Life Counseling
A new study has found that offering end-of-life counseling to patients who are dying improves their mood and their quality-of-life. The study of 322 cancer patients involved trained nurses who conducted counseling over the phone with patients and their caregivers. The counseling included information on managing symptoms, communicating with doctors, and finding hospice care. At the end of the study, researchers found that those who had talked to counselors scored higher on quality-of-life...
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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