Introduction: A main goals of palliative care is to improve the health-related quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced illnesses. The objective of this narrative review is to provide an updated synopsis on the use of QOL questionnaires in the palliative care setting.Areas covered: ...
Palliative care is a crucial aspect of healthcare for patients facing serious illness. It is characterised by its holistic approach, focusing not on curing the illness but on ensuring the highest possible quality of life. This is achieved through effective pain and symp...
Improve your quality of life during your illness For example, a palliative care doctor may prescribemedicationsand other therapies to treat pain,constipation, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. A social worker may coordinate your care and serve as an advocate on behalf of you and your fami...
Palliative Care Comfort and dignity to support quality of life. From initial diagnosis through end-of-life care, Elderwood’s palliative care services focus on controlling symptoms, relieving discomfort, and managing stress for both patients and their families. While traditional medicine focuses on ...
摘要: Original article Petersen MA et al. (2006) Assessing health-related quality of life in palliative care: comparing patient and physician assessments. Eur J Cancer42: 1159–1166 PubMed关键词: assessment health-related quality of life palliative care ...
This new statement is intended to complement the AHA’s 2014 scientific statement on palliative and end-of-life care in stroke, which covered core palliative care competencies and skills for healthcare professionals who treat stroke patients. Over the past decade, there ...
(NewMediaWire) - December 16, 2024 - DALLAS —Palliative care, an approach to care that helps people manage pain and other symptoms during all stages of a serious illness (not just at end of life), can help improve quality of life for stroke survivors as well as t...
Quality of lifeHospice careTerminal illnessPatientsWhile both palliative care and hospice care aim to improve the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses, palliative care can be provided at any stage of an illness and is focused on addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs...
If we live into our 80s, then every fifth one of us will have dementia. Of the four who do not, another one is likely to be sharing their life with someone who does. Existing care regimes have failed to consistently act upon best practice in dementia care. That best practice can be ...
Palliative care — specialized healthcare focused on improving quality of life for patients with serious illnesses — can help urologists to care for patients with unmet symptom, coping and communication needs. Society guidelines from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Comprehensiv...