Self-esteem and hospice: Applying principles to practice

Maintenance ofa healthy degree of se(f-esteem is essential to the goal of helping patients and their significant others to live asfully as possible. It is important for hospice caregivers to be aware offactors which tend to diminish self-esteemin hospice care recipients as well as in themselves. A knowledge of basic principles about self-esteem and the applicationofinterventions basedon theseprinciples can aid in thepreserva-tion and enhancement of self-esteem in hospice caregivers and recipients