dying for few months and he will return them healthy and vibrant.
A retired Director General of Income Tax of India says that give him your terminally ill and dying for few months and he will return them healthy and vibrant.
