PMID: 15373953Sep 18, 2004Paper

Food for life, love and hope: an exemplar of the philosophy of palliative care in action

The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
Katherine Hopkins

Abstract

The World Health Organization's (1990) definition of palliative care describes an holistic approach to care for patients with advanced progressive illness. Issues relating to nutrition, lack of appetite and the subsequent weight loss the individuals may experience present a challenge to all concerned with providing both formal and informal care to this patient group. The philosophy of palliative care requires a multidisciplinary approach to the constellation of issues and problems related to food that are faced by both patients and carers in receipt of palliative care. The literature in this area is mainly related to those patients with a cancer diagnosis. The developing role of palliative care in patients with non-malignant disease provides further challenges for health care professionals. The present paper aims to reflect an entire philosophical approach to care through an examination of one area of practice.

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Nov 3, 2010·Journal of the American Dietetic Association·Marion F WinklerRiva Touger-Decker
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