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Comfort Care

Comfort Care is a palliative approach within end-of-life care that prioritizes the alleviation of physical, psychological, and existential suffering over curative treatment, with the primary objective of enhancing quality of life for terminally ill patients.

455

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24.3K

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1.6K

Authors

707

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2017–2026

121

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455

Family Perspectives on End-of-Life Care at the Last Place of Care

Joan M. Teno · JAMA · 2004 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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White paper defining optimal palliative care in older people with dementia: A Delphi study and recommendations from the European Association for Palliative Care

Jenny T. van der Steen, Lukas Radbruch, Cees M.P.M. Hertogh et al. · Palliative Medicine · 2013 · 1K citations · Full text

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An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement: Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses

Paul N. Lanken, Peter B. Terry, Horace M. DeLisser et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2008 · 716 citations

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Comfort care for terminally ill patients. The appropriate use of nutrition and hydration

Robert M. McCann · JAMA · 1994 · 484 citations

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Advance Care Planning and the Quality of End‐of‐Life Care in Older Adults

Kara Bischoff, Rebecca L. Sudore, Yinghui Miao et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2013 · 443 citations

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Authors

1.6K

  1. JT
    Jenny T. van der Steen

    Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. KK
    Katharine Kolcaba

    University of Akron, United States

    10 publications · 625 citations

    10

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  3. CM
    Cees M.P.M. Hertogh

    Amsterdam Public Health, Netherlands

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

    9

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  4. LD
    Luc Deliëns

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    8 publications · 348 citations

    8

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  5. MA
    Marcel Arcand

    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

    6 publications · 286 citations

    6

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Institutions

707

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    33 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Amsterdam Public Health

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    30 publications

    5.1K citations

  3. Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    3.4K citations

  5. Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    3K citations

  6. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    678 citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    342 citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    944 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Palliative Medicine

    31 publications · 1.1K citations

    20

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  2. 17

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 18 publications · 706 citations

    15

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  4. International Journal of Palliative Nursing

    IJPN · 16 publications · 497 citations

    13

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  5. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing

    JHPN · 14 publications · 308 citations

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