This open access book aims to provide a comprehensive but practical overview of the knowledge required for the assessment and management of the older adult with

For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the Unite

This book examines the dialectic between fictional death as depicted in the media and real death as it is experienced in a hospital setting. Using a Terror Mana

This multi-contextual approach serves to integrate current findings, expand our theoretical understanding of the end of life, prioritize the significance of com