Palliative medicineThe principal aim of palliative care is to improve patients' quality of life. This is more complicated than it seems. There is no generally accepted way to assess quality of life. Through an extensive literature research multiple instruments were found. Of these, four were ...
Palliative care also addresses other dimensions of a patient’s well-being, including how they are cared for at home. Palliative care is sometimes associated with end-of-life care, but it can be introduced at any point in the illness trajectory, regardless of a pa...
Quality of Life (QoL) is an important issue for users of hospice services and may be assessed in a quantitative way. This study set out to evaluate the effectiveness of the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life--Direct Weighting (SEIQoL-DW). A sequential mixed methods de...
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 ...
Palliative care is care given to improve the quality of life of patients who have a serious or life-threatening disease, such as cancer. Palliative care is an approach to care that addresses the person as a whole, not just their disease. The goal is to prevent or treat, as early as pos...
“Through palliative approaches, we aim to improve quality of life not just for patients, but also their caregivers and families,” Fogelman said. “By reducing symptoms, we can help patients go to a game or a wedding.” She stressed adapting care to “what a person needs.” ...
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...
Pediatric palliative care (PPC) focuses on children and adolescents with life-limiting diseases. It may be initiated at various points of the disease trajectory, if possible early enough to support living with the best possible quality of life despite a limited lifespan. From birth to adolescence...
International Journal of Pal... JF Desbiens,L Fillion - 《International Journal of Palliative Nursing》 被引量: 55发表: 2007年 spirituality coping strategies, emotional outcomes and spiritual quality of life in palliative care nurses Desbiens J & Fillion L (2007) Coping strategies, emotional ...
End-of-life care of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often requires dramatic shifts in attitudes and interventions, from traditional intensive res... Faber-Langendoen,Kathy - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 179发表: 2000年 End-of-life care in the intensive care unit: State...