Journal of Aging Science

Department of Oncology, Consultant and Head Section of Palliative Care Medicine, Riyadh Military Hos, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Review   
  Adapting to Dying and Bereavement of Geriatric Palliative Care
  Author(s): Mohammed Abduh Al-Shaqi*
  
  Palliative care has recognized the power of suffering of life threatening illness and is concerned with helping people to cope and adapt with these chronic illness. Our fear of death and the loss of a loved one are two of the most monumental emotional challenges of human existence and suffering. This is incorporated into a philosophy of care that has resulted in the principles of palliative care. This anxiety is usually suppressed and is only exposed when the reality of a possible death is confronted. Fear of death stems from different sources, for example, the thought of our non-existence and the fear of the unknown of what lies beyond death. By understanding how societies deal with death, it is possible to explore the more specific issues of how patients cope, the problems that can arise and how carers should respond. This includes care of both the patient and t.. View more»
  

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