Open AccessWishes and Needs at the End of Life: Communication Strategies, Counseling, and Administrative Aspects
Author(s) -
Katja Welsch,
Sven Gottschling
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
deutsches ärzteblatt international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.436
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1866-0452
DOI - 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0141
Subject(s) - palliative care , medicine , end of life care , quality of life (healthcare) , everyday life , mood , nursing , psychiatry , political science , law
Managing the last phase of life properly, i.e., taking care that a patient's wishes are respected at the end of life and beyond, is very important and can relieve the patient and his or her family of unnecessary burdens.