Palliative Care And Hospice Interdisciplinary Perspectives Over The Decades

This book offers a comprehensive collection of seminal research into palliative care and hospice providing an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of end-of-life care hospice practices and the care of the dying. Drawing on articles published in Mortality an academic journal dedicated to the study of death dying grief bereavement and memorialization the chapters span a wide range of international and institutional contexts. Together they demonstrate the breadth and depth of research into end-of-life care practices experiences and settings offering insights into the evolving field of palliative care. The volume opens with a preface that contextualizes the significant role Mortality has played in advancing research and understanding of palliative care both in the UK and internationally. From foundational works such as reflections on hospice care and the origins of St Christopher’s Hospice to contemporary studies on cultural humility in perinatal palliative care the book explores critical themes including the evolution of palliative care health-promoting social models bi-cultural research approaches and the challenges of providing care in diverse settings such as correctional facilities and low-income contexts. This book is essential reading for scholars practitioners and students in fields such as palliative care hospice care social work nursing public health and medical humanities. It also appeals to those interested in the broader subjects of death studies grief and bereavement. |Palliative Care and Hospice Interdisciplinary Perspectives over the Decades