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Understanding End of Life Practices: Perspectives on Communication, Religion and Culture

Title
Understanding End of Life Practices: Perspectives on Communication, Religion and Culture [electronic resource] / edited by Chandana Banerjee.
ISBN
9783031299230
Edition
1st ed. 2023.
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (IX, 360 p.) 13 illus., 6 illus. in color.
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Summary
This book is an exploration of issues that are essential in end of life care. Understanding end of life practices across cultures and religions is important in the delivery of patient centered end of life care. This book helps clinicians and non-clinicians understand the various end of life practices in their vast patient populations, further contributing to providing empathetic and compassionate end of life care to patients. With the advent of many new options at the end of life, this book also explores the modern day approaches to end of life often sought by patients when faced with disease progression and adversity.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 02, 2023
Series
Cancer Treatment and Research, 187
Cancer Treatment and Research, 187
Contents
Introduction Chapter/Foreword
Part 1: Culture & Communication at the End of Life: What is Cultural Competency
Cultural Competency Models at the End of Life
Communication Models at the End of Life
Delivering Bad News
Prognostication
Advanced Care Planning
Decision Making across cultures
Grief & Bereavement Practices
Part 2: Religion & End of Life Practices:Buddhism
Catholicism
Christianity
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Greek Orthodox
Hinduism
Jehovah's Witness
Judaism
Islam
Church of Scientology
Seventh Day Adventist
Sikhism
Part 3: Modern Approaches to End of Life: Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Death Doula
Non-traditional end-of-life options and remembrances.
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Banerjee, Chandana. editor.
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