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Palliative Care

"Palliative Care"[MeSH] OR “active dying”[tw] OR “actively dying”[tw] OR "Advance Care Planning"[MeSH] OR "advance care"[tw] or “advanced care”[tw] OR "advance directive*"[tw] OR "advanced disease"[tw] OR "advanced illness"[tw] OR EOL[tw] OR "end-of-life"[tw] OR “end of life”[tw] OR "end stage"[tw] OR “end-stage”[tw] OR hospice*[tw] OR "Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing"[MeSH] OR "Hospice Care"[MeSH] OR "Hospices"[Mesh] OR "interdisciplinary care"[tw] OR "last year of life"[tw] OR "life limiting"[tw] OR “life-limiting”[tw] OR "medical decision-making"[tw] OR "medical decision making"[tw] OR palliation[tw] OR palliative*[tw] OR "Palliative Medicine"[MeSH] OR "shared decision-making"[tw] OR "shared decision making"[tw] OR "supportive care"[tw] OR "symptom burden"[tw] OR "symptom management"[tw] OR "Terminal Care"[MeSH] OR “terminal care”[tw] OR "terminal illness"[tw] OR "terminal phase"[tw] OR "terminal stage"[tw] OR "Terminally Ill"[Mesh] OR "terminally ill"[tw] OR "total pain"[tw] OR “total suffering”[tw]

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  • Last Updated: Feb 1 2025
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Peterson, S. R., Leslie, S. L., Rogers, H. K., Nemeth, J., Reardon, E. E., & White, M. S. (2025, Feb). Search Hedges- Emory University. Health Sciences Research Guides. Retrieved [xx], from https://guides.libraries.emory.edu/search_hedges/palliative_care

Other Terms to Consider:

  • "Critical Care"[Mesh]
  • “intensive care”
  • "life threatening"
  • "life-threatening"
  • "limited survival"
  • incurable
  • inoperable
  • “pain management”
  • "serious illness"
  • “seriously ill”
  • unresectable
Palliative* OR “active dying” OR “actively dying” OR "advance care" OR “advanced care” OR "advance directive*" OR "advanced disease" OR "advanced illness" OR EOL OR "end-of-life" OR “end of life” OR "end stage” OR “end-stage” OR hospice* OR "interdisciplinary care" OR "last year of life" OR "life limiting" OR “life-limiting” OR "medical decision-making" OR "medical decision making" OR palliation OR "shared decision-making" OR "shared decision making" OR "supportive care” OR "symptom burden" OR "symptom management" OR “terminal care” OR "terminal illness" OR "terminal phase" OR "terminal stage" OR "terminally ill" OR "total pain" OR “total suffering”