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

<p>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.</p><p></p>