COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: A STANDARDISED MICRO-MODEL FOR END-OF-LIFE DOULAS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS SUPPORTING THOSE WHO WISH TO DIE AT HOME

Compassionate community structure and function: a standardised micro-model for end-of-life doulas and community members supporting those who wish to die at home

Background: End-of-life doulas are an emerging, non-medical support and advocacy role for the dying and their caregivers.As more and more people are dying at home, research shows end-of-life doulas are increasingly in demand as non-medical advocates and companions for the dying, and their friends and families.Compassionate communities are essential

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Ethical and social implications of approaching death prediction in humans - when the biology of ageing meets existential issues

Abstract Background The discovery of biomarkers of ageing has led to the development of predictors of impending natural death and has paved the way for personalised estimation of the risk of death in the general population.This study intends to identify the ethical resources available to approach the idea of a long-lasting dying process and conside

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Parenting Homosexual: News Possibilities to be Family

Contemporary society has been changing, and with them the family structure was also reorganized, opening new possibilities for interpersonal interaction.The loving choices have also undergone changes and, accordingly, it is natural that homosexual couples also seek satisfaction of their desires family.This work is characterized as a qualitative res

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