Editor

Samoutis, Andreas

Samoutis, George

Stylianou, Neophytos

Anastasiou, Andreas

Lionis, Christos

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date

c2023

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Delivery of Health Care

COVID-19

Empathy

Evidence-Based Medicine

Global Health

Psychology, Positive

Spirituality

Abstract

"This book provides a practical guide on the art and science of compassionate care in an era of healthcare crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic that is inflicting long-lasting financial and psychosocial trauma on an unprecedented scale. A new approach to compassionate care is presented based on the overarching concepts of empathy, person and family centeredness, therapeutic relationship, kindness, gratitude, spirituality, communication skills, shared decision making, positive psychology, adversity-activated development, self-care, compassion fatigue, spirituality which are more than ever critical in successfully managing the pandemic adversity in front of us. This book draws on clinical experience, educational activities and evidence-based knowledge from academic physicians (primary, secondary and tertiary care), nurses, psychologists, health economists, healthcare managers, health policymakers, medical professionals students and patients. It provides skills and knowledge that can be implemented in daily clinical practice based on all levels of healthcare on a whole-person approach. An array of clinical cases, patient journeys, published evidence and practical experience is combined to deliver in a practical way unique guidance and advice. The target audience is all healthcare professionals, health policymakers, healthcare managers and patient associations. This approach of Compassionate Care is of great importance and can save lives and money in these unprecedented times of global healthcare care system challenges." --publisher

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ISBN

9783031215230

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

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Author

Hampton, Mary

Place of Publication

Regina, SK

Publisher

Luther College, University of Regina

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

53 minutes

Subjects

First Nations

Death - psychology

Attitude to Death

Social Support

Terminal Care

Cultural Diversity

Cross Cultural Comparison

Family

Popular Work

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF789 D4 C737 2006

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Author

Northcott, Herbert

Wilson, Donna

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Toronto, ON

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Publication Date

2022

Physical Description

xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Loss

Canada

Popular Work

ISBN

9781487509279

9781487509286

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

BF789 D4 N873 2022

Website Notes

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Corporate Author

Committee on Approaching Death: Addressing Key End of Life Issues

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2014

Subjects

Terminal Care

Advance Care Planning

Attitude to Death

Quality of Life

Quality of Health Care

Patient-Centered Care

Professional-Patient Relations

ISBN

9780309311748

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

Editor

Silbermann, Michael

Berger, Ann

Place of Publication

New York

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

c2022

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Neoplasms - therapy

Neoplasms - psychology

Spiritual Therapies

Spirituality

Cultural Diversity

Religion and Medicine

Abstract

"With cancer ranking as the primary or secondary cause of premature death in almost 100 countries worldwide, the World Health Organization recognized a high level of investment in cancer control and treatment (including palliative care) in 2019. At that time, governments at the World Health Assembly (WHA) unanimously adopted a new cancer resolution (Universal Health Coverage: Moving Together to Build a Healthier World). The resolution noted the potential for cancer prevention to reduce cancer burden in the future, while reducing the suffering from cancer in the communities.As most countries are facing an overall increase in the absolute number of cancer cases, large geographical diversity in cancer occurrence and variations in the magnitude and profile of the disease still continue between and within world regions. Specific types of cancer dominate globally: lung, female breast, and colorectal cancer. The regional variations in common cancer types signal the extent to which societal, economic, and lifestyle changes interplay to differentially impact the profile of this most complex group of diseases.Although survival rates for cancer have improved significantly over the past few decades, for each individual, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer are still devastating, affecting the family and community as well. The care of a person with cancer must be more than just the treatment of the cancer itself. Understanding the cultural, psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of the cancer sufferer and their family and community will ensure the best care.In order to treat individuals with cancer and understand how to give the best possible care to underserved populations, we need to understand cultural diversity. Understanding that cultural aspects of a society may be intertwined with finances and other resources can improve adherence and access to care. Culture is made up of language, religion, cuisine, social norms, history, ancestry, music, arts, and spirituality. In order to improve cancer care outcomes, patients' diverse spiritual and cultural beliefs must be recognized. In addition, available methods must be utilized to improve access and adherence to treatment modalities and regimens.In this book, we focus on numerous diverse cultures, traditions, and faiths. Many parts of the world are composed of indigenous cultures, with unique spiritual beliefs in addition to the region's primary religion. We present chapters on indigenous religions as well as indigenous traditional healers. People everywhere experience trouble, sorrow, need, and sickness, and they develop skills and knowledge in response to these adversities. This book provides insightful models of these parameters and serves as a valuable resource for health care providers and policymakers by taking a global approach to cultural diversity in the world. By understanding this multiculturalism and the many aspects of psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions of health and healing, we can learn from one another." --publisher

ISBN

9780197551349

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Wilson, Tim

Place of Publication

Montreal, QC

Publisher

National Film Board of Canada

Publication Date

2008

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill - psychology

Dying

Adaptation, Psychological

Abstract

This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existential terror" even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life's mission to change the way we die - to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life. - Website

Language

English

Material Type

Video

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Professional

Location

Internet

Editor

Plante, Thomas G.

Place of Publication

Santa Barbara, CA

Publisher

Praeger

Publication Date

2018

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Spiritual Therapies

Spirituality

Religion

Popular Work

Abstract

Contents:

Spiritual formative practices and stress-related exacerbation of physical illness / Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Loren L. Toussaint, Brandon J. Griffin, Don E. Davis, and Joshua N. Hook -- Nurturing hope : tools for cultivating hopeful thinking and a meaningful life / David B. Feldman and Sophie von Garnier -- Mindfulness and health : evidence base and clinical applications / Shauna L. Shapiro and Sophie von Garnier -- Evidence-based portable mindful strategies for wellbeing / Luc R. Pelletier and Jill E. Bormann -- Spiritual surrender : a paradoxical means of empowered coping with illness while discovering transcendent meaning and purpose in life / Kathleen Wall, Sandra Velasco-Scott, and Arielle Warner -- Yoga to promote physical, mental, and spiritual well-being : self-regulation on and off the mat / Crystal L. Park, Sharon Y. Lee, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox & Kalliope Sanderson -- Yoga : addressing physical functioning and well-being in older adults / T. Anne Richards and Angela DiMartino -- Spiritual models : reflecting on the way of a pilgrim with post-secondary students at risk of stress, depression, and anxiety / Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Ashley Pike, and Joanne K. Olson -- Expressive writing as a spiritual practice to promote resilience and post-traumatic growth among disaster-exposed pregnant women / Suzette Brémault-Phillips, Ashley Pike, Joanne K. Olson, and David M. Olson -- Mindfulness-based parenting programs : significance for young children experiencing adversity and trauma / Barbara M. Burns -- Promoting hope, healing, and wellness : Catholic interventions in behavioral health care / Thomas G. Plante and Gerdenio (Sonny) Manuel, SJ -- Holistic healing in Eastern Orthodox Christianity / John T. Chirban -- The effects of religious and spiritual interventions on pain / Amy Wachholtz and Christina Fitch -- Spiritually-based interventions for patients with cancer / Andrea L. Canada and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall -- Religious and spiritual interventions for obsessive compulsive disorder / Timothy A. Sisemore -- Spiritual practices and interventions in recovery from addictions : implementing focused treatment and growth strategies in psychotherapy / Len Sperry and George Stoupas -- Using a spiritual-sensitive approach to treat problematic pornography consumption / Anthony Isacco, Domenick Tirabassi, Kelsey Porada, and Kate A. Meade.

ISBN

9781440860706

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Editor

Dueck, Alvin

Place of Publication

Cham, Switzerland

Publisher

Springer International Publishing AG

Publication Date

2021

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Palgrave studies in indigenous psychology

Subjects

Spirituality

Religion and Psychology

Cultural Diversity

ISBN

9783030508685

9783030508692

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Canadian Partnership Against Cancer

Place of Publication

Winnipeg, MB

Publisher

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

1 videodisc (83 min.) + 1 USB flash drive (83 min.)

Series

LivingMyCulture.ca

Subjects

Attitude to Death

Terminally Ill

Palliative Care

Bereavement

Grief

Loss

Spirituality

Medicine, Traditional

Ceremonial Behavior

First Nations

Inuits

Metis

Personal Narratives

Abstract

First Nations, Inuit, and Metis share stories about living with serious illness and grief. The video series consists of 170 short video clips organized by theme. Highlights are captured in four longer videos.

1. Ceremony, tradition and spirituality (21:41)

2. Caring for the patient and family (16:50)

3. Walking along side for a good death (21:21)

4. Honouring our loss and grief (23:11)

Notes

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Language

English

Material Type

DVD

Video

Pre-loaded Media

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Call Number

BF575 C212 2016

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Alternate Title

Practical guide for families

Death, dying and bereavement : a practical guide

Corporate Author

Langley Hospice Society

Place of Publication

Langley, BC

Publisher

Langley Hospice Society

Publication Date

2012

Physical Description

32 p. ; 22 cm. + pamphlets

Subjects

Death

Attitude to Death

Bereavement

Hospices

Handbooks

Abstract

Includes 5 pamphlets with these titles:

Who we are...what we do

Bereavement support programs

Supporting grieving children and teens

Palliative support programs

Hospice vigil program

Language

English

Material Type

Booklet

Handout

Online

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

BF789 L283 2012

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Author

Hill, Alexander

Place of Publication

Downers Grove, IL

Publisher

InterVarsity Press

Publication Date

2020

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects

Cancer Survivors - psychology

Spirituality

Christianity

Popular Work

Abstract

"Those who experience and survive cancer live in bonus time, a season of grace that can be both disorienting and wonderful. In this honest and hopeful account, two-time survivor Alec Hill helps readers recalibrate expectations, grapple with survivor's guilt, and steward the opportunities for new purpose and growth. Survivors and caregivers can discover how encountering death can bring us to a different kind of life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

978083035003

9780830845941

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

Website Notes

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Author

Back, Anthony

Arnold, Robert

Tulsky, James

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

2009

Physical Description

x, 158 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Physician-Patient Relations

Counseling - methods

Communication

Professional-Family Relations

Attitude to Death

Abstract

Taking your skills to the next level

Getting a good start

Talking about serious news

Discussing evidence for making treatment decisions

Discussing prognosis

Between the big events

Conducting a family conference

Dealing with conflicts

Transitions to end-of-life care

Talking about dying

Cultivating your skills

ISBN

9780521706186

0521706181

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Surrey Library

Victoria Library

Abbotsford Library

Internet

Call Number

W62 M423b 2009

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Author

Timmins, Sue

Place of Publication

Keswick, Cumbria

Publisher

M&K Publishing

Publication Date

2012

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Cultural Competency

Culturally Competent Care

Religion and Medicine

Spirituality

ISBN

9781905539802

9781907830808

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Alternate Title

The palliative approach : a resource for healthcare workers

Place of Publication

Cumbria

Publisher

M & K Pub

Publication Date

2012

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Palliative Care

Terminal Care

Attitude to Death

Quality of Life

Abstract

Contents:

ISBN

9781905539673

9781907830679

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph

Gudat, Heike

Ohnsorge, Kathrin

Place of Publication

Oxford, UK

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2015

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Right to Die - ethics

Suicide, Assisted - ethics

Euthanasia

Patient Participation

Attitude to Death

Palliative Care - psychology

Advance Care Planning

Terminal Care

Decision Making

Ethics, Clinical

Abstract

Table of Contents :

PART I: Introduction -- Why it is important to know about patients? wishes to die -- PART II: Research --Illness narratives, meaning making, and epistemic injustice in research at the end of life -- Expressed desire for hastened death in seven patients living with advanced cancer: a phenomenologic inquiry -- Expressed desire for hastened death: a phenomenologic inquiry? 10 years later -- Euthanasia (requests) after the implementation of the euthanasia law in Belgium in 2002. Results of empirical studies in Flanders, Belgium -- The journey to understanding the wish to hasten death -- The desire for hastened death in patients in palliative care -- Intentions, motivations, and social interactions regarding a wish to die -- Acting on a wish to die at the end of life: the Swiss situation -- Understanding older people?s wish to die -- Dialogue intermezzo: I -- PART III: Ethics -- Caring and killing in the clinic: the argument of self-determination -- Towards responsive knowing in matters of life and death -- Dealing with dilemmas around patients? wishes to die: moral case deliberation in a Dutch hospice -- End-of-life ethics from the perspectives of patients? wishes -- Dialogue intermezzo: II -- PART IV: Practice -- Issues of palliative medicine in end-of-life care -- Spirituality at the bedside: negotiating the meaning of dying -- Communication of wishes to die -- From understanding to patient-centred management: clinical pictures of a wish to die -- What does the wish to hasten death mean for the palliative patient? Clinical implications -- PART V: Conclusion -- Concluding dialogue.

ISBN

9780191023330

9780198713982

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

Economist Intelligence Unit

LIEN Foundation

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

Economist Intelligence Unit

Publication Date

2010

Subjects

Terminal Care - statistics & numerical data

Terminal Care - economics

Attitude to Death

Advance Care Planning

Quality indicators, Health care

Terminal Care - standards

Evaluation Studies

Health Status Indicators

World Health

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Internet

Call Number

WB310 Q1 2010

Website Notes

2nd URL leads to this report and more information on the Quality of Death Index.

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Author

Taylor, Elizabeth Johnston

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2012

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Nurse's Role

Religion and Medicine

Religion

Spirituality

ISBN

9780826108609

9780826108616

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Editor

Fowler, Marsha Diane

Reimer-Kirkham, Sheryl

Sawatzky, Richard

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Publication Date

2012

Series

EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects

Nurse's Role

Religion and Medicine

Ethics, Nursing

Spirituality

Abstract

Table of Contents:

Religion in nursing / Marsha Fowler -- Religious ethics and religious social ethics / Marsha Fowler -- Religion and theoretical thinking in nursing / Barbara Pesut -- Feminist and religious ethics in nursing / Barbara Pesut -- A critical reading across religion and spirituality : contributions of postcolonial theory to nursing ethics / Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham -- Intersectional analyses of culture, religion, religious ethics and nursing / Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham and Sonya Sharma -- Missionary nursing : internationalizing religious ideals / Sonya Grypma -- A history of Roman Catholic nursing in the United States / Barbra Mann Wall -- Hinduism and nursing / Rani Srivastava, Bhartendu Srivastava and Raman Srivastava -- Judaism and nursing / Anita Noble and Chaya Greenberger -- Christianity and nursing / Janice Clarke -- Islam and nursing / Muntaha K. Gharaibeh and Rowaida AL Maaitah -- Sikhism and nursing / Savitri Singh-Carlson and Harjit Kaur -- Religions of native peoples and nursing / Melania Calestani ...[et al.] -- Emergent nonreligious spiritualities / Sonya Sharma, Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham and Marsha Fowler -- Religion and patient care / Elizabeth Johnston Taylor -- The nurse as a religious person / Elizabeth Johnston Taylor and Marsha Fowler --The measurement of religious concepts in nursing / Richard Sawatzky and Landa Terblanche -- Religions in nursing : epilogue / Marsha Fowler.

ISBN

9780826106636

9780826106643

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Dresser, Norine

Wasserman, Fredda

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Demos Health

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

xix, 210 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Death - psychology

Grief

Bereavement

Terminally Ill

Attitude to Death

Adaptation, Psychological

Autobiography

Popular Work

ISBN

9781932603859

1932603859

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Internet

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

BF575 G7 D773 2010

Website Notes

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