• Int J Palliat Nurs · Jun 2001

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    Palliative care in a Mediterranean culture: a review of services in the Republic of Cyprus.

    • J Costello and C Christoforou.
    • University of Manchester, UK.
    • Int J Palliat Nurs. 2001 Jun 1; 7 (6): 286-9.

    AbstractThis article reviews the provision of palliative care services in the Republic of Cyprus, highlighting healthcare resources in general and palliative care in particular. An interesting feature of palliative care in Cyprus is the extent to which community palliative care provision appears to be expanding and developing, with hospice care supplementing the work of home care nurses. The role of the home care nurse is discussed and the key role played in patient and family education highlighted. The article raises some interesting features of the relationship between bereavement and culture highlighting the influence that medicalization of health has on traditional ways of caring for patients with cancer and non-cancer conditions.

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