• J Pain Symptom Manage · Feb 2018

    Retraction Of Publication

    Legal Support for Palliative Care Patients.

    • Tamar Ezer, Naomi Burke-Shyne, and Kiera Hepford.
    • Schell Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Electronic address: tamar.ezer@yale.edu.
    • J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 Feb 1; 55 (2S): S157-S162.

    ContextPalliative care patients face legal issues that impact their quality of life. Legal support, embedded in holistic palliative care services, has developed globally over the last decade to address this.ObjectivesThis article aims to trace the origins of legal support for palliative care patients, detail models of legal support, and describe achievements and challenges.MethodsThe article draws on years of work in this area and the available literature.ResultsCommon legal issues include disposing of property and drafting wills, planning for children, dealing with debt and securing social benefits, and addressing discrimination. Diverse approaches to integrating legal support include developing paralegal skills, accessing skilled legal advice, empowering patients and families, and building awareness of rights among health care workers.ConclusionThere is robust and growing acceptance of legal support as a key component of holistic palliative care, and many palliative care professionals are identifying and addressing the legal needs they encounter through mediation, guidance on basic rights, or referrals to a lawyer. Addressing legal problems can contribute to peace of mind, well-being, and the health of patients.Copyright © 2017 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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