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2. Katharine Kolcaba - Wikipedia

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   Efficacy of hand massage for enhancing comfort of hospice patients. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 6(2), 91–101. Kolcaba, K., & Kolcaba, R. (2003). Fiduciary decision-making using comfort care. Philosophy in the Contemporary World, 10(1), 81–86. Kolcaba, K., & Wilson, L. (2002). The framework of comfort care for perianesthesia nursing.

3. Palliative care - Wikipedia

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   Over 40% of all dying patients in the United States currently undergo hospice care. [19] Most of the hospice care occurs at a home environment during the last weeks/months of their lives. Of those patients, 86.6% believe their care is "excellent". [19] Hospice's philosophy is that death is a part of life, so it is personal and unique.

4. Hospice - Wikipedia

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   In hospice care, the main guardians are the family care giver(s) and a hospice nurse/team who make periodic visits. Hospice can be administered in a nursing home, hospice building, or sometimes a hospital; however, it is most commonly practiced in the home. [30] Hospice care targets the terminally ill who are expected to die within six months.

5. Hospice, Inc. - The Huffington Post

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   Hospices exist to provide comfort to people who doctors determine are at the end of their lives, with six months or less to live. The paramount objective, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, a trade association, is to make patients comfortable, with a focus “on enhancing the quality of remaining life.”

6. Assisted dying bill - latest: Esther Rantzen reacts to ... - AOL

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   The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 ayes and 275 noes, a majority of 55 votes

7. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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   End-of-life care (EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death.End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks.