Palliative Care -- Perspectives, Practices & Impact on Quality of Life

Foreword; Preface; Palliative Care for Persons with Severe Mental Illness; Principles & Practice of Palliative Care across Different Age Groups & Cultures; An Interdisciplinary Approach to Integrating Palliative Care: Steps for Success; Beginning a Palliative Care Program: Start Small & Build; Indications for Parenteral Nutrition Support in Cancer Supportive Care: An Acknowledgement of Cultural Interplay in Decision-Making; Embracing Life Quality & Palliative Care for Little Pilgrims & their Families: A Thriving Culture of Care in South America; Structuring a Palliative Care Service in Southern Brazil: Lessons Learned & How to Move Forward; Current Challenges in Palliative Care Practice in Latin America & Prospects for the Future: Our Experience in Southern Brazil; Practical Perspectives in Palliative Care in the UK; Awareness in Brazilian Palliative Care Professionals & its Relation to Quality of Life: A Psychometric Study; Palliative Care Professionals Quality of Life: An Integrative Systematic Review on Nurses Well-Being; Construction & Validation of Professional Quality Indicators for Hospices; Barriers Towards Establishing Palliative Care in Eastern Europe, & Prospects for Improvements in the Future: Romania as an Example; Palliative Care in Sudan: A Protracted Journey to Reduce Suffering & Improve Quality of Life; An Example of an Active Palliative Care Service in a Developing Country: Our Experiences in the Gharbia Cancer Society, Egypt; Palliative Care: Kenyas Current Profile & Prospects for the Future; Practical Perspectives in Palliative Care in Cameroon; An Example of Integration of Palliative Care Service in Africas Healthcare System Strengthening Intervention at Kibagabaga Hospital in Rwanda Public Health System.; Experiences Associated with Developing Nationwide Palliative Care Services in the Community: What Can One Learn from Them for the Future?; The Current Status of Palliative Care in Iraq: Reality & Ambitions for the Future; Palliative Care in Lebanon: Current Practices, & Perspectives for the Future; The Cypriot Model for Home-Based Palliative Care Service: Facts & Prospects; Hope, Grief, & Belief in an Immigrant Community: Ethiopian Jews in Israel; Palliative Care Evolution in Jordan & Prospects for the Future; Palliative Care Initiative in a Developing Country: Palestine as an Example; A Long & Winding Road to Quality Palliative Care in Kazakhstan; Palliative Care in Afghanistan: A Case Study of a Culturally Sensitive Home Program in a Conservative Society; Palliative Care Perspectives & Practices in the Islamic Republic of Iran & their Implications on Patients Quality of Life; Palliative Care: Progress & Challenges in Pakistan; Current Practice of Palliative Care in Asian Countries & the Outlook for an Improvement in the Future; Networked Neighbors to Heartening Hospices: The Exciting Journey of Palliative Care Development in India; Palliative Care in Myanmar: Accessibility, Barriers, Capabilities & Prospects for the Future; Chinese Way of Breaking Bad News -- An Integral Part of the Practice of Palliative Care to End-Stage Patients; Progress & Future Perspective of Palliative Care in Japan; Australia Contribution to the Development of Global Palliative Care; Development of Pediatric Palliative Care Services in New Zealand; Index.