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will to live: a standalone construct

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Palliative care

a dying patient's desire to go on living, shown to fluctuate substantially over short periods and to track depression, anxiety and shortness of breath.

In palliative care, will to live refers to a dying patient's desire to go on living, shown to fluctuate substantially over short periods and to track depression, anxiety and shortness of breath. This meaning comes from Max Chochinov (2005) in Psychosomatics.[1]

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References

Max Chochinov, H., Hack, T., Hassard, T., Kristjanson, L. J., McClement, S., & Harlos, M. (2005). Understanding the Will to Live in Patients Nearing Death. Psychosomatics, 46(1), 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.46.1.7

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