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Italian voices: Caring for the patient and family

Italians share the cultural expectations for caring for someone who is dying. (05:26)

Italian - Expectations of Care

Caring versus curing (02:10)
Resisting palliative care (02:50)
What is reasonable treatment? (01:37)
Palliative care: A new concept (01:19)
Difficult conversations (01:57)
Mind over matter (01:53)
Cultural expectations (01:38)
Italian voices: A good death (03:19)

It's important to prepare (03:19)
The importance of religion (01:27)
History, technology and accepting death (02:31)
When home care isn't enough (00:53)
Accepting and planning for death (01:41)
What is reasonable treatment? (01:37)
Comfort care (01:29)
A good death (02:22)
Sharing information (03:04)
There must be food (02:19)
Changing expectations (01:56)
Important conversations (02:08)
Courage and suffering (02:21)
A family matter (01:55)
Comforting the dying (01:28)
The importance of surroundings (01:36)
No regrets (01:55)
Italian voices: A good death (03:19)