title: Holism and a health-promoting approach to palliative care.
abstract: This article draws on Illich's definition of health and explores the perspective of facing death as a process of adaptation. Research into psychoneuroimmunology is discussed. This focuses on using one's own resources, which the author sees as a central tenet of holism. A key aspect of this approach is not only empowerment of patients, but also of nurses, allowing them to be self-aware, self-valuing and to practise self-care. The article mentions an educational strategy to encourage a health-promoting approach. This course uses the concept of holism as a framework for teaching and practice of palliative care.
authors.affiliation: St Wilfrid's Education Centre, St Wilfrid's Hospice, Chichester, UK.
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckley
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010358:Patient Participation; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology